This past Tuesday, I was diagnosed by a psychologist as being addicted to an exboyfriend of mine. I am presently on Paxil 20 mg per day. The point is, if you are a college student, versus if you are a 40-year old woman with no history of being able to have constructive relationships, the implications are different. To some extent what you have been through may be a learning process, rather than a psychological problem. That differs if you are 40 or 20.
People look at addiction in different ways.
Some call it a disease, and prescribe drugs. I see it as a way of living life, and something which needs to be relearned. You can also see the things that you need to do to create positive relationships. I commend you for recognizing and thinking about yourself and your relationships. The important thing is to develop standards of behavior and relationships that are part of your basic perspective, so that you can recognize when you are violating what is good for your own spirit, and to change it.