As one who’s dressed since youth, my two cents worth is...it is not an addiction. Why? Because one can quit an addiction...we can’t quit. It’s with us 24/7. My opinion is it’s a genetic compulsive behavior pattern we’re born with. Throughout history, men have dressed. Could it be one or more of your ancestors also dressed and you inherited the cd gene? For me, it explains why I began and why it won’t go away. In fact, I really don’t want it to go away.