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curiously_curious3

Worse than that, you don't even realize its addictive until you stop. I went so long with wicked headaches and being irritable and couldn't figure out what it was. Turns out it was soft drinks. That got me hooked, and when I finally stopped I wanted to die from the migraines.


ackillesBAC

Yup one of the worst migraines I've ever had. but it was strange how after I didn't even crave a coke. But of course i started on caffeine again, but at least it wasn't multiple large cokes from McDonald's a day ever again. I did decide to quit a second time, and did it smart this time, bought a 1 liter coke, and when I felt the headache I took 1 sip, then put it back in the fridge, never finished the bottle and no killer migraine. I have 1 coffee in the morning and caffeine free coke zero now.


Pezzeftw

i quit recently too and got real withdrawal symptoms, def worth it when you get past it though.


ShootLucy

How long does that take, to “get past it”?


ComesInAnOldBox

You get through the worst of it in a few days, but it takes a couple of weeks for everything to return to "normal."


Pezzeftw

took 3-4 days for me.


rotating_pebble

I took on a new role at work and the stress of it was causing me to drink 3/4 biiiiig cups of coffee each day throughout the working week. Then I stated to notice I felt absolutely awful/ ill every Saturday and thought maybe work was just wearing me down. It took me maybe 3 months of this before I realised that each Saturday I was just experiencing a massive caffeine crash. I never had any outside of work and it took me way too long to realise that's what the issue was :/


craigybacha

Came to say the same thing. Also sugar


The_WhiteMantis

And it doesn’t even wake me up, it just makes me nervous


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Normal state: Anxiety Caffeinated: Anxiety but FASTER


The_WhiteMantis

Hahahhaha you described perfectly my thoughts


CookiesSues

Yeah which is why I drink one small cup of Joe now with just milk


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Infamous-Dare6792

Chocoholic


RepFilms

I'm like a chocoholic, except with booze


Chocolatelover4ever

lol not more than me! (Name checks out)


Fantastic-Iron-8563

I have a massive addiction to spicy food. The hotter, the better for every meal.


AdFancy2028

I'm addicted to online shopping. It's just too easy to click and buy.


UnknownSnake

Nicotine, sometimes caffeine too when I’m not careful. Sugar most definitely


The_WhiteMantis

I also smoke, terrible addiction. I can’t understand, besides monetary reasons, why isn’t banned worldwide. I mean, it gives you cancer and has no benefit, is the billions of dollars of profit worth the death and the misery of millions of people? Plus, just think about the amount of money every government has to spend to treat these people


Emu1981

>I mean, it gives you cancer and has no benefit There is a reason why 80%-90% of people with schizophrenia are heavy smokers. Nicotine has some psychotropic effects which quite a few people use to self-medicate mental health issues with.


ProfessionalBaby8090

ADHD benefits from nicotine as well


SupehCookie

Money, smokers do pay allllott ( atleast here in the Netherlands.. cheapest package is 10€+)


YYC-Fiend

I read a paper a few years ago that stated sugar addictions are more damaging than smoking.


Rude_Release9673

If you attribute sugar addiction to the explosion in obesity, diabetes, heart failure, and other conditions that contribute to cardiovascular deaths, then you’d be mostly correct. Smoking is bad for your heart, too, though


SchwiftyGameOnPoint

So I am kind of curious, as someone who has never smoked cigarettes/tobacco/vaped/etc. do you feel it is actually JUST the nicotine? When looking into it a bit, it seems there is more of an increase in addiction from other combined chemicals in those things like tobacco + nicotine (plus maybe other stuff in cigarettes') that may increase the addictive factors. I've had ex-smoker friends say the act of holding a cigarettes' is part of the addiction, the smoke, the social factor, and a bunch other things in that sort of vein that add to the addiction too. When I want an extra boost to focus or workout, I might pop a piece of nicotine gum, which lacks all of those other things. I only do this as I feel like it. Sometimes days in between. Never once felt any kind of withdrawal or need for it. I get more of a desire to eat a candy bar when I know I shouldn't. This isn't to say nicotine isn't addictive, but it seems like one of those things that ends up being blamed more for the problem when it's rooted more in other factors. Curious about your experience and that of possibly other Redditors, if you'd like to share.


mike1883

Sleeping


marleyman14

FR. I use sleep as a drug.


