Online life. Could be youtube, social media, video games, gambling or many other things that are readily available at your fingertips at any time. Just by opening a phone or computer, you expose yourself to hundreds of things competing for your attention, and most importantly your addiction.
Cutting. It’s been a couple of years, but I still think about it more than is healthy. It was at it’s worst when I was young where I would do it daily, usually multiple times a day. Now good days, I’m pretty good. On bad days, it’s only the knowledge of how much it’s hurts my husband that keeps me from doing it again.
I’m addicted to tea. A cuppa, a brew. Not even caffeine because it can’t be coffee or any other caffeinated drink and it can be decaf tea. I’m addicted to the taste of tea and the way it makes me feel.
I think a phone addiction might be the most abused without people admitting it or seeing it.
I would say porn is a close second, but it really depends on perspective
computers, it can to all kinds of addictions, Porn, Video games, watching Videos nonstop, checking emails every 10 minutes, Online Gameplay where cases have led to playing nonestop for 3 days or even a week. Buying items you don’t need and keep on spending.
I think it’s easy to be addicted to romantic validation.
I have been in long-term relationships for virtually my entire adult life and after the collapse of a years-long relationship, I’m currently trying to moderate that impulse for the first time in a long time. Mind you, I’m not even “being alone,” strictly speaking—I’m seeing someone consistently and exclusively, if casually—but I’m willfully seeking to have multiple days a week where I don’t text, talk to or see the woman I’m dating and focus on being ok being by myself.
Let me tell you…that shit feels an awful lot like addiction at times! I think this is a necessary process for me, but I sorta hate it, and have to be thoughtful and intentional about keeping that boundary in place. The attention and comfort of another person (physically, emotionally, intellectually, etc.) is such a powerful thing and I think it’s very easy to become dependent on that in a way that’s ultimately not beneficial to one’s life or relationships.
Porn, wanking… My ex watched porn and wanked almost 8 or even 10 times a day…. I mean once or twice is ok but 10….he only stopped when his d*** head was bruised and swollen. And he was 33……33 ya’ll
Tea. I wake up in the night to drink it. At work I get grouchy without it and if I go several hours without it, a bit muddle headed and very irritable!
For me its sugar, and collection/hobbies I cant say no to. But I do know its an addiction. Ive worked on cutting the sugar over the years but damn its tough. I dont do drugs and rarely drink though.
I have a on off gambling addiction, nothing problematic but sometimes ill get sucked in on the lottery instant win games or the fruity at the pub.
I wouldn’t openly admit it as an addiction as to the most part i control it but there’s still those occasions when I get sucked in & spend more than I should.
Flip side sometimes I sometimes stick 10-15 quid on my account and win back 30 and most of the time I can be sensible enough to withdraw it and call it a day.
I also used to have a problem with mobile games & microtransactions, the sort where you run out of goes & buy some extra energy for a few quid but end up doing it repeatedly and without realising you’ve spent 50 quid.
For me specifically it’s food. But not chips and cookies, it’s restaurant food.
Taco Bell, Olive Garden, Sonic, etc.
What I’m doing to lessen it is to make healthier versions at home.
My job is what makes it difficult. For example, my lunch was scheduled at noon but I didn’t get to take it until 3:45 and you only have 29 minutes. It’s not even 30 because you have to be back on the phones AT the 30 minute mark.
With trying to eat healthier my only option is warming something up on the microwave or having a salad because even cooking eggs and veggies and eating puts you at the 30min mark and then you get in trouble.
I’ve had days where I log in for the day and I get my 14 minute break but I get a long call and now I’ve worked past my scheduled time but “I’m off” isn’t a reason we’re allowed to transfer calls so it could be 5pm or later before I get to even heat up something.
I am fully addicted to water. I love it so much I drink it all day everyday. If I could figure out how to drink it in my sleep I probably would. Man I love water!
i’m a dealer at a casino and see the same people every single weekend complaining about not winning, yet even when they hit it big (for $1500-$3000 side bet win) they give it right back within a few hours. I’ve been working weekends for a couple of months now and there is a not-small group of people who are always there when I arrive and are still there when I leave each shift.
Sugar is the biggest killer out there. Take whatever you think is the biggest problem facing the world and sugar has a play. Covid? Sugar depletes the immune system makes it 1M X worse. Cost of healthcare? Obesity drives these costs through the roof. Climate change? This is an easy one, the list goes on and on but we don’t want to admit it. Sugar and the for profit prison system are the 2 mechanisms burying us right now.
Phones! I am a distraction junkie, and my phone is my main source of junk. Complete with near daily promises to cut down, “tomorrow I’ll start fresh” bullshit. Gahhh!!
