Your Addiction?

[Jack_Dawson]

Mine is I'm pretty sure...Ambien. There I said it.

:beer:

[carlyhippy]

1. Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream

Carly

[Jack_Dawson]

2. Seriously?

Not that...peanut butter / chocolate number? :shrug:

Just sayin'.

[helderheid]

3. I've been fantasizing about chocolate peanut butter ice cream today...

though my addiction would be frozen lemons

[carlyhippy]

4. haven't tried that one, will have to get some to see if it is addiction-worthy

Carly

[reyd reid reed]

5. Guilty.

And Hershey's Symphony bars.

And coffee.

And laughing. I really, really love to laugh.

[Connonym]

12. and will you still crave it if they take PETA's suggestion and use human milk?

I don't understand why but that kind of squicks me out.

[carlyhippy]

16. If they start using human milk, I think I will be changing brands

yuck LOL it just creeps me out for some reason...I would much rather drink milk from the dirty udder of a cow, I try not to think about that, either, both are gross pictures in my mind.

[quakerboy]

26. as per CNN... Is that with Human milk?

[Left Is Write]

6. Coffee.

Which may lead to Ambien. :D

[npk]

7. delete

on edit: Meant to post to OP, sorry.

[Jack_Dawson]

9. Ergo...my problem. Oh yeah, and the

Red Bull / Vodka thing helps not.

JD

[npk]

8. SEX

Can't get enough of it.

[Jack_Dawson]

11. Does ATL really have the worst commute in the country?

I read this today, and it is amazing since I live in Southern CA.

[npk]

17. IMO YES

I have lived in Northern California and Atlanta, and the road system in Atlanta are absolutely horrendous. People get lost all the time in Atlanta and this causes wrecks and long commutes. I would definitely not come to this city for the first time without a damn good map.

[Mojambo]

10. Pop culture.

Television and music specifically.

[Jack_Dawson]

13. So You Troll the horrible message boards?

Like...the TMZ shyte and all?

:beer:

[Mojambo]

14. No no no. Nothing like that.

If it got that bad I'd go into rehab.

I just watch too much TV (although I don't pay for cable) and listen to a staggering amount of indie music.

[mokawanis]

15. Tobacco

It's a real bummer cuz I can;t kick it.:smoke:

[dropkickpa]

18. Oh sweet lovely plant

I would murder someone if they took my smokes. Series!!!!

[dropkickpa]

19. WTF? Double post!!!

[grannylib]

22. yeppers me too...sucks.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

20. DU

[yellowdogintexas]

21. and coffee nt

[mcctatas]

23. Do I have to pick just one?

I like to stick with the "ines" Nicotine, caffeine and since I'm ADD, amphetamines. Of course there are the "g" things too, great "Going to St. Paul", Guinness and golf (Ok, just kidding about the golf;) )

[sfdiva]

24. LEGO iNDIAN A jONES

[samuraiguppy]

25. chocolate

I am basically a junkie--

[Jamastiene]

27. I hope there isn't a character limit for individual posts...

J/K, although I do have many MANY addictions.

First and foremost, I MUST have my Zoloft. Since I went on it, my doctor has taken his own sweet time filling the prescription when it runs out on several occasions.

I have had several incidents of SEVERE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSRI_discontinuation_syndrome">SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome . Some people have said it is akin to kicking heroin. It is that severe. Your body hurts. You get what they call http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_zaps#.22Brain_zaps.22_and_.22electric_shock_sensations.22">"Zoloft Zaps." It really puts you through the ringer physically as well as mentally.

I have tons of other addictions as well, but that one is the worst of them all. I had no idea what I was getting into when my doctor prescribed them to me, but I don't really care either. They are the first and only anti depressant that has ever worked for me. I still have bad days and I still get heartbroken sometimes, but on a day to day basis, it IS better.

I also absolutely feel like I NEED a glass of Dr Pepper when I first wake up and some chocolate milk about an hour later, if I go out in public. I have some pretty extreme anxiety/full on panic attacks and the milk does help with the nausea.

I'm a smoker. I know. I know, it's bad for me, but it's not like any of the patches or gum are going to replace something to do with my hands when I get those strong urges to choke the living shit out of some jerk who desperately deserves it for being an Anal Retentive Grade A Certifiable Nutbag™©®. I seem to meet up with a lot of those types of people in real life. After all, I live in a red state. Need I say more?

I like to drink as well, although I do not get to do that as much as I would like to.

I also miss Mary Jane to the extreme.

I'm addicted to Mobsters right now as well. So, add video games to the list.

...

Ah, Jeez, if there is something that anyone can possibly be addicted to and I've tried it, I'm addicted. That's much easier than listing all this separately.

[Jack_Dawson]

30. Have you tried Wellbutrin?

Just wondering. :shrug:

[nomorenomore08]

28. Going by the loosest possible definition of "addiction," I'd have to list:

music
beer
Mary Jane
fast food
sweets/junk in general (total sugarholic)
caffeine (not an everyday coffee drinker, more like 3 days a week, but I treat it like an actual drug to get high off of)
random 'Net surfing

[CreekDog]

29. It's 1:25am and here I am, the addiction should be obvious

oh and by the way: "must read" :rofl:

[taterguy]

31. Petroleum products

Is there a support group?

