i found a research which identified four psychological traits contributing to risk for problem gambling. these are the four Es:
escape, esteem, excess and excitement.
escape: when people try to find an escape from stress and all their other problems through gambling, more problem arises and addiction happens
esteem: when people try to find their value through materialistic things and wins in gambling, addiction happens
excess: when people gamble excessively, that is when addiction happens
and excitement: people get excitement from gambling and they no longer know how to stop and that's when addiction happens
this is my understanding of the four Es. do you agree or no?
By the logic you are posting here, I could be seen as addicted to many things. I love food, love sex, love movies, and probably 100s of other things that could fall into your categories.
Seems like you're main point is addiction. I think addiction could be better described and isn't as simple as well you enjoy this activity too much, you must be an addict.