Hoarding. People refuse to acknowledge they have a problem until it’s too late, and they’re buried in stuff that’s affecting their personal relationships. And it’s not just an addiction to keeping too much, people develop other compulsive behaviors around the house with their clutter.
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Caffeine
Def soda
Sugar
Porn
Gambling
Religion
food
Religion
Bread
Their phone
Social media
Shopping
Social media
Gaming
I drink an entire pot a day I will be the first to admit I have a coffee addiction.
Social media.
Pets
Sports betting ,begging
Social media
Online life. Could be youtube, social media, video games, gambling or many other things that are readily available at your fingertips at any time. Just by opening a phone or computer, you expose yourself to hundreds of things competing for your attention, and most importantly your addiction.
Sex, love, food, working out, gambling, stealing, lsocial media….
Chocolate
Booze, and phone.
Currently my phone and the game Dice Dreams. I need to delete it!!!!
Videogame (me)
Sex
sex.
Probably pornography. 😬
Tattoos
Cheating on their partner
Food
smelling my toilet paper after wiping myself. PEEING OF COURSE
Shopping / spending. Ruins lives as thoroughly as gambling but more quietly.
Reddit.
Sugar. Porn. Media. Hatred.
Food and phones
stealing
porn, shopping/spending
I have to breath every few seconds and eat once a day other than that I pretty addiction free. Well and then there is Reddit.
Cutting. It’s been a couple of years, but I still think about it more than is healthy. It was at it’s worst when I was young where I would do it daily, usually multiple times a day. Now good days, I’m pretty good. On bad days, it’s only the knowledge of how much it’s hurts my husband that keeps me from doing it again.
Porn
Paying for a lifestyle you think you can afford but cant.
I’m addicted to tea. A cuppa, a brew. Not even caffeine because it can’t be coffee or any other caffeinated drink and it can be decaf tea. I’m addicted to the taste of tea and the way it makes me feel.
Reddit
Dr. Pepper
screens
music
Eating
Self destruction
Validation
Caffeine
I think a phone addiction might be the most abused without people admitting it or seeing it.
I would say porn is a close second, but it really depends on perspective
computers, it can to all kinds of addictions, Porn, Video games, watching Videos nonstop, checking emails every 10 minutes, Online Gameplay where cases have led to playing nonestop for 3 days or even a week. Buying items you don’t need and keep on spending.
Food
Relationships/avoiding being alone. Also all of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh2LWWORoiM / Tove Lo- (Habits) Stay High
I think it’s easy to be addicted to romantic validation.
I have been in long-term relationships for virtually my entire adult life and after the collapse of a years-long relationship, I’m currently trying to moderate that impulse for the first time in a long time. Mind you, I’m not even “being alone,” strictly speaking—I’m seeing someone consistently and exclusively, if casually—but I’m willfully seeking to have multiple days a week where I don’t text, talk to or see the woman I’m dating and focus on being ok being by myself.
Let me tell you…that shit feels an awful lot like addiction at times! I think this is a necessary process for me, but I sorta hate it, and have to be thoughtful and intentional about keeping that boundary in place. The attention and comfort of another person (physically, emotionally, intellectually, etc.) is such a powerful thing and I think it’s very easy to become dependent on that in a way that’s ultimately not beneficial to one’s life or relationships.
Porn, wanking… My ex watched porn and wanked almost 8 or even 10 times a day…. I mean once or twice is ok but 10….he only stopped when his d*** head was bruised and swollen. And he was 33……33 ya’ll
Chasing women.
Attention
Adrenaline and pain, trauma related. ‘Obsessive’ workout and heavy physical work. It has to hurt, or it ain’t worth it.
food, and social media.
Definitely sugar
Food
Tea. I wake up in the night to drink it. At work I get grouchy without it and if I go several hours without it, a bit muddle headed and very irritable!
I tell myself there are worse things…
Social Media
Religion
Gambling
For me its sugar, and collection/hobbies I cant say no to. But I do know its an addiction. Ive worked on cutting the sugar over the years but damn its tough. I dont do drugs and rarely drink though.
Food
Surviving
Eating
I have a on off gambling addiction, nothing problematic but sometimes ill get sucked in on the lottery instant win games or the fruity at the pub.
I wouldn’t openly admit it as an addiction as to the most part i control it but there’s still those occasions when I get sucked in & spend more than I should.
Flip side sometimes I sometimes stick 10-15 quid on my account and win back 30 and most of the time I can be sensible enough to withdraw it and call it a day.
I also used to have a problem with mobile games & microtransactions, the sort where you run out of goes & buy some extra energy for a few quid but end up doing it repeatedly and without realising you’ve spent 50 quid.
