speak da truth

Everyone's addicted to something, whether it is a substance or an activity. I'd say that I am a video game addict, personally.

 

im glad u talked about cigarettes. this just shows how powerful addiction can be. imagine people paying companies to slowly kill them? life is one of the most precious gifts u can ever get yet u smoke knowing that one day it can kill you. i smoke and have tried countless times to stop. believe me this drug is da hardest to quit.

this thread is about drug addiction. defintion: a compulsive use of drugs until the user has no effective choice but to continue use. i guarantee u 90% of drug users cant quit. As easy as it may sound, its not that easy. Im sure most of you can relate to the cigarrete example now imagine yourself addictive to coke. I can relate to the coke example because 5 months of it fucked 2 years of my life. Fortunately i have a supportive family. but theres those unfortunate people that dont. What started for me as a few lines(hell why not, my parents are 1000km away) progressively developed into hell. u see how drugs took advantage of my freedom? granted, i was stupid but before i knew it i was hooked. not all drugs are like weed. next time take a bigger look at the picture. ive seen a tiny taste of it and believe me its no fucking picnic.

 

you talk like this is a new concept?

 

and your point?

 

and your joint?

 

nope, not addicted. when i smoke every day, i have the brains and intellect to realize it aint true fulfillment and its not the way i wanna life. pot steals me of the energy i need to follow my dreams and get what i want out of this world... im sure im not the only one whos had mary jane steal this from them, potheads generally dont have many dreams for their life or this world that they are working to bring themselves closer to. then again, not many PEOPLE have true dreams...

but yeah, i do feel moody after i quit smoking after binging, but doing it again just draws me into the cycle even more and im smart enough to give it a rest then. pot is like all drugs, the first time you do it, its great. then as you do it more and more, the greatness fades and the bad part of the spectrum begins to shine brighter, or darker. first your mind opens, then its like a funnell, it narrows back down again, and people would benefit from some BALANCE in their life. abuse turns highs into drags... drags of reefer to keep bored brains from listening to themselves.

 

you know if you balance -being stolen from- with -achieving-, you end up with nothing. is that brains and intellect?

 

masturbation for me

 

I'm hooked on Phonics.

there someone said it, the thread can proceed.

 

I'm addicted to caffeine and seratonin

 

Whos to set the standard of a good life? Your idea of a good life is obviously avoiding addiction. But ours might be its ok to have an addiction as long as its not interfiering with the rest of our life and not harming it and living productivly.

Honestly, your not the first to preach to us about this. Save it

 

Wow, i was literally on the floor for 5 minutes with tears streaming out of my eyes...nice one Eugene. Back to the serious conversation.

 

i agree that there is no standard definition for a "good life", but the definition of addiction is something that you continue to do, despite it harming you in some way.

 

i'm not addicted to any drugs, not even caffeine.
i am in complete control of how much i use any substance.
also, fuck the 12 steps.

 

the definition of addiction doesnt involve harm, it involves lack of control.

most common addictions have come to give extra meaning to teh word

 

I'm addicted to something all the time, if its not coffee, its chocolate, or eating for comfort. Then i might be addicted to hipforums, or going to the pub every day. Sometimes i'm addicted to getting high every night, smoking cigarettes, or drinking by myself. I generally have to have something all the time to stop me from getting depressed, its a bit of a shit situation. But its living nonetheless...does anyone ever feel like they're just in some really controlled, boring fucked up nightmare when they're trying to do it "straight"? Like you're some kind of pansy who has no grasp of reality? I've always wanted to find the root of this feeling.

BTW - I can stop any addiction when I really feel like it but its usually replaced by another one. Generally doesn't get in the way of living a good life, but I think I could achieve more if I went clean. But then i'd be bored and mindless as shit??? WTF

 

from marriam-websters medical dictionary:

Main Entry: ad·dic·tion
Pronunciation: &-'dik-sh&n
Function: noun
: compulsive physiological need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly : persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be physically, psychologically, or socially harmful

 

im addicted to things worse than drugs like...video games, TV, computer, Ipod, ice cream sandwiches etc. etc. lol

 

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