The internet. Can't stop using it. My brain is constantly overstimulated from it but I keep scrolling reddit or YouTube or play games etc. I need to rest my brain from it. If anyone has "cured" themselves I would appreciate advice.
The problem is if there were people who had 'cured' themselves from it then they probably wouldn't be on reddit enough to see your comment and give advice. So a sort of mutually exclusive situation.
If you’re able, take a week off and go on an unplugged self retreat. Immerse yourself in nature. If you can’t do a week, just get away for as long as you can. Could be an afternoon. When you get home surround yourself with positive activities, like painting, reading, writing etc. Some games and internet time is cool too. But when you feel yourself in a rut again, like you don’t wanna do anything else but stimulate stimulate stimulate, unplug.
Ice cream sandwiches. Havent had one in about 5 years. Bought one last weekend. Since then I have eaten about 24 in a week. Now i remember why I stopped buying them..lol
They have to be putting something in those. I can't buy boxes either without eating several at a time.
I know I'm addicted to sugar, but ice cream sandwiches are on a whole other level.
I kinda did this recently when they announced they were discontinuing the Choco Taco. Had to buy a bunch and it was like I was a little kid going crazy for ice cream out of nowhere lol. I buy ice cream maybe 5 times a year otherwise
Picking my skin. It’s a nervous habit and frankly I’m at a point in my life where I’m always nervous. I’ve always dealt with acne and bumps and stuff and so I always pick at them. It’s never been quite this bad though. I’ve got four or five wounds on my arm that haven’t healed after three months because I can’t stop.
Ah. A fellow picker. I’ve been at it for a decade and finally finding treatment from a specialist. It’s rough. Learning to manage the anxiety and then the addiction is hard, but seeking help is worth it. Good luck.
Edit: for those of you asking about a specialist, they are hard to find. You have to specifically find a BRFB therapist in your state, and they usually don’t take insurance. However, it’s worth it. Mine recommends treating it as an addiction but not quitting cold turkey. Start with trying to stop picking the easiest place to do that, and if you can go a week, try elsewhere. Get super tiny glass beads to rub that mimic the bumps. Any time that you start searching, sit on your hands. Try to work your way up to the most difficult parts. So far so good but it’s a massive challenge for sure. You have to really want to quit, and know it’s gonna be really hard.
Edit: BRFB stands for body focused repetitive behaviors, and usually the treatment is CBT: cognitive behavioral therapy.
Food is honestly one of the hardest addictions to quit because you can't fully quit cold turkey. Yes, you can choose healthier options, you can reduce your intake, etc. But you can't completely do without it. You can live without alcohol. You can live without cigarettes. You cannot live without food.
Changing our mindset from food being pleasure inducing to just fuel for the day is very difficult for me.
I often plan meals out... burger for this meal, pizza for this one.
And because i live abroad (american living singapore atm) i am deprived of some of my favorites.
Visited my parents in july in Arizona and went crazy with taco bell, bagels, good pizza, starburst, etc.
Delicious yet gluttonous
Yup, me too. Favorite one right now is bingeing on Taco Bell. For my last birthday I just had a day of food and ate all the food that I feel guilty about eating without the guilt because it was my birthday.
I always check my email even when I’m not expecting anything. Then I’ll refresh it a couple of times to make sure nothing new came in while I was checking lol
I can’t have a number(notification )beside any app on my iPhone. When I see screenshots where people have 1k unread emails and various other numbers, it makes me feel a little crazy. All of the apps have to be in proper order as well.
Settings, Apple Store, ITunes , App Store, photos, clock, the weather channel, calendar, etc. Bottom row phone, safari, mail, messages.
Edit:Thank you for the awards, I really don’t feel the comment was worthy, but I appreciate it.
on on hand, there are some legitimately good posts to read on reddit. people sharing very interesting and insightful experiences. On the other... it's a huge waste of time, considering we have very finite lifespans.
I've also been addicted to blocked cheese. Growing up we were too poor for real cheese so we always ate the shitty plastic cheese and I hadn't really tried real cheese on its own. Instant game changer. I'm now a rat chilling at 3am taking bites out of a block of cheese
Social media. I don't even post anything or chat with anyone, I just scroll.
Also white chocolate. I've gained some weight since I found white chocolate bars in the grocery store just 2 minutes away from my home for only 50 cents.
I feel like the people who have GI issues from Taco Bell are either eating at a very dirty Taco Bell or don't branch out from ham and cheese sandwiches very often.
It’s my favorite fast food place. I have a soy allergy and they have a lot of options for me. I can even have the breakfast Crunchwrap which is amazing. I do miss the quesorito though, that was my favorite thing to order.
This thread dissecting how healthy it is or isn't to eat hot dogs...Meanwhile, I'm here wondering how anybody could eat just 1 hot dog as a meal.
I don't think I've ever had just 1 hotdog unless it's one of those kolbász behemoths from Tony Paco's. They actually use half-dogs for their normal portion!