Gooning
Working out
Good
Food
Phone – Coffee – Sex – Food – Internet – Gaming… and way more than I can think of.
Control
Sports betting
Porn and social media
Work.
I honestly don’t think I’ve ever met a man who didn’t have a problem with porn 🤷♀️
For me specifically it’s food. But not chips and cookies, it’s restaurant food.
Taco Bell, Olive Garden, Sonic, etc.
What I’m doing to lessen it is to make healthier versions at home.
My job is what makes it difficult. For example, my lunch was scheduled at noon but I didn’t get to take it until 3:45 and you only have 29 minutes. It’s not even 30 because you have to be back on the phones AT the 30 minute mark.
With trying to eat healthier my only option is warming something up on the microwave or having a salad because even cooking eggs and veggies and eating puts you at the 30min mark and then you get in trouble.
I’ve had days where I log in for the day and I get my 14 minute break but I get a long call and now I’ve worked past my scheduled time but “I’m off” isn’t a reason we’re allowed to transfer calls so it could be 5pm or later before I get to even heat up something.
Magic the Gathering. Cardboard Crack. Income the Garnering.
It’s my dick and I’ll wash it as fast as I like
Alcohol(ALL)
Coffee
I am fully addicted to water. I love it so much I drink it all day everyday. If I could figure out how to drink it in my sleep I probably would. Man I love water!
Pull tabs (me)
i’m a dealer at a casino and see the same people every single weekend complaining about not winning, yet even when they hit it big (for $1500-$3000 side bet win) they give it right back within a few hours. I’ve been working weekends for a couple of months now and there is a not-small group of people who are always there when I arrive and are still there when I leave each shift.
Comparison
romance
Gambling.
“Yeah man, they call gambling a disease, but it’s the only disease where you can win a bunch of money.” – Norm MacDonald
Greed
Handballing
phones!
Sugar is the biggest killer out there. Take whatever you think is the biggest problem facing the world and sugar has a play. Covid? Sugar depletes the immune system makes it 1M X worse. Cost of healthcare? Obesity drives these costs through the roof. Climate change? This is an easy one, the list goes on and on but we don’t want to admit it. Sugar and the for profit prison system are the 2 mechanisms burying us right now.
I am not addicted, it just makes me feel good so I do it all the time
As the great 90’s philosopher Greg Nice once said “Too much of anything makes you an addict..”
Phone. Me.
Sugar, gambling, social media, porn, buying things.
Very sad to say but Trump news
Online games
Soda.
Watching reels or tik tok
Thinking
I won’t admit any
Spotify
Dating apps.
SUGAR
Coffee
Coffee, sugar, fast food….
Love addition
Overworking
Ordering food
Im addicted to Dr Pepper lmao 🤣 only half joking.
Dopamine
🌽 and masturbation (my addiction)
Sucking the happiness out of their relationships
Pokémon card collecting, which is essentially gambling.
(Hi it’s me, I’m the addicted)
Sports betting
Phone, porn, junk food.
Gambling
Attention. That’s why there are so many “Influencers” Social media provides an easy fix for them.
Phones! I am a distraction junkie, and my phone is my main source of junk. Complete with near daily promises to cut down, “tomorrow I’ll start fresh” bullshit. Gahhh!!
Church activities
Exercising
Gaming
Eating
Shopping
(And that’s just in my family)
Dopamine.
Sugar
Gambling.
Food, smoking, phones, social media, alcohol.
collectibles (whatever you can imagine)
Sugar
Chocolate
Tea. I’m up to 10-15 cups a day!
It just creeps up on you and can’t be good for me but no idea of the science behind that…
sulking in my depression.. i love it 🥲
Scrolling Reddit.
Nicotine, food, cleaning, shopping and my phone
Coffee. Coin collecting. Sticking random rocks in my pockets. Trolling flat earthers. My 338 Lapua.
Soda (Diet Coke specifically)
Shopping
Weight loss using everything EXCEPT diet and exercise.
Gambling
Love addiction
Phone, thier own sadness/victim hood, attention, and hobbies.
Gambling. I’ve seen people blow their last $20 on an app then had the nerve to ask me for beer money.
Shopping. People act as if a higher power is forcing them to buy cheap garbage.
Coffee
Drinking! I cannot believe people think it’s normal to have a couple of glasses of wine with your dinner a few times in a week
Abnormal relationship with food
Hoarding. People refuse to acknowledge they have a problem until it’s too late, and they’re buried in stuff that’s affecting their personal relationships. And it’s not just an addiction to keeping too much, people develop other compulsive behaviors around the house with their clutter.