backflip10019
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You've never emptied an entire two liter over your head while dancing to Hall & Oates' Maneater?
You've never lived.
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What addictions did you overcome?
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You've never emptied an entire two liter over your head while dancing to Hall & Oates' Maneater?
You've never lived.
This is my second week without cigarettes and I am going crazy.
When will the cravings go away?
Lionheart1827
Member
During cancer treatment I ended up getting addicted to Ativan quickly towards the latter half. Took me a couple of months but I slowly got out of that benzo withdrawal hell by cutting the dosage by half every few days.
If you're ever on any benzo, just be careful since you can get addicted/dependant in about a week or two if you're not careful.
If you're ever on any benzo, just be careful since you can get addicted/dependant in about a week or two if you're not careful.
cereal_killerxx
Junior Member
The physical side? 2 weeks to a month. The mental side? That's different for everyone. For me, it was about 6 months. Don't give up though. I swear, it gets much easier.
And stay away from other smokers to avoid the smell.
I did not overcome, but more like dodged being addicted to meth about 10 years ago. Not going into details, but I was using heavily for about 4 months. A girl I was dating, who I liked a lot, was a user. We thankfully broke up and I lost contact with her and all the people associated with her. I feel like if that kept going for much longer I would've gone down a really bad path in life.
It was a good learning experience and I've gained empathy for drug addicts. I've seen how easy it is go down that path and how quickly it can happen.
It was a good learning experience and I've gained empathy for drug addicts. I've seen how easy it is go down that path and how quickly it can happen.
X-TREME GAFFER
Neo Member
Porn.
TemplaerDude
Member
Its been over a year since I've touched alcohol or cigarettes, so far so good.
Always-honest
Banned
Ah, right, the old Maneater-challenge! Sure. Lots of times.
bootsthecat
Banned
Opiates. I was snorting 3-4 (90-120mg of oxycodone) daily for ~2 years.
The first 3-6 months of using were great, lemme tell you! Finally, got sick of spending $100+ a day just to feel 'normal' and not get sick, I said enough is enough. Thank god for the availability of Suboxone (a miracle drug imo) ...I took it on my own (the strips) and tapered off over the course of 7-10 days. Had an uncomfortable night or two of sleep, then it was over. I think I was on a 'high' for the next month, just being thrilled not to feel shitty like that ever again. It's been 4-5 years now, I don't even think about it.
The first 3-6 months of using were great, lemme tell you! Finally, got sick of spending $100+ a day just to feel 'normal' and not get sick, I said enough is enough. Thank god for the availability of Suboxone (a miracle drug imo) ...I took it on my own (the strips) and tapered off over the course of 7-10 days. Had an uncomfortable night or two of sleep, then it was over. I think I was on a 'high' for the next month, just being thrilled not to feel shitty like that ever again. It's been 4-5 years now, I don't even think about it.
Slowly overcoming my addiction of buying stuff I don't really need (games, collectibles, etc). I've recently taken a step back and I saw how much I was actually wasting and it is disgusting. Sometimes I buy games brand new and never play them. I'm really happy with my progress.
rokkerkory
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laziness
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Currently battling my alcoholism. Past two years or so Ive been pretty much just drinking my life away. Months at a time Id be getting drunk 4 to 5 nights a week. Put me in a bad financial situation and fucked up my schooling. Im getting a grip in it tho.
Darryl M R
Member
Biting my nails. Cracking my knuckles (I still do it but no longer am I compelled to), rubbing my nose and behind my ear.
And video games. Man I would do all nighters sometimes. But right now I feel as if I'm addicted to working out at the gym.
And video games. Man I would do all nighters sometimes. But right now I feel as if I'm addicted to working out at the gym.
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
Interne....
Oh wait.
Oh wait.
Obliterator
Member
That is nothing, I drink a 6 pack of bottled beer 3 nights a week and don't consider myself an alcoholic at all. Now if you were drinking a 12 pack every night, then ya that is going alcoholic.
For me I quit smoking, and caffeine. Those were my 2 major addictions.
Twilight Princess
Member
I am trying to quit the shitest moba ever created. It's so shitty but I can't quit....
I had a major fruit machine (slot machine) addiction when I was a student, so almost 15 years ago now. I wasted my entire student loan on the fucking things, and it seems so ridiculous now. But I had a couple of jackpot wins first time I seriously played on them, then I was hooked. And you know the thing with gambling.. You lose money, so then you gamble even more money to try to win back the money you lost, and the cycle continues.
I hit rock bottom when I spent £500 in a day on the stupid things. Yes £500! And missing lectures to do it. What the fuck. Seems like a different life, a different person, thinking back. But then it did even at the time, it was so out of character for me and I'd have mocked anyone else for doing the same. But that's how I knew I had an addictive personality.
Strangely, I smoked on and off in my student days, but never could get addicted to cigarettes!
Haven't touched a fruit machine since 2002 though so doing well.
Not many people know about this GAF, not even those close to me, so feel honoured.
I hit rock bottom when I spent £500 in a day on the stupid things. Yes £500! And missing lectures to do it. What the fuck. Seems like a different life, a different person, thinking back. But then it did even at the time, it was so out of character for me and I'd have mocked anyone else for doing the same. But that's how I knew I had an addictive personality.
Strangely, I smoked on and off in my student days, but never could get addicted to cigarettes!
Haven't touched a fruit machine since 2002 though so doing well.
Not many people know about this GAF, not even those close to me, so feel honoured.
How About No
Member
Oh whew, at least I still have the internet and caffeine addictions to make up for it
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
It took me 4 years to stop watching Professional Mobas (LoL, Dota2). I told myself that this hobby doesn't make me happy.
MudoSkills
Volcano High Alumnus (Cum Laude)
I cut down my drinking this year, felt like I was heading towards something ugly at the end of last year so I stopped drinking at home completely.
I'm no doubt in better health for it, although you end up remembering everything, and it's all boring.
8 months later and I'm still me though, which is the reason I drank in the first place.
I'm no doubt in better health for it, although you end up remembering everything, and it's all boring.
8 months later and I'm still me though, which is the reason I drank in the first place.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
Yeah, I've been thinking about that. I'll bust out of it. I have a pattern right now that I see that's easily broken and I've been eyeing that up as step one.
I have those as well lol but not really lol but kinda help pls
I can quit any time. I'm totally functional.
The Lone Courier
Member
Loving too much
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
How bad was the addiction to soda? How did you get out of it?
I don't drink soda because of money and teeth/health problems I get from it, so I almost always avoid soda
How About No
Member
Lol yah. I always think "get off of GAF you lazy fuck" but never "maybe I shouldn't have that coffee in the morning. That way I can feel like shit for the rest of the day"
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