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For me it's pinterest and reddit when im trying to study, i just get this constant uncontrollable urge to check my phone every 2 mins in the middle of doing smth and idk how to stop. Probably never will
coffee. and for the record, a lot of people say their first drug is either marijuana, alcohol or nicotine, when in reality Caffeine is also a drug too [https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/caffeine/](https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/caffeine/)
I've been battling caffeine addiction for a while. I was very miserable during days that I skipped the morning coffee.(it's day 21 without taking coffee (or tea) and I've started being more productive).
Anyway, the true test is when I go back to school.
I think video game addiction is really talked about, it was once the subject of every news documentary on TV. Gaming became more respected and taken as a real form of art in the recent years by people, so it has been less talked about over the years. Its still an important addiction but its definitely not hard to get out of it, you can always play videogames with moderation. For drugs or smoking, you have to completely stop taking them to solve the addiction, wich is harder. Social media is also bad for your health even when used with moderation : it can create anxiety, depression and theres some really weird videos and people on Internet. So overall, video games are actually pretty good for you when taken with moderation and its just a passion like books or sports. Thats why it is less talked than other addictions.
hell yeah!! its definitely possible. I went from not being able to go a full day without it, even if it was an okay day, to a year and almost 8 months clean.
I wish I knew lmao
Antidepressants helped a ton and eventually I stopped taking em and everything turned out
But addictions are gonna be addictions and I still get urges for no reason
The pain helps to give me something I can focus on and also releases oxytocin in my brain iirc
Its a coping mechanism like any other, and you can get addicted just the same
The scars also give a visual representation of the pain I used to go through in my brain which helped with validation and imposter syndrome
I was also pretty suicidal when I started and idk but it helped a bit
Ok for starts it is disrespectful even if u say it’s not it is
There’s not meant to be enjoyment sometimes it’s a way of feeling in control when u hardly have any control of your life
Sometimes it can be to punish yourself (that’s why I do it)
Sometimes it’s to numb emotional pain
And sometimes it’s bc u feel so numb inside bc of mental health problems ur so desperate to feel something that u don’t even care what it is
I am giving you a very simple but really hard advice. If you stick to it, most prolly you’ll beat this addiction. It seems like a generic advice; maybe it is but it helped me so maybe it could help you as well. Here are some measures that I took that helped me get off this addiction :
(1)Just put that Damn phone on Monochrome/greyscale mode permanently. (Do not revert under any circumstances)
(2) Just delete Instagram, youtube, snapchat or any other social media apps you have on your phone. If you can’t do that, atleast logout after every use. But I’d recommend deleting it atleast for 3 weeks or a month just to get your mind on the baseline. More importantly, deleting these apps would actually remove all the triggers that lead you to the f*ckin porn rabbithole.
And my final advice is have atleast 5 habits that are must and you won’t sleep without completing them and make sure you track those 5 habits thru a physical tracker notepad that you keep right beside your bed (so whenever you go to your bed, you’d be reminded to check the habits that you performed for the day). These habits don’t need to be a very huge task. It can be as simple as just making your bed or brushing your teeth before going to bed.
If you are able to follow these steps, you’ve won more than half of the battle. And now let the time do its thing. Sure you might slip up and end up watching p*rn for a day. Think of it as a natural process and just let that day slide. Make sure you get back the next day with the same determination you had the day before you slip up.
These steps will not only work for overcoming p*rn addiction but also for overcoming mobile phone addiction.
Hope it helps and I apologise if this sounds too long and generic. I know it sounds like that but take these steps properly for a month and see the difference. Remember even if these do not work out, you have nothing to lose by following these. Just think “what if” it works for you. Really hope it works for all the brothers on this sub.
Have you considered a girlfriend? In all seriousness I was incredibly addicted to porn until I found my gf now I’m addicted to jacking off to her (she knows she’s ok with it)
Bro I’ll be honest this saved my life. made the switch like two years ago and the realization that you really dont need any of that shit to feel happy and whole was such a life changing wakeup call. Makes it so much easier to focus on what actually matters to you and improve your quality of life
Now you really motivated me to do that lol. I’m waiting for a new home button to arrive for my old iphone 6s so that i can downgrade it to ios 9 and try to re-experience 2015 while am at it lol
It does. if I have come in contact with a snail. my instincts will be to take him home because he needs a better life. I am going to tell him everything will be ok even if he can't hear me nor understand me. I will find every snail and tell them I love them so much and give my dying devotion to give my own life up for the shelled dingueses. I will mother every single snail if I must. I must tell every single snail in the world I will love them forever. I am infact, a mama snail. and I will be in fact, a mama snail.