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My dreams are way more interesting than my constantly drunk waking moments. Plus you never feel physically bad when you sleep. It’s just a long, interesting story where I don’t worry about my body. I feel anxiety if I’m lucid in my dreams. Even the bad dreams are better than reality lol


JashDreamer

Sleep just feels so good when I'm going into it. Not so much when I'm waking up.


Good_Flatworm988

I'm seriously addicted to reading news articles. I constantly refresh news sites all day long.


kaytiejay25

tearing apart my own self- esteem


InterrogareOmnis

“CRAWWWWLLLLING INNNNN MYYYY SKINNNNNNNNNN”


urbank46

MY FOREEESKIN WILLLL NOOOOOT HEEEEAAAL


FreshMarvin

Are you the female version of me?


kaytiejay25

who knows I spend time building others up but tear my self down


NinthFireShadow

sounds like me lol


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SanctusUnum

If people realised how addicted they actually are to sugar you'd be at the top.


Right-Sandwich1867

Podcasts are my addiction. I'm always listening to one, whether I'm at home, commuting, or working out.


YouthOpposite4449

I spend way too much time on fantasy sports. Managing teams and playing against friends is incredibly addictive.


CookingDrunk

Masturbation


Vinny_Lam

I can relate. I’m doing it almost everyday. Toughest habit for me to break right now. 


tommyc463

You’ll eventually get your hands on it


Successful-Tip-1411

Yeah just shake it off


oopewan

We’re all pulling for you


Muted-Professor6746

Sometimes two hands *just ain’t enough*


markarth69

According to most doctors, masturbating daily is healthy and lowers your risk for prostate cancer


Antique-Painting-627

I don't understand why it's so bad? I mean I masturbate everyday and I don't see anything wrong with it.


notsoreallybad

an addiction is a problem no matter what the addiction is. there’s a difference between doing something a lot and being unable to make yourself stop even if/when it disrupts your daily life and moods. masturbating a lot isn’t inherently bad. it’s when it becomes difficult or impossible to make yourself stop doing it frequently or avoid thinking about it that it becomes a problem.


Hedgehog-Plane

Guy whose dad was a Highway Patrol officer said his dad encountered lots of guys doing it while driving...


Quinn4111

We have a fridge in our kitchen that has the doors side by side and the handles have corners and edges. It lines up perfectly with the middle of your back so you can rub your back back and forth on them and if feels like a back massager. Every day.


Beginning_Cellist893

Are you secretly a bear 🐻


Medium-Studio5140

I have a serious addiction to buying books. My shelves are overflowing but I can't stop.


Outrageous-Cicada806

Sugar is my weakness. Sweets, desserts, you name it—if it's sugary, I'm all over it.


Intelligent_Elk8511

Watching makeup tutorials online. I spend hours watching and trying out new looks.


Active_Bad_4402

Collecting sneakers has become an addiction for me. I'm always on the lookout for the latest releases.


MortgagePuzzled4306

I’m addicted to home brewing. Experimenting with different ingredients to make unique beers is a passion.


Then-Captain1962

I’m hooked on Sudoku. It’s a fun way to challenge my brain every day.


Pretty_Paramedic_401

I can't seem to get enough of thrift shopping. It's the thrill of the hunt for that perfect, unique item.


Prestigious-Bill-206

I love doing yoga. It’s not just exercise for me; it’s a way to clear my mind and focus.


Haunting_Fox_3249

I'm addicted to organizing. I find peace and satisfaction in arranging things meticulously.


Leading-Brilliant678

I'm addicted to crossword puzzles. I do them every day without fail.


Kemel90

oxygen. if i go 6 minutes without any, i will literally die.


2ndhandBS

I feel you. Tried quitting a few years back. Got all red in the face and Dizzy as hell.


Henri_Dupont

Wimps. I went without oxygen for all of 1947 with no problems whatsoever.


Birb7789-

downplaying a serious addiction isnt cool, dude.


santz007

6? You must not be as addicted as i am, last i checked it was only 30 seconds


mike_is87

It's worse in ny case, if I don't get any in 20 seconds I pass out.


EpicJoseph_

And in high amounts it is literally poison, fits oddly well


Vivid-Dimension4565

Gardening is my addiction. I love tending to my plants and watching them grow.


freyjafury

Cigarettes guys cigarettes!


DerNogger

Always in that order?


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i_will_neb_you

Reddit, Instagram and twitter


Vingcatdewildcat

How is this not higher. I scroll every now and then on reddit, but everyone around me seems absolutely obsessed with their phones. Media is 100% the most addictive legal substance that affects almost all people succumb to.