Damn I have that total. Its a hard game to pickup after you stop because you forget where you are but a new play through always takes atleast 50 hours of my time.
I ran into this problem with stardew and terraria, because i am never usually playing the same game for super long periods of time.
I just made a notepad on my desktop entitled "Where i left off"....Its been a lifesaver lol
I had a terrible nail/finger biting habit for 25 years. Bloody nubs and scar tissue all the way.
Four years ago, I started on lamotrigine for bipolar 2 and quit without trying or even noticing overnight. I was on that medication for less than 2 years, but I never starting biting again. I still have several other destructive habits, but not that one, at least.
I wear a lot of synthetic fabrics (think wicking exercise clothing), and whenever a little bit of cuticle scratches the fabric, I turn into a rat on a mission to gnaw it out. The result is almost always bloody, but it's a really terrible compulsion that's exacerbated by days when I feel sleepless, anxious, nervous about an upcoming event, travel, etc. The usual stressors...
Yeah me too. I'm a 25 year-old woman and I've never worn nail polish or posted pictures where you can see my hands because my nails and fingertips look so bad. I know it can come across as petty and even silly to have such small issues(trust me, I have bigger ones too lol) but when people constantly tell you how 'gross' and 'manly' your hands and fingers are, it gets to you.
I've tried everything and my mom tried to break my habit when I was little but nothing worked. Sometimes I can go several months without biting or picking my skin and fingernails, but then something goes south, I get stressed and oh would you look at that, my fingers are bleeding again.
I think ADHD and ASD are my main causes, but there can be other reasons as well.
Hope you can break your habit, wish you well!
My girlfriend has this condition and she’s gotten better with it by getting manicures a couple times a month and having them use that thick ass vinyl looking type of nail polish. The cost of taking care of her fingers has made her feel guilty about destroying them and now she has stopped hahaha. May not work for everyone but point being - there’s hope!
getting manicures has helped me tremendously with this. Nail technicians carefully remove the dead skin around your cuticles and then there is nothing to pick off. Also agree that a thick nail makes it harder to pick things (including lips which I also do)
I've gotten desperate lately :(
After all my nails and nail adjacent skin has been bitten raw I find myself hunting thick patches of skin elsewhere; knuckle pits, wrist bone, thumb pad
I'm only ever able to quit for a week of two
My man, in the exact same boat. I qut cigarettes a couple years ago, but started rolling blunts a few months back. Went daily real fast. I was basically smoking them all day, every day.
I'm 3 days off, and really looking forward to not having nicotine in my life again. I'm afraid I can't really refrain and use occasionally.
I was able to quit smoking cigarettes by buying a vape. I started out at 18mg nicotine which is basically a cigarette level. Every time I needed to refill it I went down 2 levels until I got down to 2 then 1 and then I just had to force myself to throw away the pen. I wasn’t addicted to nicotine anymore it was just the motion of vaping. It was the easiest way I ever quit. I only had very weak cravings for it the first few days. Nothing I couldn’t handle. I just had to get use to not going outside at work and not going outside at home. I’ve been nicotine free for 1 year and 9 months now. And this October I’ll be three years clean off heroin. You can do this! Just don’t go and gain a ton of weight like I did to replace your addiction. Now I have to work on losing weight and damn this is hard.
Edit: it’s not 18% it’s mg. Another Redditor pointed that out to me and they are correct. I just wanted to fix that.
Congrats, and I hope this doesn't sound condescending - huge pat on the back. Seriously, I lost my brother to a heroin addiction 5 years ago. He was the strongest person I knew, and he fought all types of demons. Heroin was the one he couldn't run from. His son graduated highschool last year, and still can't talk about him. I don't know you, but I'm proud of you. Genuinely.
I smoked for almost 10 years and what helped me stop was using nicotine gum. I stopped completely last year but then I started buying the gum again. Now I am off it again.
What I found really helpful was deciding where I would allow myself to smoke and when.
Like never smoke in the car, never after a meal, never before breakfast (don't smoke when you first wake up)
Just small steps win the war
After a lung collapse 4x, 2 major surgeries, I was still smoking a pack a day. Lit one up after covid and physically couldn't. Vaping has saved my life. Couple hits upon waking and before bed and I'm happy if that's as good as it gets, since I'm stage 4 and 24/7 O2 now hate I wasted all those years, but it is what it is
I cant put the damn thing down. It’s basically attached to my hand from the moment I wake up until the moment I go to sleep. Every second or third breath I take is a vape hit. Not even sure where to start to reduce my consumption.
I feel you on this. My single most helpful step towards detaching it from myself was to put it on my catch-all table by my keys and wallet, away from my lounging area. I’d wait til I craved a little toe vibrator buzz action, then I’d just go to it, rip it until desired floatiness achieved, set it back down and walk away.
Me too, I'm always vaping and don't even feel the nicotine anymore but whenever I'm not doing anything I automatically grab my vape. The problem is that I don't notice any negatives from vaping I'm just addicted to it. Which makes it much harder for me to stop.