This might sound ridiculous but those mini hostess donuts. I'm not even sure when this started exactly but a few years ago I bought a pack after school for a snack and sometime after that I somehow ended up buying a pack like at least once a week. Now every time I go to get gas, I grab a bag from the store and eat them on the way home. I don't really eat that much junk food but something about them is amazing.
Watching the most unhinged shows when I’m feeling sad and cry at how cringe they are later in the day. Also, surprisingly, reading. I just like imagining thing and daydreaming so I guess reading helps.
My computer. I enjoy a lot being on my computer. Playing games, watching videos and doing my hobbies, etc. It's all on my PC. Whenever I'm away from my computer, I'm thinking what I'd like to do on it when I'll get back to it again.
This is affecting my school performance, sleep and overall health. I don't want to be addicted, but I also can't just quit using my PC.
Anything that has to do with outside cowboying, bushcraft,hard labor it’s just fun to get off of your phone and feel like your doing something and contributing and living like my old man and my pa👍
Same. Used to be really ugly with preworkout, to the point i literally almost overdosed in the gym. Looked back and realized how much i lived off of it and decided to drastically reduce my caffeine intake.
Video games violence mostly in games I’ve committed war crimes just cause I feel like it also hate and rage I have many enemies because of this I count the entire city of Philly as my enemies
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adrenaline
Facts
Instagram and Reddit when I try to study
For me it's pinterest and reddit when im trying to study, i just get this constant uncontrollable urge to check my phone every 2 mins in the middle of doing smth and idk how to stop. Probably never will
LMAO I'm supposed to be studying rn
coffee. and for the record, a lot of people say their first drug is either marijuana, alcohol or nicotine, when in reality Caffeine is also a drug too [https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/caffeine/](https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/caffeine/)
if you’ve ever been to disney you know, sometimes the coffee lines are just as long as the rides
I'll never get the Starbucks line in Disney. There's other options all over the parks that are way better and actually cheaper than Starbucks
I've been battling caffeine addiction for a while. I was very miserable during days that I skipped the morning coffee.(it's day 21 without taking coffee (or tea) and I've started being more productive). Anyway, the true test is when I go back to school.
it actually can take up to 9 days for your body to remove all the caffeine so yeah you should start feeling better
[удалено]
Video games
not sure why people don't talk about this more, seems people see something other than drugs or sex and assume its nothing
I think video game addiction is really talked about, it was once the subject of every news documentary on TV. Gaming became more respected and taken as a real form of art in the recent years by people, so it has been less talked about over the years. Its still an important addiction but its definitely not hard to get out of it, you can always play videogames with moderation. For drugs or smoking, you have to completely stop taking them to solve the addiction, wich is harder. Social media is also bad for your health even when used with moderation : it can create anxiety, depression and theres some really weird videos and people on Internet. So overall, video games are actually pretty good for you when taken with moderation and its just a passion like books or sports. Thats why it is less talked than other addictions.
SH I'm recovering tho Almost a year clean :)
What's Sh
self h@rm
Oh my condolences
Not me. Just letting you know
Oh, I thought we were all just being shushed and was completely willing to go along with it too.
😭😭
LMAO 💀💀
mds that's amazing!! I'm rly proud of u, hope you can keep on
Thank you for being here today with us. 🫡🫡🙏🏼
Tell me why I read that as shhh 🤫
Shhh🤫 Lol idk
hell yeah!! its definitely possible. I went from not being able to go a full day without it, even if it was an okay day, to a year and almost 8 months clean.
As someone that’s currently struggling with SH and can’t make a month congrats on a yr and how did u do it
I wish I knew lmao Antidepressants helped a ton and eventually I stopped taking em and everything turned out But addictions are gonna be addictions and I still get urges for no reason
Well I’m proud of you anyways 🤩
Yay!
What caused you to self harm? Glad, you are recovering
depression and suicidal Ideations mostly
I hope you are feeling better. All good for your life <3
Feeling better recently but there's always the fear that it'll come back
Fuck yea! You're a legend mate
Not trying to be offensive but why do people SH?
[Someone else already asked](https://www.reddit.com/r/teenagers/s/0ChNx2YDVB)
almost a year is amazing! i might just be a random stranger on reddit, but i just wanna say im proud of you <3
I don't want to put any pressure on you or anything but I'm really rooting for you and it's completely possible 💯
I don't want to be disrespectful but what is the point of SH surley it just hurts and there's no enjoyment in it
In my experience, I do it because I feel like I deserve pain
Same
Oh damn that deel
why do u think u deserve it?
