The following is my answer:

Lottery addiction is a gambling obstacle, and it is an act that you can't control yourself to buy lottery tickets, even if it will bring serious negative consequences to yourself or others. The essence of lottery addiction is a kind of psychological and physiological dependence, which is influenced by many factors, such as personal characteristics, environmental stimuli, cognitive bias and reward mechanism.

In terms of personal characteristics, some people may have a gambling tendency, which may be influenced by genetic, biochemical and social factors. These factors may lead these people to be interested in gambling, and gambling may bring them excitement and excitement. For these people, buying lottery tickets may become an escape from reality, and they may pin their hopes and dreams on lottery tickets.

In terms of environmental stimuli, some people may be tempted by lottery tickets, such as lottery advertisements, the location of lottery stations, the types and prices of lottery tickets, etc. These stimuli may stimulate people's desire to buy lottery tickets and make them feel that lottery tickets are an entertainment consumer goods, not a gambling behavior. Some people may also be influenced by people around them, such as friends, colleagues or family members buying lottery tickets, or winning stories in lottery tickets, thus generating imitation or envy.

In terms of cognitive bias, some people may have some unreasonable beliefs or ways of thinking, which leads them to misjudge the probability and results of lottery tickets. For example, some people may think that they have special luck or skills to predict or control the outcome of the lottery; Some people may think that lottery is an investment that can be rewarded through long-term purchase; Some people may think that lottery is a fair game, and winning a prize is a deserved reward; Some people may think that lottery is an inevitable fate, and winning a prize is a doomed fate.

In terms of reward mechanism, some people may be influenced by the reward effect of lottery, that is, the results of winning or not winning the lottery will have different effects on people's lottery buying behavior. Generally speaking, winning the lottery will enhance people's buying behavior, because winning the lottery will bring people happiness and satisfaction, and will make people have positive evaluation and expectation of the lottery; Failure to win the lottery will weaken people's buying behavior, because failure to win the lottery will bring people disappointment and frustration, and it will also make people have negative evaluation and disgust of the lottery. However, because the lottery reward is uncertain, it is difficult for people to predict when they will win the lottery, which will lead to a strong desire and pursuit for the lottery, rather than a rational choice. This reward mechanism is similar to the experiment in which mice press buttons to get food. When the food is given irregularly, mice will press buttons more frequently, rather than according to the rules of food.

To sum up, the essence of lottery addiction is a gambling obstacle and a psychological and physical dependence, which is influenced by many factors, such as personal characteristics, environmental stimuli, cognitive bias and reward mechanism. Lottery addiction will bring people serious negative consequences, such as economic losses, family breakdown, psychological problems, criminal behavior and so on. Therefore, people who are addicted to lottery tickets should seek professional help in time, such as psychological counseling, gambling abstinence centers, self-help groups, etc., in order to overcome the problem of lottery addiction and restore normal life.