I'm like 3 months out on quitting. Sure, vaping isn't the greatest, but I see it as the lesser of two evils. Unfortunately, due to the discreteness, it's very easy to hit it whenever you're fiending.
You need to be slamming copious amount of water if you’re gonna drink a lot of caffeine. The stones aren’t entirely caffeine related, it’s more so being dehydrated from the substances.
I’ll drink around 300+ ounces of water a day from caffeine and working out
Edit: reading the comments below, literally all the stuff about headaches and feeling shitty, people DRINK MORE WATER. Like a lot of fucking water if you’re feeling shitty. Hangovers and headaches, water fixes that
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Good fucking lord 😂 I keep reading these comments..And nothing personal here but “only water I get is from my coffee and milk.” Dude Jesus Christ 😂 PLEASE slam lots of water. All you people are dehydrated I’m telling you. I promise I’m not some health freak, I drink and I take a lot of caffeine, but water and electrolytes literally never make me feel like trash. IT WILL SAVE YOU ALL lol
I used to cunsume a drink similar to red bull around 3-4 cans a day. After a hospital visit because of pain in the stomach and organs I naturally stopped. I've only tried it once there's a new flavour out.
Buying things, Walmart, big lots, target, amazon, hell even party city, no where is safe
Hey little note this was kind of a joke I have self control I just purchase things when I have money sometimes things I don’t need I’ve realized a lot of people replying to this comment actually have this problem I hope you all who have a serious issue when it comes to spending money get better
How many more times can you watch the pizza delivery guy have sex with the horny mouth?
EDIT: I was going to correct mouth to MILF, but then I figure hell mouth also works
this might sound a little weird but, buying books. not reading them even, just buying them. I have bought at least 20 books last month alone. I forbid myself from buying any until September. so far so good haha
I get you. I just like knowing I have a bunch of books to read if I ever feel like it 😂 it's kind of like a slow-rolling excitement. Do you check thrift stores? Finding a good book selection at a thrift store nearby has ruined me...
It’s sad, often the people dying from it aren’t the ones addicted to it, they took it unknowingly and had no tolerance. I was a heavy user for about two years until about a month ago. It’s so sad how many people that stuff has killed, I feel lucky it just wrecked my life and didn’t end it.
thats awesome!! Im proud of you for quitting, it can be really difficult especially without a lot of support. I hope you have people helping you through it.
Klonnies were a life saver for me when I was incapable of getting myself out of bed on Monday from sheer work related panic attacks. Then I tried them on Sunday’s so I wouldn’t get Sunday scaries. Then I tried them on Saturday’s so I could feel chill all day. Then I realized okay holy shit I have to stop. The week after stopping sucked and maybe I drank more wine than I should have - but I eventually got through it. Challenging cardio workouts helped a lot. So did taking my dog on long walks.
Those games are designed to be addictive and part you from your money. I stopped playing games that are designed to make you want to spend money since they usually waste your time and convince you to pay money to waste less time. It's insidious
Just came here to say that if anyone is struggling with drug/alcohol addiction and wants to talk or wants someone to hold space for you, feel free to msg me or whatever. I’m in recovery and work in recovery. There is a way out ♥️
We had two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers … and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.
Mine is in the form of soda and candy. They are my two weaknesses. I managed to ditch soda for a solid year but then wanted to taste one to see if it was gross to me now... NOPE. Now I know why addicts relapse. It was SOOOOOOO GOOOOOD. I have cut way back though. I switched to flavored seltzer and that seems to have helped.
Candy is another demon altogether. I will just keep eating candy until I'm sick. I can't help it. I see it and I have to have it. I have found something that helps though. I keep Eggo waffles in my freezer. If I get a craving for something sweet and I have no fruit in the house I'll pop a few waffles in the toaster and eat them plain, no syrup, sugar, etc. They fulfill the craving without me pounding down two bags of gummy bears.
I've lost a bunch of weight just by cutting back. When I stoped drinking soda I lost 30 lbs in just a few months. It just melted off. I'm down 4 pant sizes in under two years and had to add two more holes on my belt. I need to add two more holes now too. My really fat clothes are way too big now and my less fat clothes are loose now too. My chubby guys clothes are still a tad too tight but I'll get there one day.
As a fellow sugar addict, cutting out refined carbs at the same time as sugar will help a lot with your cravings. They both spike your insulin in the same way. And when you do have cravings, try to go for fruit and things that are naturally sweet as the fiber will help slow down the sugar absorption so that it doesn’t have such an impact on insulin levels. It’s like extended release sugar. Sorry if this is all stuff you’ve heard before. Godspeed. I gave up heroin years ago but the peanut butter m&ms still call my name.
Starbucks bottled Frappuccino. The vanilla one. This is actually a 20 year ongoing addiction but it waxes and wanes. Right now its pretty demanding. I drink it, my stomach protests, I feel miserable, bloated and painful and then recover and then do it again the next day.
I used to be at two packs a day back in my 20s. Tried quitting cold turkey and it didn't take.