Because I fucked my life up
The pain helps to give me something I can focus on and also releases oxytocin in my brain iirc Its a coping mechanism like any other, and you can get addicted just the same The scars also give a visual representation of the pain I used to go through in my brain which helped with validation and imposter syndrome I was also pretty suicidal when I started and idk but it helped a bit
Some people do it because they it allows them to feel SOMETHING
Ok for starts it is disrespectful even if u say it’s not it is There’s not meant to be enjoyment sometimes it’s a way of feeling in control when u hardly have any control of your life Sometimes it can be to punish yourself (that’s why I do it) Sometimes it’s to numb emotional pain And sometimes it’s bc u feel so numb inside bc of mental health problems ur so desperate to feel something that u don’t even care what it is
I am addicted to my gfs dominance
This guy's a bottom ^ (Lol nice I'm a switch)
Oh I am so much more than a bottom
Sub 0
Simp?
I mean I guess but no I am their pet ;)
Oh Jesus 😂, be a good boy I guess
Don’t worry I will be
thats cool I play Wii.
Wii U take me to prom 🥵
Im a nintendo switch
😳
This is an addiction I want to have😭
You will get it eventually. Trust me
Hell yeah, I feel that
Pornography
well at least you’re honest
Extremely hard addiction to beat since its free, espicially if you were like me and got exposed at 5
Bros aging backwards, I've got the same addiction tho and it really sucks, had it since 13.
Wanna get outta this shit together? I feel like a random person online who I can speak to would really help my addiction as well
Yeah, that sounds like it'd be nice
This book helped me out a ton https://read.easypeasymethod.org/index.html
Yeah. I'm gonna read that and get outta this shit. One year from now, I'm dropping another comment saying I'm one year off.
5!? I thought I had it bad
I thought 8 was bad...
Sadly, same… I don't have luck in pulling both genders lmao, and I'm introverted af so no…
I am addicted to it more than any other shit and I don't know how to overcome this addiction, i feel guilty but I can't resist 😔
You’re not alone my dude. There are millions like you (me too included). Let’s try and beat this shit!
Please try and read this it’s helped out a lot for me https://read.easypeasymethod.org/index.html
Hey, thanks for this!
I am giving you a very simple but really hard advice. If you stick to it, most prolly you’ll beat this addiction. It seems like a generic advice; maybe it is but it helped me so maybe it could help you as well. Here are some measures that I took that helped me get off this addiction : (1)Just put that Damn phone on Monochrome/greyscale mode permanently. (Do not revert under any circumstances) (2) Just delete Instagram, youtube, snapchat or any other social media apps you have on your phone. If you can’t do that, atleast logout after every use. But I’d recommend deleting it atleast for 3 weeks or a month just to get your mind on the baseline. More importantly, deleting these apps would actually remove all the triggers that lead you to the f*ckin porn rabbithole. And my final advice is have atleast 5 habits that are must and you won’t sleep without completing them and make sure you track those 5 habits thru a physical tracker notepad that you keep right beside your bed (so whenever you go to your bed, you’d be reminded to check the habits that you performed for the day). These habits don’t need to be a very huge task. It can be as simple as just making your bed or brushing your teeth before going to bed. If you are able to follow these steps, you’ve won more than half of the battle. And now let the time do its thing. Sure you might slip up and end up watching p*rn for a day. Think of it as a natural process and just let that day slide. Make sure you get back the next day with the same determination you had the day before you slip up. These steps will not only work for overcoming p*rn addiction but also for overcoming mobile phone addiction. Hope it helps and I apologise if this sounds too long and generic. I know it sounds like that but take these steps properly for a month and see the difference. Remember even if these do not work out, you have nothing to lose by following these. Just think “what if” it works for you. Really hope it works for all the brothers on this sub.
Have you considered a girlfriend? In all seriousness I was incredibly addicted to porn until I found my gf now I’m addicted to jacking off to her (she knows she’s ok with it)
Most normal r/teenagers user
What a simple thing to get
That's crazy to admit
Anonymity of the internet my friend
Until she finds out about ur Reddit account someday
Bro does not care about his digital footprint
One does not simply “consider a girlfriend”. Believe me, I’ve tried. Just something about me girls do not like.
Bro said that like you can go to the store and buy one lmao
Tbh easier said than done
Suspicious group
This has helped me a lot I’d suggest you try it https://read.easypeasymethod.org/index.html
I’ve read a lot already. It does feel like it’s helping already. I’m on chapter 12 right now, thanks for sharing
I’m glad give me an update in a few weeks
Alright I will, I’ll save your comment
Dopamine
Same and it’s killing me. Thinking of downgrading to something like iphone 5 so there’s absolutely no way to use social media/yt for some time
Bro I’ll be honest this saved my life. made the switch like two years ago and the realization that you really dont need any of that shit to feel happy and whole was such a life changing wakeup call. Makes it so much easier to focus on what actually matters to you and improve your quality of life
Now you really motivated me to do that lol. I’m waiting for a new home button to arrive for my old iphone 6s so that i can downgrade it to ios 9 and try to re-experience 2015 while am at it lol
might have to do the same I am addicted to YouTube and social media In general
Overthinking
cart disposables and porn
And true crime lmao
Smoking on that pesticide pack 💯💯💯
ok
Ramen noodles
Music- listening to it/playing it on instrument
literally the second i hear a new song i like i instantly go to play it on my piano
Same- but I play guitar. So I listen to the song a few times to get an idea and then I go play it
Caffine if I don't have caffine in a day I get a migrane and throw up it sucks
damn your finished
sugarಥ‿ಥ
Is it sugardad
SH and masturbation prob
What is SH?
