Do you have other addictions?
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Do you have other addictions?
I've always done too much of anything I liked.
I will surf the net until morning. One interesting fact leads to another....
Stay out partying til 6 am.
Play a new i-phone game until morning.
Read a novel in one sitting.
Start cutting material for a jacket in the morning and be wearing it at 3 am the next day and be completely exhausted.
I guess that is all part of an addictive personality.
I will surf the net until morning. One interesting fact leads to another....
Stay out partying til 6 am.
Play a new i-phone game until morning.
Read a novel in one sitting.
Start cutting material for a jacket in the morning and be wearing it at 3 am the next day and be completely exhausted.
I guess that is all part of an addictive personality.
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Yes, I often find that I get way too focused on things and I have to pull myself out of it. I don't know if it's generally part of an addictive personality or not, but I know that if I choose to let my mind focus on something that's self destructive I can take it pretty far.
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Yes plenty of them. Booze was by far my worst. The only vice I don't have is gambling and if I tried hard enough I'm sure I could get it. I am an all or nothing kind of guy. It's something that serves me very well at times and in other areas is very self destructive.
Alcohol was unlike anything I ever did. Completely consumed me. I can work on the other stuff as long as I'm sober. The BB calls it self will run riot. Meaning we are consumed with destructive things (reliigous folks call this sin).
If I can come to believe in a power greater than me and try and be as helpfull and selfless as I can, that is my only defense against my runaway ego. Left on it's own, it will always cause me problems.
Best of luck to you!
Alcohol was unlike anything I ever did. Completely consumed me. I can work on the other stuff as long as I'm sober. The BB calls it self will run riot. Meaning we are consumed with destructive things (reliigous folks call this sin).
If I can come to believe in a power greater than me and try and be as helpfull and selfless as I can, that is my only defense against my runaway ego. Left on it's own, it will always cause me problems.
Best of luck to you!
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I used to be a chronic pot smoker but kind of outgrew that addiction in my later years. After doing cocaine a handful of times I realized that my personality + cocaine = biiiig problems down the road, so I stopped associating with anyone who did it.
These days my vices are forums (this one and others) and once in a while a good video game. It's kind of nice not to be hooked on anything dangerous.
These days my vices are forums (this one and others) and once in a while a good video game. It's kind of nice not to be hooked on anything dangerous.
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Originally Posted by Coolmummy 
Isn't this part of the whole 'alcoholic personality' though? In my AA meetings there is always a wry 'joke' about doing a million things instead of a hundred because we're 'alcoholic'? I am the same btw!
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I smoked a pack a day when I drank. I quit that at the same time as drinking. A good part of my work has been on balance and I continue to improve on that daily. I can be a little obsessive about my passions in life but that is a good thing as long as it doesn't hurt me in some way. 
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While I've been working hard on some form of moderation...all or nothing still wins on occasion. I recently did the all night book read...worst of all, it was a kinda average book.
I got into ice cream every night for a couple months over the winter (i've never really been a sweet toothy either)...had to go cold turkey...or downgrade wardrobe.
My favorite is golf...haven't broken those sticks out for 2011 yet...once i do, all bets are off.
I got into ice cream every night for a couple months over the winter (i've never really been a sweet toothy either)...had to go cold turkey...or downgrade wardrobe.
My favorite is golf...haven't broken those sticks out for 2011 yet...once i do, all bets are off.
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I can't use marijuana or cigarettes without control. They're a waste of time/money anyway, so that's good that they're out of my life.
I have cut out coffee as well. If I start drinking it, I absolutely must have it every single day. I won't even allow myself one cup a day.
Video games are really tough for me as well. If I start one, it absolutely consumes me and I think about it all day, so I've cut those out too.
Sometimes it seems like I don't allow myself ANY vices. Watching 2 or 3 movies week and watching a few TV Shows online are about as far as I go...
I have cut out coffee as well. If I start drinking it, I absolutely must have it every single day. I won't even allow myself one cup a day.
Video games are really tough for me as well. If I start one, it absolutely consumes me and I think about it all day, so I've cut those out too.
Sometimes it seems like I don't allow myself ANY vices. Watching 2 or 3 movies week and watching a few TV Shows online are about as far as I go...
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I tend to over do alot. Especially when it comes to making up for lost time and trying to prove myself in my life without drugs. I have become quite the perfectionist, which can be a bad thing at times. If I dont do perfectly, I feel like a failure. and i can be pretty hard on myself.
but I have to learn to take it easy. Nobody is perfect.
but I have to learn to take it easy. Nobody is perfect.
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