dear BluWren, don't know what happened here , however, would you feel anxious and if you are then you could be addicted.
If you tell an alcoholic not to drink every second night, then they will become agitated, sweaty, moody and probably not a person to be with, because they are addicted to alcohol.
Other people can get addicted to taking panadol which is not so much an addictive drug per se, but people take them even though they don't have any headache so maybe it's an obsessive thought that you need to have them, probably the same as what you are encountering.
I say this because you are taking sleeping tablets and whether they are addictive or non addictive isn't so much the issue here because you still need to take them, so it's a habit which you need to have.
So to answer your question it's a habit which you are finding difficult to control, so perhaps it's a discussion you need to have with your doctor. Geoff.