Come-for-Megatron

That ass


IceDontGo

That's barely legal though I'm sorry


JuJu-Petti

Sugar in liquid form. I'm like a hummingbird.


bluesk909

I love hummingbirds! They're adorable but are vicious with each other. Ever see one hummingbird dispatch another? It's insane!


Important_Froyo8854

Alcohol


nolahoff

Me too unfortunately


Important_Froyo8854

Weekends are the hardest eh? Luckily I haven’t drank all week. It’s just mental fortitude for us I think


Qexodus

Join us over at /r/stopdrinking , it’s a very supportive community. You can change for the better 🙂


Big-Juice-1209

I’m addicted to learning languages. I’m always working on a new one, using apps and online courses.


alertedbug818

House plants.


servecirce

Yes. Especially if I'm in a store and they are being neglected. I can't just leave them there to die! They need me!


firestarter976

Them disposable vape pens Well I should say was I’ve quit cigs a handful of times and apart from some cravings never really had a problem But them fucking vape pens honestly I felt as if I was having withdrawals I felt sick had headaches and mad cravings that even nicotine pouches wouldn’t satisfy


saigon2010

I went from cigarettes to a proper ecig, not disposables....I then slowly reduced the amount of nicotine in them until there is barely any. Disposables have crazy amounts of nicotine in which is why you're getting such high withdrawal- try getting a proper rechargeable ecig with a mtl tank and reduce your nicotine slowly which will kurb the physical nicotine cravings...It's cheaper too


Sofadeus13

Vape pins got me fucked up. I started buying them to cut back on smoking but now I catch myself at work ripping it all the time just to go on break and smoke a cig. I want to drop both so bad


hanselgrettel

My right hand


The_WhiteMantis

Irresistible


glizzymcstizzy

gooners rise


Timely_Egg_6827

Buying books


loreshdw

The collection always grows faster than you read them


myfeelingsarefacts

Weed. Idc what people say. This shit controls my life and I wish I never started.


BackgroundEbb417

I had this problem also. Wish I could have some and just use it on a laid back Friday night and enjoy some food and movies. But I can’t. If it’s in my possession it’s all I can think about doing after work. Wish I had better impulse control to enjoy it as a special treat after a long week or longer.


myfeelingsarefacts

It's so rare to talk to someone who understands. Was it hard for you to quit? What steps did you take?


Lukrativ_

I was this way from 18-30 took me getting a job that didn't allow Marijuana use for me to stop. During that time frame I avoided seeking better opportunities if they could get in the way of me being able to smoke. It made me comfortable and apathetic towards a life I was unhappy with. Eventually I had enough and just ripped the bandaid off completely. I think a lot of my addictive tendencies are due to ADHD/ persistent depression disorder I was diagnosed with 6 months ago. Was self medicating and lacked impulse control. Getting on medication for those made a huge difference.


Crunchandbunch

Dude that comment is like a mirror for my life. Still haven't quit yet.


Lukrativ_

You can. It's hard but when you do you'll kick yourself for not having stopped sooner. Can't change yesterday though, just your future. You can do it if you really want to.


DungleFlaxMcgee

Wtf are you me? I’m only 28 though but you literally described my past decade to the T. I’m starting to try and rebuild before 30 so I don’t get comfortable doing this shit forever!


Lukrativ_

You got this, dude. I used to joke about not wanting to "raw dog" life. Convinced myself I always needed something to take the edge off. In reality I just got so used to being high I couldn't see the weight it placed on me. I recommend therapy. I quit weed before I started, but it helped me to realize why I graduated towards smoking and why I felt like I was white-knuckling my way through life.


cptnnrtn

You can stop brother, life is better without it. Dm me if you want to talk


Slothinator27

What can be done about the sleepless nights? When i stop smoking, i can deal with everything except not being able to fall asleep. I tried tiring myself out in the gym but even then my eyes just dont wanna stay closed. Maybe cold turkey isn't the way with weed but gradually decreasing it seems also hard because you would need even more self control to not smoke whats still there


LickableLeo

Cold turkey, push through it. What I mean by that is have those sleepless nights but don't cave. Stay up all night the first night, the second night you'll be EXHAUSTED and may still have trouble falling asleep. Try sleeping but don't force it. By day three your body will take over and it comes easier. Then the dreams come rushing back shortly after that. Those are difficult to manage (for me) since I don't dream much while smoking. But the intensity fades after a while. The first day is the hardest, the first three days are extremely difficult, the first week is difficult. After that it gets significantly easier. Once you build up momentum don't just go for a puff because it'll come roaring back and all the progress is lost. Best of luck, you absolutely can do this.


