While it may appear that addictions are solely pleasure-seeking behaviors, the roots of addiction can also be traced to a wish to suppress or avoid some kind of emotional pain.

In the broadest sense, addictive or pathological Independent Filmmaking is a behavior that

may cause disruptions in any major area of life: psychological, physical, social or vocational.

Addictive Independent Filmmaking is sometimes referred to as "Indie Fever" because there are

no visible physical symptoms. The American Psychological Association classifies compulsive

Independent Filmmaking as a mental health disorder of impulse control. It is a chronic and

progressive disease that is both diagnosable and treatable. About 2 to 4 percent of Americans

have the potential to have an Independent Filmmaking problem.

This man is addicted to

Independent Filmmaking

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