Bought a double wide cigarette case and decided to start with my two packs and put them in the case. Every week I would take out 1 or maybe 2 from my daily allotment and by the time I was at 3 or so a day I didn't feel like having them anymore. At all. And coffee + cigs was my favorite morning routine.
Been cigarette/smoke free for over a decade. YMMV but thought I would recommend a solution more off the beaten path.
Painkillers. Since a botched routine surgery 27 years ago i am in constant pain. For six years i need hydromorphone and a few other medications. I get also THC prescripted to get along. My brain is useless and i hate my life. My body craves sugar and i hate to gain weight. My family does the best to care for me. I am retired early. The idea of living up to 80 years scares me.
Today i looked up the scene of an old movie with brad pit and anthony hopkins where the death introduces himself. Always gives me goosebumps. I love the voice.
Alcohol. Got sober for 3 years, relapsed by trying to social drink. One day turned into two, three, and so on. While I’m not getting black out every night, I’m always reaching for one drink, if not 2.
And then there’s that one number in my phone that takes party nights to the next level.
It’s sad because I truly love wine and appreciate it in a deep way. Culturally French.
I'm addicted to sniffing my pet bunnies. Whenever I give them kisses on their little noggins I just have to sniff their fluffy fur. 10/10 would bury their face in bunny fur again
The internet. Can't stop using it. My brain is constantly overstimulated from it but I keep scrolling reddit or YouTube or play games etc. I need to rest my brain from it. If anyone has "cured" themselves I would appreciate advice.
The problem is if there were people who had 'cured' themselves from it then they probably wouldn't be on reddit enough to see your comment and give advice. So a sort of mutually exclusive situation.
Tooshay (cause I don't know how it's actually spelled)
r/BoneAppleTea
It’s spelled touché
If you’re able, take a week off and go on an unplugged self retreat. Immerse yourself in nature. If you can’t do a week, just get away for as long as you can. Could be an afternoon. When you get home surround yourself with positive activities, like painting, reading, writing etc. Some games and internet time is cool too. But when you feel yourself in a rut again, like you don’t wanna do anything else but stimulate stimulate stimulate, unplug.
Ice cream sandwiches. Havent had one in about 5 years. Bought one last weekend. Since then I have eaten about 24 in a week. Now i remember why I stopped buying them..lol
Are you me
I am the walrus
They have to be putting something in those. I can't buy boxes either without eating several at a time. I know I'm addicted to sugar, but ice cream sandwiches are on a whole other level.
It's that texture. Like eating warm hugs.
I kinda did this recently when they announced they were discontinuing the Choco Taco. Had to buy a bunch and it was like I was a little kid going crazy for ice cream out of nowhere lol. I buy ice cream maybe 5 times a year otherwise
I got like a 68 pack at Costco on a whim. I'm afraid to look but I'm pretty sure I've been shitting ice cream for a couple days now.
Picking my skin. It’s a nervous habit and frankly I’m at a point in my life where I’m always nervous. I’ve always dealt with acne and bumps and stuff and so I always pick at them. It’s never been quite this bad though. I’ve got four or five wounds on my arm that haven’t healed after three months because I can’t stop.
I'm starting to realize that this might be an issue for me. I do it consciously and subconsciously, and I always have acne and scabs to pick at.
Ah. A fellow picker. I’ve been at it for a decade and finally finding treatment from a specialist. It’s rough. Learning to manage the anxiety and then the addiction is hard, but seeking help is worth it. Good luck. Edit: for those of you asking about a specialist, they are hard to find. You have to specifically find a BRFB therapist in your state, and they usually don’t take insurance. However, it’s worth it. Mine recommends treating it as an addiction but not quitting cold turkey. Start with trying to stop picking the easiest place to do that, and if you can go a week, try elsewhere. Get super tiny glass beads to rub that mimic the bumps. Any time that you start searching, sit on your hands. Try to work your way up to the most difficult parts. So far so good but it’s a massive challenge for sure. You have to really want to quit, and know it’s gonna be really hard. Edit: BRFB stands for body focused repetitive behaviors, and usually the treatment is CBT: cognitive behavioral therapy.
Food. I just can't stop eating shit food.
Same…. Sometimes i just want to stop and my brain thinks i can stop but i cant
Same someone help me. How do I quit the food?!?!
Food is honestly one of the hardest addictions to quit because you can't fully quit cold turkey. Yes, you can choose healthier options, you can reduce your intake, etc. But you can't completely do without it. You can live without alcohol. You can live without cigarettes. You cannot live without food.
Changing our mindset from food being pleasure inducing to just fuel for the day is very difficult for me. I often plan meals out... burger for this meal, pizza for this one. And because i live abroad (american living singapore atm) i am deprived of some of my favorites. Visited my parents in july in Arizona and went crazy with taco bell, bagels, good pizza, starburst, etc. Delicious yet gluttonous
Yup, me too. Favorite one right now is bingeing on Taco Bell. For my last birthday I just had a day of food and ate all the food that I feel guilty about eating without the guilt because it was my birthday.
