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"But it's impossible to be addicted to weed."
- People who don't realize you can be addicted to literally anything.
I knew a guy who was addicted to ibuprofen. He wasn't even taking it for pain.
My addiction ed for new techs that were hired with few to no actual psych qualifications is that they're almost definitely addicted to something and just happen to be lucky enough that it's legal. Common legal addictions:
- nicotine
- caffeine
- gambling including microtransaction phone games
- social media
- pornography
- processed sugar
16 year old me was addicted to one part of my own body. Escapism is a helluva drug.
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My smartphone. Unfortunately.
Coffee
More espresso, less depresso.
Thinking.
I'm not good at it, but I do it often.
Staying up long in the evening. Might sound a bit weird but there's a thing called bedtime procrastination, and I'm very bad with it. I'll try so hard to fix my sleeping schedule but the next evening I'll again be like "nah we can do half an hour more" which turns into multiple hours, which turns into another day with no energy. However in the evening I'll feel awake again and the cycle just continues. I'm going to talk to a doctor about it next.
cum
Reddit and Lemmy, I can't stop opening Reddit and Lemmy every few minutes, I'm completely sick
I dunno if might help - but I had a problem with reddit (before switching to Lemmy). I ended up putting an app timer on it for an hour every weekday and 2 on weekends. Honestly, it helped a lot for me.
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Food
It might be an eating disorder
I avoid talking to my therapist about it because I don't want to confront the truth.
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Internet...
But also constantly thinking about past memories... nostalgia?
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Porn, Video Games and Youtube Shorts. The Holy Trifecta of Loneliness .
Reading academic books that freak people out when they come over to my place and get me labeled as a pretentious douche.
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Crisps. Think you guys call them chips. I love 'em.
Blue cheese. Specifically double cream blue cheese spread on triscuits.
I used to think blue cheese tasted like play-doh...
Hobbies, I can't get enough of them, gotta collect 'em all. Every couple months it's a new fixation.
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computer/internet
Nicotine/vapes and eating way too much
Soda for me.
I love it.
I hate it.
I just wish so much that there were half sugar sodas out there. All the synthetic sugars of the diet or 0 calorie ones taste like garbage.
I've been cutting the ones I drink by pouring a can of eltzer water in with the regular can of soda, but I think even that tastes a little strange compared to just watering things down.
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Doomscrolling
Weed got me through the hell that was last year, and it sure as shit looks like it's gonna be just as useful this year.
Smoking probably pornography and dopamine in general. I feel like I can't be bored. Just need do something like when I get bored or overwhelmed just watch porn if not that eat something if not that just watch something and the circles goes on.
Music, I NEED it on nearly all the time or I’ll drive myself insane repeating parts of songs in my head. Only turn it off to sleep
How do you find enough stuff to listen to ?
I have a lot of artists I like so there’s usually new music even without checking out new playlists, although that works great too. Honestly the biggest part is probably just that if I really love a song I don’t mind hearing it super often, so I’m usually perfectly happy just hitting shuffle on my library and vibing with whatever’s on
I have a lot of artists I like
Damn that must be great. I have like 1-2 songs I like from ~10 artists
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Video games
My computer, in full working order, with Internet access.
If any of that goes wrong, I'm in a very bad place.
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Edging
Oh yes! Finally someone other than me!
Dude I just got the DeWalt DCED400B and lemme tell ya, I have never had a smoother edging experience. The edges of my walk and driveway look like they were done by a professional. There’s just nothing more satisfying.
Listen, as a fellow edger, I don’t mind telling you that I sometimes take it out and do a little during the winter too. People think I’m weird, but it helps me get a head start on that first spring lawn cleanup.
You gotta tell me about your gear!
My preferred choice is the Husky 34 in T Handle Edger. I love edging in my garden.
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Caffeine, I love it.
Monster Javas.
It's the only Monster-related drink I'll have, not a fan of the other flavored energy drinks they have or even the original energy drink. I have gone about 2 - 3 weeks without a can, it has helped some but when I have a can, it is a nice kick up in energy. Prolonged periods though tend to bring an energy crash.
Nicotine, and to a very mild degree alcohol
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