Addiction
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I think it's funny how many people cry about how hard it is to quit doing something. be it smoking, drinking, drugs, or whatever. i smoked cigs for about ten years. one day i decided to quit, so i stopped buying them. end of story. i did the same thing with speed. i used speed 3-5 days a week for about 2 yrs. one day i decided to quit so i did. i still hung around with people who did it, but when they offered me some i said 'no thanks, i don't want to do that any more'. i don't see why people can't just stop. i know, you get withdrawls, and it's hard. boo hoo, sucks to be you. deal with it. things are tough all over. i don't blame my poor decisions on anything. i did it myself, no one forced me. so i grew the fuck up, took resposability for my actions, and dealt with the consequences. it's like they told us when we were little, 'you can do anything you put your mind to'.
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I agree with you, in that it is definitely possible to break an addiction.
At one point, I gave up the act of masturbation and went quite a while (ten minutes) without doing it. In life, certain things are close to impossible to accomplish and due to certain restrictions (be they inherited traits, birth place, race or gender) can not be accomplished under any circumstances.
Most things though, in this case addictions, can be broken and overcome with one or two things. You need the physical/mental assets that are required (if required at all) and you need the will-power to break free of the addiction.
If it's getting over lazy habits and losing weight, you need to be willing to get up (whenever the time may be) and do the physical activity required to lose that weight or gain that form you're after... get over that laziness that's holding you back.
If it's quitting a drug (used for stimulating your thoughts), you'll need to have the mental capacity to get by without that drug and be willing to let it go.. find something new to help you get that sort of high (new drugs aren't recommended).
At the same time though, we have to realize that it's not always as easy to do things as it is to say them. Had it been that way, many people would be successful in carrying out their goals. Ever wonder why new years resolutions turn out to be new week resolutions?
Not everyone has the confidence, faith or determination needed to succeed or give up things for a long period of time. That's not to say they can't achieve such things, because like you said... it's about growing up and taking responsibility. Thing is, for some people it's much harder than for others. So I don't condone putting down people who have are already having a hard time breaking a habit.
At one point, I gave up the act of masturbation and went quite a while (ten minutes) without doing it. In life, certain things are close to impossible to accomplish and due to certain restrictions (be they inherited traits, birth place, race or gender) can not be accomplished under any circumstances.
Most things though, in this case addictions, can be broken and overcome with one or two things. You need the physical/mental assets that are required (if required at all) and you need the will-power to break free of the addiction.
If it's getting over lazy habits and losing weight, you need to be willing to get up (whenever the time may be) and do the physical activity required to lose that weight or gain that form you're after... get over that laziness that's holding you back.
If it's quitting a drug (used for stimulating your thoughts), you'll need to have the mental capacity to get by without that drug and be willing to let it go.. find something new to help you get that sort of high (new drugs aren't recommended).
At the same time though, we have to realize that it's not always as easy to do things as it is to say them. Had it been that way, many people would be successful in carrying out their goals. Ever wonder why new years resolutions turn out to be new week resolutions?
Not everyone has the confidence, faith or determination needed to succeed or give up things for a long period of time. That's not to say they can't achieve such things, because like you said... it's about growing up and taking responsibility. Thing is, for some people it's much harder than for others. So I don't condone putting down people who have are already having a hard time breaking a habit.
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I guess a simple and safe experiment to see how resistant/strong we are against addiction is to see if we can last not logging on to fakku for a week.
Seriously, I guess as long as you are getting something from your addiction it gets harder and harder to end it. It gets easier to quit when you do realize youre just not getting anything anyway. Are we all free from addiction, aint it just one addiction that usually just replaces another, addicted to work, to games, anime, food, drugs, forums, a specific human...
Seriously, I guess as long as you are getting something from your addiction it gets harder and harder to end it. It gets easier to quit when you do realize youre just not getting anything anyway. Are we all free from addiction, aint it just one addiction that usually just replaces another, addicted to work, to games, anime, food, drugs, forums, a specific human...
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earlshaggwell wrote...
I think it's funny how many people cry about how hard it is to quit doing something. be it smoking, drinking, drugs, or whatever. i smoked cigs for about ten years. one day i decided to quit, so i stopped buying them. end of story. i did the same thing with speed. i used speed 3-5 days a week for about 2 yrs. one day i decided to quit so i did. i still hung around with people who did it, but when they offered me some i said 'no thanks, i don't want to do that any more'. i don't see why people can't just stop. i know, you get withdrawls, and it's hard. boo hoo, sucks to be you. deal with it. things are tough all over. i don't blame my poor decisions on anything. i did it myself, no one forced me. so i grew the fuck up, took resposability for my actions, and dealt with the consequences. it's like they told us when we were little, 'you can do anything you put your mind to'.Ii no comment on this, yet I'm addicted to which may or may not harms my body. However, you cannot say that everyone can cope with detoxification as you do, because everyone have different body chemical function and how they to changes to their may not be same as you.
Battling addiction also require a strong will and determination to do. So the weak willed might be stray again by the dark side. At least i congratulate you on throwing away your smoking habit.