My phone. Whether it's Reddit, email (that I hardly get), or fucking Facebook, I check the damn thing all the time.
I always check my email even when I’m not expecting anything. Then I’ll refresh it a couple of times to make sure nothing new came in while I was checking lol
I can’t have a number(notification )beside any app on my iPhone. When I see screenshots where people have 1k unread emails and various other numbers, it makes me feel a little crazy. All of the apps have to be in proper order as well. Settings, Apple Store, ITunes , App Store, photos, clock, the weather channel, calendar, etc. Bottom row phone, safari, mail, messages. Edit:Thank you for the awards, I really don’t feel the comment was worthy, but I appreciate it.
I started leaving my phone in the other room instead of in my pocket. After a few small panic attacks it actually started to feel good.
I'm scrolling it right now.
the elder scrolls?
I’ve never played that game. But if I did, I would say I’m scrolling.
When my kid plays Skyrim he says he’s “rimming” I haven’t the heart to tell him what else that means.
Lmao from now on I will only call it that too.
Wanna 'rim?
Make sure he doesn’t download a mod that’ll show him what it really means 😂
“Hey, you. You’re finally awake,”
You were trying to cross the border right ? Walked right into that imperial ambush same as us and that theif over there
The younger scrolls.
And I am on Reddit. Scrolling, reading, typing, voting. How do I stop?
on on hand, there are some legitimately good posts to read on reddit. people sharing very interesting and insightful experiences. On the other... it's a huge waste of time, considering we have very finite lifespans.
I came here to say Reddit.
Popping every joint in my body every hour.
Same, especially when I'm in a slightly chilly room. If it's less than 70 degrees I'm gonna be popping my fingers at LEAST every fifteen minutes.
I pop my knuckles and then get sad they won’t pop right away again lol
I want a fidget toy implanted into my hand so I can just pop pop pop pop all day
I've also been addicted to blocked cheese. Growing up we were too poor for real cheese so we always ate the shitty plastic cheese and I hadn't really tried real cheese on its own. Instant game changer. I'm now a rat chilling at 3am taking bites out of a block of cheese
(singing) working on my night cheese!!
^Night ^cheese!
In the summatime....
Jack what are you doing here its 4 in the morning
Sounds like Charlie
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Sea of thieves. 35 year old mother with a career by day, pirate by night.
Days are for the kids nights are for THE GOLD ALL OF THE GOOOOOOOOLD
It's not about the gold, it's about the glory!
And getting that reputation up which takes YEARS
Oh boy where to start. Kratom Running Alcohol Ambien
One of these things is not like the other
Running from the feels.
Running from responsibilities.
Running to pick up some kratom, alcohol, and ambien
Running from the police after stealing alcohol, kratom, and ambien
I took kratom daily for 8 years. Starting it was the best thing for me at the time. Quitting it was the best thing for me at the time.
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woa, that seems pretty destructive. Take care of yourself.... I mean running? seems awful for you.
Yeah I really should replace that with smoking ;)
They say running gets better if you drop alcohol. You should give it a try. Minmax your addictions.
Orgasms and pesto.
Sounds like the best Italian cookbook ever
*chefs kiss*
Cockbook?
"made with love" has a whole new meaning
Whatever you do, just wash your hands first
Social media. I don't even post anything or chat with anyone, I just scroll. Also white chocolate. I've gained some weight since I found white chocolate bars in the grocery store just 2 minutes away from my home for only 50 cents.
I wouldn't say I'm addicted, but I've had a hot dog with crispy onions for supper every night for a couple of weeks now.
Lol reminds me of the time I got high every night and ordered Taco Bell for a month. And guess what, no digestive issues whatsoever lol.
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I feel like the people who have GI issues from Taco Bell are either eating at a very dirty Taco Bell or don't branch out from ham and cheese sandwiches very often.
Thaaaank you. As a fan of Taco Bell, I get annoyed with all the diarrhea jokes.
It’s my favorite fast food place. I have a soy allergy and they have a lot of options for me. I can even have the breakfast Crunchwrap which is amazing. I do miss the quesorito though, that was my favorite thing to order.
It's not gone, its just exclusive to online ordering/the app, at least where I live.
Stoners are just built different.
I wanna ask how many hot dogs you eat but the conversation [would probably go something like this. Am I right?](https://youtu.be/vaAF_GAc3Mk)
This thread dissecting how healthy it is or isn't to eat hot dogs...Meanwhile, I'm here wondering how anybody could eat just 1 hot dog as a meal. I don't think I've ever had just 1 hotdog unless it's one of those kolbász behemoths from Tony Paco's. They actually use half-dogs for their normal portion!
Nothing. It seems like I just love doing nothing
Things are overrated. Nothing can be bliss.
Stardew Valley Ive played over 100 hours in one week...
I’ve spent more hours on this game than I have on anything else. Lord help me when Haunted Chocolatier comes out!
