I'm going through one now, it's an addiction to alcohol. It came about after I read a book, Shenandoah, and a character in it, Titus went to drinking a lot after he was tortured for nearly a year in a Yankee prison camp during the Civil war.
Prior to this, I'd spent almost all of my life committed to not touching alcohol. But 4 months ago, I started getting into it, and developed an addiction. The cause was the satisfaction and giddy feeling I got when I was intoxicated. It's been so long since I felt either of those emotions, that I started drinking more and more.
It went on until I was consuming a full liter of 80 proof alcohol every day. This happened for a full month, before I finally acknowledged that I have a problem through the disapproval of my parents, and my girlfriend. All of them raising concerns for my health.
For the past 2 weeks, I've been working to phase alcohol out, to the point where my relationship with alcohol is well under control. I don't intent to completely give up alcohol for good, as I believe that consuming alcohol is okay, so long as it's under control.
And the good news is that I've already reached my peak of drunkenness a month ago, when I was so sick that I couldn't even walk down the stairs for a whole week, and I hallucinated constantly.
I started by cutting my alcohol consumption in half, buying only one liter of alcohol instead of two. At this point, instead of buying 2 liters of alcohol, like I did at my peak, I'm buying 2 bottles of 375ml of whiskey.
I've completely barred myself from purchasing any alcohol bottles bigger than 750 ml, unless the alcohol content is below 20%.
I'm working slowly, gradually to take back control of my life, as I can't function in society if I'm drunk all the time. But also acknowledge that to really solve this problem, I need to take a step at a time.
If I'd have one, I'd say caffeine. At 21 I used coffee mainly as a way to cope with my anxiety, depression, and touch/affection starvation. I also used it to help make me feel happier. I at one point would drink what could be seen as 5 cups of caffeine a day or what would be equal to it. Then, I drank so much that I got acid reflux for the first time ever in my life. It was very painful. It felt like I had a sunburn on my chest that couldn't be cooled down at all. I made myself stop drinking it. And now, I only have it as a once in a while treat. I drink decaf coffee though so that way it doesn't screw with my anxiety disorders, and I don't feel overstimulated by the feeling of it throughout my body. Drinking caffeine reminds me of when I took my Vyvanse for ADHD, it has a similar feeling to it (or the exact same feeling). I even made a shirt design that says "Caffeine is my Weed" because honestly that's what it'd be comparable to. As people use weed to help calm themselves, be happy, and deal with their disorders.
They say the first step to recovery is admitting. 👏🏾 I hope you find ways that allow you to continue your progress in a positive way. Good job!
I’m addicted to a different form of alcohol. In the context of perfume and perfume bottles. I have 200+ and although I use them pretty much everyday, there’s no dent because I add more. I’m in the process of ‘giving away’ but it’s not easy and I find myself getting frustrated every time someone asks if they can have one when they come over. I know my partner told them to ask because they know I’d never say no but it does get me quite angry.
What you described is alcohol abuse, not addiction. You can’t manage addiction alone. You may still be an addict. Time will tell. If you’re truly an addict, you won’t be able to drink responsibly. You’ll backslide. Every slide takes you closer to Hell than the last. You also won’t be able to quit cold turkey just because you realize you have a problem. Recovering from addiction demands a great deal of intensive work in the beginning, and then daily work to remain sober. If you don’t do everything right from the beginning and remain thoroughly disciplined, you’ll backslide. For your sake, i hope you’re wrong. I remember when i was where you are. Now i’m fairly certain my next backslide will mean certain death. If you’re serious, get help immediately. Alcoholics Anonymous, practiced meaningfully, was by far my best tool for sobriety. Good luck.
I'm getting help, I poured a whole 1.75 liter bottle of whiskey down the toilet, and I took an axe and smashed the bottle of wine I bought from Kroger.
I know God is mad at me, and that's the most painful disapproval I'm experiencing, but I will change for the better. My addiction hasn't gone on for long, I can beat it, and I damn sure will, no matter the cost
I don’t find myself to have an addictive personality. I can drink coffee every day for months and then stop be fine without.
Im a nicotine user but I find its more of a mental addiction over a physical one. I know people who get physical reactions to not having nicotine. I’ve never had any physical reaction. It’s more like I think about it or see someone else smoking and then I remember and want to have some too lol.
I’ve also dabbled in harder substances that are supposed to be instantly addictive. Like as soon as you do it, you’re supposed to immediately want more. I’ve never had that happen to me while using it. I can do a little bit and limit myself and not do more
Coke slurpie. It was bad. As in 2am had to ride my bicycle down to 7/11, and wait for the machine to refreeze if it was in defrost mode, addicted, as a teen. It was what made me realize and decide I would never let anything control me like that again. Rather it had been that then drugs.
You are going to make it because you already sound determined enough to do so. As for me well... that would be tobacco, coca cola light/monster zero and chocolate/sugary stuff.
At least those things don't make you throw up and feel sick all of the time. So you can still function in society just fine, and I'm sure you do😊
Accidentally swallowing a large amount of tobacco juice was enough to make me stop using it, along with the presence of my girlfriend. Tobacco breath is, to put it nicely, not very appealing
if walking to 7-Eleven in my pajamas... at 1:40am to get a bag of giant Cheetos just because I want to have some giant Cheetos makes me an addict... so be it
Just out of the blue you became a non functioning addict? Very odd without any buildup tbh. Yes, I've quit cigarettes and alcohol so I know a thing or two
Yes, it is odd. My spouse died in 2019, but who would become my next girlfriend got me through it. But then we broke up, since she didn't feel the same way about me as I did about her.
I started by trying wine from Kroger, and it progressed to hard liquor like whiskey. But like I said, I'm reducing it a step at a time.
Stopping all together isn't sustainable, and could lead to severe withdrawal symptoms, which can equally make me unable to function in society
I think I might have an addiction to guitars / guitar pedals / amps. Seriously. I do play a lot, but I impulse buy an absurd amount of equipment and often end up reselling or giving it away.
My recommendation is that you can expand your search for a good lady for you beyond the borders of the United States.
But of course, be careful of catfishes and scammers. Do a reverse image search on their pictures, and remain committed to not sending one dollar overseas.
Do that, and you can find quite a lovely lady for you. As for the porn, it's a bunch of fake nonsense, you don't need it in your life
Dude I'm still addicted to things, there isn't a person I know who's never been addicted to things. Maybe in denial they're addicted but addicted nonetheless
I can understand this one. We once had three additional high intense aerobic exercise classes available after Thanksgiving. Three to give people opportunities to fit them into their schedule outside taekwondo classes. I did all three. I could barely move the day after the third. Haha
Well, I always get the cheapest possible bottles I can find. Which is usually Mccormick, or Sunny Brook.
I've started diluting alcohol with water, to give myself the impression that I'm drinking more than I really am. And the rum taste was rather bad, vodka is okay, whiskey is just right for me, and with diet coke with it, it's good
