What's your addiction and how are you going about fixing it?

[sweatgirl]

What's your addiction and how are you going about fixing it? I am an exercise bulimic and a alcoholic. I am currently not trying to fix it because I am very busy with work. I have promised myself and others that I will start therapy the beginning of June. I would much rather drink alcohol then eat a healthy meal. does anyone else feel this way? I woke up this morning wishing that I didn't have to work and that I could just drink my self to sleep and ignore my cell phone, turn off my lap top, close the hotel door, and not wake up until tomorrow morning. not sure where this is all coming from, but I am going to have to work today because I am on a business trip and have a lot to get done before I leave here on Saturday night. oh but there is room service with the option of alcohol.

[RasmusAiken]

Mine is food. I eat to get a cheap tastebud high when I'm under stress. It has caused me to gain 50 lbs and it has restricted my agility and overall health.
I've fought it by finding other pleasures such as exercise, reading, music and the outdoors. I've cut back to eating just one balanced meal a day and I've lost 25 lbs in 100 days. Restaurant and fast food has been my biggest nemesis. I hope to be done in another 100 days when I'll add a second meal to my day (a light breakfast, yay).
To anyone caught in a struggle like this I'd say tell those around you that you're in a battle against food. It really helps.

[sweatgirl]

good for you for loosing the weight. I recommend taking a different approach. your body will eventually cause you to go into starvation mode and any weight that you lost you could potentially gain back if not more. Right now this diet seems to work, but look at the big picture is this a diet you can stick with for the rest of your life? my guess is probably not. Exercise 4 times a week and a healthy diet. 3 healthy meals and two mini snacks is more of a way to go in the long run and better for your body as well.

[RasmusAiken]

Thanks for the suggestions. I do need a plan of how to stabilize my weight after this is over. But working toward your suggestions right now makes total sense.

[trgffggffgfg]

I have had real addictions, like stimulants (Ritalin/Meth) and GHB/GBL/BDO those have real withdrawals and since I overcame those and never took the stuff since 7 years or whatever now I laugh about stuff like smoking or bulimia that's nothing comparably. I know that sounds ignorant and I know that if my frame of reference is different it won't change yours or how severe it is to you, but just that's how it is to me. I fix any addiction by realizing it was once 10 or 20 times worse or whatever and it still pulls me towards it but the experience was so awful and it fucked up my life that's what also pulls me away.

[trgffggffgfg]

I mean I could even be in fear of death for days, but that's still 5-8 times better than being psychotic and confused and feeling like extreme shit plus being in fear of death for days. You can cope with anything metally, after a few times I developed a system to remain sane it works no matter what happens to my consciousness but it is kind of traumatizing to go there. Anyway extreme GHB withdrawal you don't want to have it you can actually get seizures and die of anxiety plus blood pressure issues...

[RasmusAiken]

Thanks for your contribution. Everyone can benefit from reading this.

[sweatgirl]

thanks for sharing. I have gone through serious alcohol with drawls in the past so I can relate to some of your past with drawls. when I went threw serious with drawls from alcohol it put me in the hospital and was put on a series of medications to prevent me from seizures, high
blood pressure, and nausea. I did experiment with Meth and crack years ago and I agree it is a scary drug to come off of.

[trgffggffgfg]

I am sorry you have made those experiences, I didn't always have medication for withdrawal and alcohol just wouldn't cut it at all with that stuff even opium wasn't good enough just throw up from anything... Well you know what it is like in withdrawal, you can think back and compare, really think back what you went through it were the hardest days of your life and you made it regardless. You can overcome anything which is less worse than that. This is how it is to me.

[MaskofInsanity]

Food :( I can't control myself! I mean, I'm not in need of an intervention or anything but I just have no will power when it comes to food. I'm just exercising more and trying to keep myself busy so I'm not bored and hungry lol.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure that I have a caffeine addiction. If I miss my morning coffee I get cranky real cranky.

[sweatgirl]

that happens to me to so I use my coffee pot as my alarm clock and it seems to work.

[Opinion Owner]

Well my morning coffee last about 4-8 cups

[Anonymous]

Gambling, women, drugs and booze. I love my habits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYi7uEvEEmk

[mario1321]

Trade bad habits, with good habits