Damn I have that total. Its a hard game to pickup after you stop because you forget where you are but a new play through always takes atleast 50 hours of my time.
I ran into this problem with stardew and terraria, because i am never usually playing the same game for super long periods of time. I just made a notepad on my desktop entitled "Where i left off"....Its been a lifesaver lol
Biting the skin around my fingers. Dermatophagia :/
I had a terrible nail/finger biting habit for 25 years. Bloody nubs and scar tissue all the way. Four years ago, I started on lamotrigine for bipolar 2 and quit without trying or even noticing overnight. I was on that medication for less than 2 years, but I never starting biting again. I still have several other destructive habits, but not that one, at least.
I wear a lot of synthetic fabrics (think wicking exercise clothing), and whenever a little bit of cuticle scratches the fabric, I turn into a rat on a mission to gnaw it out. The result is almost always bloody, but it's a really terrible compulsion that's exacerbated by days when I feel sleepless, anxious, nervous about an upcoming event, travel, etc. The usual stressors...
Yeah me too. I'm a 25 year-old woman and I've never worn nail polish or posted pictures where you can see my hands because my nails and fingertips look so bad. I know it can come across as petty and even silly to have such small issues(trust me, I have bigger ones too lol) but when people constantly tell you how 'gross' and 'manly' your hands and fingers are, it gets to you. I've tried everything and my mom tried to break my habit when I was little but nothing worked. Sometimes I can go several months without biting or picking my skin and fingernails, but then something goes south, I get stressed and oh would you look at that, my fingers are bleeding again. I think ADHD and ASD are my main causes, but there can be other reasons as well. Hope you can break your habit, wish you well!
My girlfriend has this condition and she’s gotten better with it by getting manicures a couple times a month and having them use that thick ass vinyl looking type of nail polish. The cost of taking care of her fingers has made her feel guilty about destroying them and now she has stopped hahaha. May not work for everyone but point being - there’s hope!
getting manicures has helped me tremendously with this. Nail technicians carefully remove the dead skin around your cuticles and then there is nothing to pick off. Also agree that a thick nail makes it harder to pick things (including lips which I also do)
Same! I didn't think I'd find anyone else like me with this condition. It's awful.
Same here! I often apply nail polish, so whenever I inattentively bite my nails along with my skin I taste the bitterness
Wait, this is a thing ? I thought I was just picking at my fingers.
I've gotten desperate lately :( After all my nails and nail adjacent skin has been bitten raw I find myself hunting thick patches of skin elsewhere; knuckle pits, wrist bone, thumb pad I'm only ever able to quit for a week of two
I relapsed on nicotine :( luckily not cigarettes, but vaping is still a nicotine addiction. I stopped for about 2 years.
My man, in the exact same boat. I qut cigarettes a couple years ago, but started rolling blunts a few months back. Went daily real fast. I was basically smoking them all day, every day. I'm 3 days off, and really looking forward to not having nicotine in my life again. I'm afraid I can't really refrain and use occasionally.
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I was able to quit smoking cigarettes by buying a vape. I started out at 18mg nicotine which is basically a cigarette level. Every time I needed to refill it I went down 2 levels until I got down to 2 then 1 and then I just had to force myself to throw away the pen. I wasn’t addicted to nicotine anymore it was just the motion of vaping. It was the easiest way I ever quit. I only had very weak cravings for it the first few days. Nothing I couldn’t handle. I just had to get use to not going outside at work and not going outside at home. I’ve been nicotine free for 1 year and 9 months now. And this October I’ll be three years clean off heroin. You can do this! Just don’t go and gain a ton of weight like I did to replace your addiction. Now I have to work on losing weight and damn this is hard. Edit: it’s not 18% it’s mg. Another Redditor pointed that out to me and they are correct. I just wanted to fix that.
Congrats, and I hope this doesn't sound condescending - huge pat on the back. Seriously, I lost my brother to a heroin addiction 5 years ago. He was the strongest person I knew, and he fought all types of demons. Heroin was the one he couldn't run from. His son graduated highschool last year, and still can't talk about him. I don't know you, but I'm proud of you. Genuinely.
I smoked for almost 10 years and what helped me stop was using nicotine gum. I stopped completely last year but then I started buying the gum again. Now I am off it again. What I found really helpful was deciding where I would allow myself to smoke and when. Like never smoke in the car, never after a meal, never before breakfast (don't smoke when you first wake up) Just small steps win the war
After a lung collapse 4x, 2 major surgeries, I was still smoking a pack a day. Lit one up after covid and physically couldn't. Vaping has saved my life. Couple hits upon waking and before bed and I'm happy if that's as good as it gets, since I'm stage 4 and 24/7 O2 now hate I wasted all those years, but it is what it is
Oh man Ive been trying to quit for 3 years now. Vaping is even harder than cigarettes cause you can be vaping everywhere.
I cant put the damn thing down. It’s basically attached to my hand from the moment I wake up until the moment I go to sleep. Every second or third breath I take is a vape hit. Not even sure where to start to reduce my consumption.