:shrug:

[jeff30997]

33. Of course:

Vaseline Anonymous. :P

[zanne]

32. FOOD

Since I quite smoking six years ago, I have gained much poundage. Comfort food is my master and I am its' slave!

[patomime]

34. >>>Cheesecake

that's it, cheesecake!

[DarkTirade]

35. Food.

Nothing in particular. I just eat way more than I should. If I didn't have as fast a metabolism as I do, I'd be obese. As it is I just weigh a little more than I'd like to.

[RebelOne]

36. Cigarettes and wine.

[NJmaverick]

37. The internet

[Dogtown]

38. christianity

:patriot:

[Jack_Dawson]

40. You're addicted to Christianity?

In what sense? :shrug:

[Dogtown]

42. In a jocular sense.

I'm an atheist, dedicated to the separation of church and state.

I have some minor credentials in the rehabilitation community. As such, I have noted that attempts to curb addictions frequently result in a dependency on the evangelical experience. In fact, I've also proposed that Christian zealots display the same sets of behaviors noticeable in other addictions, with the caveat that the fundamentalist community "supports" their addictions artificially to spread the impact and mask the appearance of the illness.

Much as athletic devotees "rush" from the dopamine of their exertions, Christ-addicts crave the effects of "religious ecstasy.

I believe that evangelicals purposely have insinuated themselves into traditional rehabilitation efforts in order to proselytize and spread their ranks.


If I wasn't such a cynical and lazy bastard, I'd probably do the research and publish on the matter, but just can't push myself to give a rat's ass.

Primarily because, in the present political climate, such research would not generate funding, much less be accepted by peer review.

[Jack_Dawson]

43. Oh Good

I was a little worried there.

Signed,
Confirmed Catholic

:toast:

[Dogtown]

48. Not attacking any one faith

Not attacking at all, actually. Merely an observation.

Unusual for me. I make no excuses for my impatience with Christianity in general, but I am trying to moderate my arrogance.

In this instance though I'm trying hard *not* to be contentious to avoid my post being disregarded as mere bias.


:toast:

[Dangerously Amused]

44. Wow.

I have often had that same thought, but you put it much more eloquently than I could have.

I don't mean to knock other's religion as I am principally an agnostic, but I have seen too many people who, as you said, become obsessed/consumed/controlled by their religion in the same way that a meth addict does, to the point of becoming extreme and irrational.

I really, really hope you do find the energy and motivation to publish on that theory; I think it is critically important to our overall social development. And I think you would be pleasantly surprised to discover how much support (financial and otherwise) you would receive.

[Dogtown]

47. Thanks for your kind reply.

I was trying consciously not to be too inclusive in my generalization.

A contentious post attacking Christians would have defeated my purpose, and would have been false. I chose 'Christians' as my target to lampoon because it's what I'm familiar with and the extreme variety is well known to the community. I'm sure it applies in many cases of excessive faith in other religions as well.


I was active in the field for many years and keep somewhat current with the literature. I found that as time progressed I lost faith in "rehabilitation"; almost invariably healing is merely a switch in addictions.

I hope I'm not misunderstood. In many cases the transfer is very beneficial and the client is much better off. In my efforts to manage my clients into a healthy outlet, I found that the messenger is often the victim of established doctrine. There's an emotional need to be "cured", even while the maxim that cure is impossible is mandated by rote. The suggestion that addictions can only be transferred rather than "controlled" is blasphemy. I was isolated.

Perhaps my observations are flawed. I'm not so arrogant that I feel wronged; I wasn't able to make my case, is all.

I have other pursuits now.

[bertha katzenengel]

39. Coffee. Well, caffeine in general, but coffee is my ruler.

Coffee rules me.

[deepthought42]

41. coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee

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[Forkboy]

45. Music, music, and music.

[LanternWaste]

46. Coffee, Nicotine...

Coffee and Nicotine are my two big ones. I think I could also put Tylenol PM safely into that mix.

[lost-in-nj]

49. Coffee during the day

and beer at night.....



:hi:


lost

[Iggo]

50. The interwebs.

Seriously, I go through withdrawals if I don't get a regular fix. It feels just like when I quit cigs.

[BarenakedLady]

51. Despair

[libodem]

52. The * YES* dance

:woohoo:

[KG]

53. orgasms.

[kayakjohnny]

54. bOObies

[Bake]

55. So many ... sigh ... where to begin

Tobacco. Coffee. Food. Bourbon. Beer. DU. Not necessarily in that order (except for the tobacco, that's no. 1).

Bake

[Shiver]

56. If there was only just one...

Nicotine, redheads, politics, literature (writing and reading), the gym, cookies, Code Red...

Should I include aspects of my borderline OCD? Not sure if those count as addictions...

[Jack_Dawson]

57. Yes

:beer:

[Duppers]

58. DU. DU, DU, DU

nt

[Zavulon]

59. Cola

Regular, diet, caffiene, no caffiene, doesn't matter.

[BreweryYardRat]

60. Books, caffeine...

...and I'm developing one for nicotine.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

61. Quoting "Idiocracy"

One of those movies I end up liking more and more the more I watch it.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

62. Here ya go:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4096082