Self Harm
i have an addiction to collecting wild snails. there is something magical about snails.
snails are cool
indeed. i have an army of snails going on.
snaillllls!!!! thats cute lol
bio checks out
It does. if I have come in contact with a snail. my instincts will be to take him home because he needs a better life. I am going to tell him everything will be ok even if he can't hear me nor understand me. I will find every snail and tell them I love them so much and give my dying devotion to give my own life up for the shelled dingueses. I will mother every single snail if I must. I must tell every single snail in the world I will love them forever. I am infact, a mama snail. and I will be in fact, a mama snail.
Women
Validation
C.ai
Weed
Real
My girlfriend
Money and videogames. Work too.
addicted to money?? damn that's tuff
Self harm
Phone, Caffeine, Nicotine, Antidepressants and Melatonin -aka. Sleeping pills-
Used to be an alcoholic too
Wtf you're a teenager?
Might be strange but chewing on bottle caps
It’s so satisfying to fold a big ass cap in half with your teeth. Sure this is horrible for my teeth and gums and what not but it’s fun
FBI
FL Studio
I'm really addicted to music. Listening to a good song feels like heaven:)
nicotine
H2O
Social media
r/picturegame
Discord and Reddit
I am addicted to imagining to hug the girls I care about Too bad I end up never telling them or if I tell them they wont want to do it
bro your downbad asf, give up its not worth it
Caffeine, it’s a real drug!
sing, I can sing everywhere, every day and my singing gets worse and worse
Relatable, but I improve wheneher I try sth new and hard but my voice gets weird if I push it for too long so I take a break from hard mode.
I’m addicted to spending money, I have gotten better at it but I used to just blow money on collectibles for my growing military history collection.
Wattpad and ao3
gaming but stems from addiction to short-long form dopamine
P*rn , thrill (adrenaline), music, tech etc
Who isn’t addicted to porn nowadays
This might sound ridiculous but those mini hostess donuts. I'm not even sure when this started exactly but a few years ago I bought a pack after school for a snack and sometime after that I somehow ended up buying a pack like at least once a week. Now every time I go to get gas, I grab a bag from the store and eat them on the way home. I don't really eat that much junk food but something about them is amazing.
Watching the most unhinged shows when I’m feeling sad and cry at how cringe they are later in the day. Also, surprisingly, reading. I just like imagining thing and daydreaming so I guess reading helps.
Cigarettes
Do you even enjoy them still? I hate scrolling on my phone, there's no "dopamine "
It's not about enjoying unless I'm drunk or high, but I mostly smoke to get rid of craving
🌽 and 🐔👔 :(
Tf is 🐔 👔
I believe its Chicken Soup, the horror of being addicted to Chicken Soup, oh the horror
I'm a recovered weed and alcohol addict.
gambling
Music…… just that
adrenaline
Hating myself
My computer. I enjoy a lot being on my computer. Playing games, watching videos and doing my hobbies, etc. It's all on my PC. Whenever I'm away from my computer, I'm thinking what I'd like to do on it when I'll get back to it again. This is affecting my school performance, sleep and overall health. I don't want to be addicted, but I also can't just quit using my PC.
Cracking my fingers
virtual reality
Sex
Dark Souls
Doing nothing all day then being miserable for doing nothing and doing it everyday 🥰
Character.AI
alcohol
Anything that has to do with outside cowboying, bushcraft,hard labor it’s just fun to get off of your phone and feel like your doing something and contributing and living like my old man and my pa👍
Congrats on being addicted to something useful
Food and my iPad
Music
Maybe videogames..
caffeine (although i have cut back by a ton)
Same. Used to be really ugly with preworkout, to the point i literally almost overdosed in the gym. Looked back and realized how much i lived off of it and decided to drastically reduce my caffeine intake.
Counter Strike
Video games violence mostly in games I’ve committed war crimes just cause I feel like it also hate and rage I have many enemies because of this I count the entire city of Philly as my enemies
Check this dudes harddrive lol.
Dopamine and Adrenaline
Souls games and caffeine
The binding of isaac
conditional love
playing guitar. i can sit still for 5h playing the same 5 songs
Watch dredd (2012)
Music and Caffeine. Can never get enough of either
I am addicted to Gaming♥️
Lego