system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: if we're conscious of our own addictions why do we still act on them?

Things like pornography, alcohol, nicotine are what common addictions are. If we are not proud of them and want to quit why do we still fall in the trap of them even if we are truly conscious of our own behavior at the time of consumption?
gpt
Probably because of the PHYSICAL discomfort that comes with the absence of certain addictions. Alcoholics feel terrible if they don't drink because their bodies need the fix at that point. Smokers don't feel "pain" by quitting but their emotions do end up being thrown out of whack in the early stages of quitting. Sometimes it's easier to just smoke the cigarette instead of yelling at your friends/family. Not too familiar with porn addiction but that doesn't seem like it would kill anyone or ruin anyone's life either way.