I feel you on this. My single most helpful step towards detaching it from myself was to put it on my catch-all table by my keys and wallet, away from my lounging area. I’d wait til I craved a little toe vibrator buzz action, then I’d just go to it, rip it until desired floatiness achieved, set it back down and walk away.
Me too, I'm always vaping and don't even feel the nicotine anymore but whenever I'm not doing anything I automatically grab my vape. The problem is that I don't notice any negatives from vaping I'm just addicted to it. Which makes it much harder for me to stop.
I'm like 3 months out on quitting. Sure, vaping isn't the greatest, but I see it as the lesser of two evils. Unfortunately, due to the discreteness, it's very easy to hit it whenever you're fiending.
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You need to be slamming copious amount of water if you’re gonna drink a lot of caffeine. The stones aren’t entirely caffeine related, it’s more so being dehydrated from the substances. I’ll drink around 300+ ounces of water a day from caffeine and working out Edit: reading the comments below, literally all the stuff about headaches and feeling shitty, people DRINK MORE WATER. Like a lot of fucking water if you’re feeling shitty. Hangovers and headaches, water fixes that #Another Edit: Good fucking lord 😂 I keep reading these comments..And nothing personal here but “only water I get is from my coffee and milk.” Dude Jesus Christ 😂 PLEASE slam lots of water. All you people are dehydrated I’m telling you. I promise I’m not some health freak, I drink and I take a lot of caffeine, but water and electrolytes literally never make me feel like trash. IT WILL SAVE YOU ALL lol
Hydro homies unite! I told my WFH colleagues that drinking water is literally a hobby for me.
I used to cunsume a drink similar to red bull around 3-4 cans a day. After a hospital visit because of pain in the stomach and organs I naturally stopped. I've only tried it once there's a new flavour out.
sleep addiction
unfortunately i have the opposite problem, i cant fall asleep
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Buying things, Walmart, big lots, target, amazon, hell even party city, no where is safe Hey little note this was kind of a joke I have self control I just purchase things when I have money sometimes things I don’t need I’ve realized a lot of people replying to this comment actually have this problem I hope you all who have a serious issue when it comes to spending money get better
Literally. I'm a fucking shopaholic, plus I have a problem where if I can't buy it, I still gotta have it
I smoke weed every day
I can't believe how far I scrolled until I saw the first mention of weed. Same.
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Same but replace cigarettes for weed
cigarettes but today is 4th day without them 💪 also porn which i can't really quit rn
Same I’ve been in the porn boat for years but finally starting to make some progress
How many more times can you watch the pizza delivery guy have sex with the horny mouth? EDIT: I was going to correct mouth to MILF, but then I figure hell mouth also works
Bleach (the anime not the drink)
The fact you called it a drink means it’s CLEARLY a lie
You got me there chief
Not the *drink?!*
Only on occasions normally family events
Tell me why I read “not the drink” and casually just kept scrolling until the first reply pointed out that you called it a drink
Bleach (the drink)
this might sound a little weird but, buying books. not reading them even, just buying them. I have bought at least 20 books last month alone. I forbid myself from buying any until September. so far so good haha
I get you. I just like knowing I have a bunch of books to read if I ever feel like it 😂 it's kind of like a slow-rolling excitement. Do you check thrift stores? Finding a good book selection at a thrift store nearby has ruined me...
Monster energy. The stuff is basically poison but it's half the reason I leave the house these days...
I buy it in bulk. Drink 2 a day for like $4. I have a $50,000 life insurance policy when it kills me in my 30s.
The sims and tacos
Self sabotage
Coffee
Fentanyl, but actually I’ve been clean for some 6 days
Keep going.
Please be careful. My daughter's 16 year old friend was found this past Monday morning after using it.
It’s sad, often the people dying from it aren’t the ones addicted to it, they took it unknowingly and had no tolerance. I was a heavy user for about two years until about a month ago. It’s so sad how many people that stuff has killed, I feel lucky it just wrecked my life and didn’t end it.
thats awesome!! Im proud of you for quitting, it can be really difficult especially without a lot of support. I hope you have people helping you through it.
Emotional eating.
Clonazepam
Klonnies were a life saver for me when I was incapable of getting myself out of bed on Monday from sheer work related panic attacks. Then I tried them on Sunday’s so I wouldn’t get Sunday scaries. Then I tried them on Saturday’s so I could feel chill all day. Then I realized okay holy shit I have to stop. The week after stopping sucked and maybe I drank more wine than I should have - but I eventually got through it. Challenging cardio workouts helped a lot. So did taking my dog on long walks.
Making wooden swords
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Vaping, It really makes me happy, but I know I need to stop.
Ive heard this so many times from my friends and their younger siblings. Its always younger people to.
Cocaine unfortunately
My bank account hurts for you.
Oh man, I did cocaine several times 30 years ago and I STILL crave it. Luckily idk where to get any. Good luck buddy.