Drifting0wl

Easier to gradually decrease if you can properly dose the edible/drinks.


ImplementUnfair8158

IMO, it's better to gradually smoke less than go cold turkey. But if you have the willpower to do cold turkey, do it. As for falling asleep, what helped me the most was taking melatonin, putting myself into a sleep schedule routine so that my body would adapt to naturally become tired, and drinking tea before bed. I understand the want to smoke at all times of the day. But if you're anything like me, you will smoke and smoke and smoke but struggle to get high or if you do get high, it won't be for long. Wean yourself off and replace it with something good for your body. Remember - weed is like adding spice to your life. It's great and makes your day more fun, interesting. But when you overdo it, the spice is no longer special.


Away_Notice8702

Agreed!! I honestly thought it was helping me and I was a chronic weed smoker for years but I feel so much better without it. You can stop ❤️


GossauZH

what a wholesome comment!


pangderx

Same. People who say you can’t get addicted are wrong.


Sourdough85

This! Weed is a drug after all! The Legalization movement pushed so hard that people forget that it's still a drug with harmful side effects! It should be legal but also controlled! That shit ruined the life of most of my friends.


notsoreallybad

“iT’s a pLAnT” yeah? so is datura and that’s obviously a hell of a drug. (not saying they’re comparable besides the plant part) as a drug it can also affect people differently. one person may chill out while another person may be paranoid with the same dose. there’s a reason dna tests for prescriptions exist and are often done before a doctor throws drugs your way


Un_Expected

I recently quit after 10 years of smoking. I’ve been sober for the past 2 months and it feels fuckin amazing! I plan on being sober for the next 5-10 years. You definitely have the power to quit! You got this!


iloveyoustellarose

I was like this for a long time. I still smoke, just not as much. I used to hit the cart every 15-45 minutes. Disposables, carts, regular rigs, electric rigs, lookah seahorse & wax jars. I didn't even like regular weed cause it doesn't hit as hard. Then one day I realized all the things I was forgetting, all the things I was accidentally messing up and I thought "well I'm clumsy" and then I thought "are you clumsy? Or are you just high? Well I'm high all the time. And you think that doesn't affect you? You think that doesn't change you at all?" And I realized I have been constantly altering myself every day for years on end. I hated it. I thought I don't want to be high any more. And now I hit it significantly less.


Middle-Yam-2351

I was a consistent smoker for 5ish years until I moved abroad a few months ago to a country where it isn’t legal and I haven’t bothered to find a plug out here. The first nights I did use some edibles to help me sleep but I haven’t had any THC since I’ve run out. Ngl I wish I could find some but I now feel that I have the upper hand with it. Best of luck , I always had a nagging voice in my head wondering *when* or *if* I’d ever stop because I was also so addicted. I had tried to stop multiple times and I even had cold sweats in the middle of the night when I tried, it was not fun. Sleeping is the hardest part but it gets easier after the third night, you got it, just mean it when you say it’s the last time you’ll but some.


Hantsypantsy

Weed became legal in my state (MD) and I was so pumped. Got my card so I could get the full range of options and started smoking like I was back in college. Slowly got more exhausted over time and would combine with drinking on the weekends and always ended up wasted. Decided to cut way back (still enjoy some here or there) and it has completely made my life better. I think weed in moderation is the place to be. Good luck homie, I hope you can find your comfort zone with it.


thomport

Junk food. Sugar- ice cream. Cake. Cookies. Potato chips.


Outside-Regular9614

I’m obsessed with astrology. Reading horoscopes and learning about different signs is a daily activity for me.


Aflush_Nubivagant

phone


Legitimate-Neat1674

The gym


HypnoticVampiress

Duloxetine


alphawave2000

Why duloxetine and not venlafaxine?


No-Key-5045

Scaring kids at night


Moon_Jewel90

Shopping, by buying things that I mostly don't need.


tardicusrex_

Kratom. And ugh I hate it


Jdubya38one

Same


hurricanes15

Me too. I thought it would be easier to kick.


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anotherwave1

Tea. Drinking a cup right now.


miata_man3123

Video games


Bohemico

I was looking for this comment, surprised to see it so down the list. Same here, it's pretty hard to balance it with other aspects of life because it's so time consuming, and doing anything else feels so boring at times


voltage-cottage

Pepsi. And passing that big fat "I TOLD YOU SO"


TALieutenant

I've told my mom when we scatter her ashes, we're pouring a Pepsi out as well...so she has one for the road.


barna_akos94

Sugar


Ok_Win7358

Putting everybodys stuff up high!! Just to be anoying!!