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I had the shakes and sweats for over a week. It disrupted many importants items in my life. In the long term, it is worth it.
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I think there are certain types of people that are more easily addicted to things than others. Im not exactly sure what, seeing as how Im not a psychology student.
I've never really had an addictive personality, because I've never really been addicted to anything. But people like my mother, on the other hand, can easily become addicted to things (smoking).
I dunno, just a theory...
I've never really had an addictive personality, because I've never really been addicted to anything. But people like my mother, on the other hand, can easily become addicted to things (smoking).
I dunno, just a theory...
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You'll be surprised that tobacco has the highest addiction rate than any other drug, even cocaine. To be a drug addict, that means people are constantly using it to replace the natural hormones. Does the addiction die out? Hardly not the case, but some go through therapy while others just like you, simply say "I quit". Maybe you weren't that addictive or your system is awesome that way that you can function properly without suffering a withdrawal. I can type up more and my mind's a little mixed right now so feel free to say what you want.
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HentaiElder wrote...
I don't condone putting down people who have are already having a hard time breaking a habit.
i don't mean to sound like i'm putting people down. i guess my problem is with the ones who say it's not their fault or blame something else.
i had to go to AA as part of plea agreement, and what realy bothered me was when they said you had to admit that you needed help from a 'higher power'. it sounded like an excuse to me. just another way to avoid taking responability. there was a guy there who had been in AA for many years, but had never gotten higher than a 30 day chip. some people just don't want to make the effort to change. i'm not saying those types of programs aren't helpful for some people, but i think there are those who use it as an excusse to continue their poor behavior.
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earlshaggwell wrote...
HentaiElder wrote...
I don't condone putting down people who have are already having a hard time breaking a habit.
i don't mean to sound like i'm putting people down. i guess my problem is with the ones who say it's not their fault or blame something else.
i had to go to AA as part of plea agreement, and what realy bothered me was when they said you had to admit that you needed help from a 'higher power'. it sounded like an excuse to me. just another way to avoid taking responability. there was a guy there who had been in AA for many years, but had never gotten higher than a 30 day chip. some people just don't want to make the effort to change. i'm not saying those types of programs aren't helpful for some people, but i think there are those who use it as an excusse to continue their poor behavior.
Lol, AA is as successful as quitting cold turkey. Waste of time.
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There have been studies done showing that people with certain personalities have a more difficult time quitting any sort of addiction. They are either extremely extroverted people, who feel as though they need to show the world everything about themselves, or are severely depressed, and see no point in quitting. It does eventually come down to willpower, but there are some people who have legitimate psychological reasons for having a more difficult time quitting their addictions.
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Breaking a everyday habit may be like cutting off your arm.
You have had both as long as you can remember.
Both are as banal to you as your daily boner.
But one can do it if his will is strong.
You have had both as long as you can remember.
Both are as banal to you as your daily boner.
But one can do it if his will is strong.
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its kind of because majority of people are weak willed. I mean if they truely wanted to stop they can. If someone forced me to stop something i would go "fuck you!" (and keep doing it) "I will never stop drinking soda, i will never stop liking manga so anyone who says otherwise can go kiss my ass!" I mean the urge to do something is too strong for some people and that pretty much just sums it up.
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Addiction isnt hard to break away from but for most people it is.
I still love how people say i have a addiction to video games, All i have to say is "Look at the others that have worse cases of addiction".
I still love how people say i have a addiction to video games, All i have to say is "Look at the others that have worse cases of addiction".
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The thing is, some people are genetically weak to addiction, such as myself.
My mother was weak to Drugs and Cigarettes, my dad to Drugs and alchohol.
Thus, if I ever try drugs, I'm probably gonna get hooked instatly.
The addiction center of the brain, as with all other parts of the human body is controlled by genetics, so it is obvious some people are just weak to addiction.
You sir, were not one of them.
My mother was weak to Drugs and Cigarettes, my dad to Drugs and alchohol.
Thus, if I ever try drugs, I'm probably gonna get hooked instatly.
The addiction center of the brain, as with all other parts of the human body is controlled by genetics, so it is obvious some people are just weak to addiction.
You sir, were not one of them.
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I have never been addicted to any substance. An addiction to me is where you "believe" you need it. It is all psychological if you are not week minded then you can quit an addiction.
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Longevity wrote...
I have never been addicted to any substance. An addiction to me is where you "believe" you need it. It is all psychological if you are not week minded then you can quit an addiction.Actually, I have one addiction that disproves that.
In native americans/eskimos alcohol addiction is genetic, because unlike europeans who during the middle ages had almost no clean water had to drink alcohol (seeing as the distillation process purifies it). Because of this dependence on alchohol, Europeans (or at least the English) caused a greater need for a stronger version of the gene that processes alcohol. Thus, they got it.
In the Americas there was clean drinking water, so they lacked a need for a stronger gene, and thus if they drink alcohol, they become easily addicted.
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I know addictions are serious business, but when people get hooked to coffee, that's when I burst to laugh. Like with my mom. She hates smoking, propably has never gotten drunk in her entire life, works agains drugs where she can. But when it comes to coffee, she just gets hysteric. I just can't help laughing. XD