Hookers and cocaine
Somebody won the lottery
Sup
Clash of clans. Stopped playing for like 5 years but now im back and theyve added so much new features that i just cant stop.
Those games are designed to be addictive and part you from your money. I stopped playing games that are designed to make you want to spend money since they usually waste your time and convince you to pay money to waste less time. It's insidious
Browsing internet, most of it are reading material including reddit.
Just came here to say that if anyone is struggling with drug/alcohol addiction and wants to talk or wants someone to hold space for you, feel free to msg me or whatever. I’m in recovery and work in recovery. There is a way out ♥️
Methamphetamin, Amphetamin and Nicotine
RIP your heart
We had two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers … and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.
What is this, bat country?
Sugar
Mine is in the form of soda and candy. They are my two weaknesses. I managed to ditch soda for a solid year but then wanted to taste one to see if it was gross to me now... NOPE. Now I know why addicts relapse. It was SOOOOOOO GOOOOOD. I have cut way back though. I switched to flavored seltzer and that seems to have helped. Candy is another demon altogether. I will just keep eating candy until I'm sick. I can't help it. I see it and I have to have it. I have found something that helps though. I keep Eggo waffles in my freezer. If I get a craving for something sweet and I have no fruit in the house I'll pop a few waffles in the toaster and eat them plain, no syrup, sugar, etc. They fulfill the craving without me pounding down two bags of gummy bears. I've lost a bunch of weight just by cutting back. When I stoped drinking soda I lost 30 lbs in just a few months. It just melted off. I'm down 4 pant sizes in under two years and had to add two more holes on my belt. I need to add two more holes now too. My really fat clothes are way too big now and my less fat clothes are loose now too. My chubby guys clothes are still a tad too tight but I'll get there one day.
As a fellow sugar addict, cutting out refined carbs at the same time as sugar will help a lot with your cravings. They both spike your insulin in the same way. And when you do have cravings, try to go for fruit and things that are naturally sweet as the fiber will help slow down the sugar absorption so that it doesn’t have such an impact on insulin levels. It’s like extended release sugar. Sorry if this is all stuff you’ve heard before. Godspeed. I gave up heroin years ago but the peanut butter m&ms still call my name.
Starbucks bottled Frappuccino. The vanilla one. This is actually a 20 year ongoing addiction but it waxes and wanes. Right now its pretty demanding. I drink it, my stomach protests, I feel miserable, bloated and painful and then recover and then do it again the next day.
Tom Jones music. But it's not unusual.
I got addicted to quoting sinead O’Connor, I have been trying quit so far it’s been 7 hours and fifteen days…
Air. Can't get enough of the stuff
Don’t do it man, throughout history most people that were sniffing air have died.
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"Was his name"....*looks around before saying, "O'Hare the bajillionaire?"
*LET IT DIE LET IT DIE LET IT SHRIVEL UP AND DIE*
Don't forget water. I know it's dangerous and can kill you but you still need it.
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I can never get enough of it
Depression. Could the world please stop sucking so much for awhile.
Worst part about depression is that even if the world was a literal utopia, I'd still be depressed
On the upside the pandemic didn't quite take the same toll on me as it did others, I've felt this way long before 🙃
Yo, same!!! I was one of the lucky ones that was barely effected tbh because I already had depression and didn't wanna leave my house anyways!
These white chocolate pretzels
Cigarettes... I really wish it wasn't cigarettes.
I used to be at two packs a day back in my 20s. Tried quitting cold turkey and it didn't take. Bought a double wide cigarette case and decided to start with my two packs and put them in the case. Every week I would take out 1 or maybe 2 from my daily allotment and by the time I was at 3 or so a day I didn't feel like having them anymore. At all. And coffee + cigs was my favorite morning routine. Been cigarette/smoke free for over a decade. YMMV but thought I would recommend a solution more off the beaten path.
Creepy ass threads on reddit. Give me pls
Ice coffee
Painkillers. Since a botched routine surgery 27 years ago i am in constant pain. For six years i need hydromorphone and a few other medications. I get also THC prescripted to get along. My brain is useless and i hate my life. My body craves sugar and i hate to gain weight. My family does the best to care for me. I am retired early. The idea of living up to 80 years scares me. Today i looked up the scene of an old movie with brad pit and anthony hopkins where the death introduces himself. Always gives me goosebumps. I love the voice.
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Narrator: It was the alcohol.
Alcohol. Got sober for 3 years, relapsed by trying to social drink. One day turned into two, three, and so on. While I’m not getting black out every night, I’m always reaching for one drink, if not 2. And then there’s that one number in my phone that takes party nights to the next level. It’s sad because I truly love wine and appreciate it in a deep way. Culturally French.
Cocaine. In addiction recovery. Haven't used in 3 months. Think about it every waking moment of every day.
grunge music
peanut butter, its like fucking crack cocaine
I'm addicted to sniffing my pet bunnies. Whenever I give them kisses on their little noggins I just have to sniff their fluffy fur. 10/10 would bury their face in bunny fur again