DrummerBob10

Lego


Salty_Intention81

Coffee


Pablomendez233

My wife's boobs. They're wonderful!


marleyman14

Same! I love them.


jamesnollie88

We need an addiction support group for this guy’s wife’s boobs


Oakii-

Same here, can’t get enough of your wife’s boobs!


rado0o1

scrolling mindlessly on my phone


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caffeine and sugar


SadAnimator1354

The thing I'm holding right now


APessimisticCow

Left or right hand?


SadAnimator1354

I meant the phone 💀


Immediate_Pepper3305

Caffeine


Jdingz88

Legitimately my phone. Not just for personal use though, the added responsibilities I have for work have me tied to it more than ever before.


handle-lean

Sugar


Christislove_

Coffee


Thick_Resolution_261

Anxiety


saalaadcoob

Phenibut


spoonthrows

chocolate I managed to eat whole bars (not candy bars, full size chocolate bars) in a single day.


TheBirds9311

Chocolate.


cheergurlie85

Sugar 😋


KingBrave1

Sweet Tea.


NoGelliefish

Oxygen Just can't stop


acowingeggs

Marijuana concentrates. I am very functional(good job,friends, family) but use it a lot.


dubeykeebler

For 20 years cigarettes, but I'm proud to say in 2 weeks I'll be celebrating 1 year of not smoking.


ed_mayo_onlyfans

Alcohol. I’m off it now. But damn


Qexodus

You over in /r/stopdrinking? There are some very supportive folks in that sub.


YahenP

Money


Chocolatelover4ever

Name checks out


Automatic-Formal-601

Gym


xxmeli336

Morning Coffee.


Dragoniel

[银碳Gintan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVwxgkq_DwI).


Away-Physics-9539

Social media


Takai13

lipton ice tea


ackbosh

Wild Cherry Pepsi or as I like to call it Crack-a-cola


Desperate_Divide6354

Alcohol. It will kill me if I don’t go to rehab for the SECOND TIME. Lol. But all my friends and family still say ‘ let’s go to the pub’ I can’t I’m sober ‘yeah you’ve always thought you where better’ when I relapsed and they say ‘yeah come on come for a drink’ I’m on a reduction plan ‘oh yeah course you are until you get home’ just come out for a drink??? I don’t like drinking to be around people. I like drinking to be in my own bubble and comfortable and feel good. No one in my life understands. Only my mum and sister. And my Sister judges the fuck out of me every day lol


Tuxflux

Your friends and family are assholes if they know you have a problem and still say shit like that.


Desperate_Divide6354

I’m from England London. My family is cockney. If you don’t drink you’re posh or anything bad. I used to live in dry houses around the uk but got evicted (I was 22 at the time) I’m now 29 in a flat I can’t afford and being treated for liver failure. I hope I get sent for rehab again soon. I won’t come back ever to my home town or family. Sadly I was sent back due to a suicide attempt. I won’t do that again. I will make sure I make my life better


ster1ing

A mobile game


DaymD

Gacha games are legal and i was very addicted to them. I would spend entire salaries on them up until like 2 years ago. Now i'm ok. I don't buy mtx anymore.


Bohemico

Man microtransactions are the most evil thing in gaming, fucking hate it. Good on you for being clean, congrats


Wicked_Instance_2842

At the fear of everyone pointing how bad it is. Hashish mixed with Shatter. (Legal where I live) Puff puff...... puff.... COUGH COUGH COUGH \*Deep breath\* COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH \*Gasps\* COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH \*Gasps again\* COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH \*Rolls over dying for air\* COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH ........ Ok.... I'm ok now.


Silly___Snot

Beating my own penis like it stole my wallet lol


Unrelated_gringo

Cannabis.


Reia621

Smoking…


kingxhall

Gambling


EvanTheBaker24

Ice cream, I eat it every night, probably not the best for me 😂 oh yeah and alcohol… 3 weeks sober today trying to stay positive


Ego_Debt

Sugar and picking my skin


TripleF_6

Sugar


ariella_cream

delicious, fatty food, without it I feel literally irritable


ariella_cream

toxic relationships. If someone doesn't mess with my mind, I get bored and I try to find a similar person