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Most people with addiction simply grow out of it (2014)

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Re: Most people with addiction simply grow out of it (2014)

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Post by khazhoux »

lebean wrote: post #14
ghuroo1 wrote: post #5

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I would say almost everything is acceptable once you understand the balance and how it impacts you if you do/over do it. I agree there are a lot of normalised addictions, including the modern trend of counting every step, heart rate beat, times you go in the bathroom and even sleep analysis so you can compare to your friends.

It's true, when I started counting my steps, I just couldn't stop. Then I had to have data about my sleep and bowel movements, so that I could have data-driven insights about my body. My friends and family got annoyed at my compulsion to gather data about mundane activities. It got so bad, I started doing sexual favors to feed my habit, and I am ashamed to admit I was gathering data while I did it to improve my perfo…

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anonzzzies wrote: post #2

You can be addicted to mostly anything; ‘healthy’ (veg, sports etc) and unhealthy. I have seen many people ‘grow out of it’ which meant they replaced one addiction by another (or more than one), but the new ones are acceptable in society so now you are not an addict anymore (…). For instance, I know more than a few ex harddrug addicts who are now addicted to gaming, work, sports, alcohol (also a hard drug but somehow…

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Post by bluefirebrand »

rysertio wrote: post #20
lkdfjlkdfjlg wrote: post #15

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No, I'm not fuzzy on the definition of addiction. If a behavior has little negative effects, then it's not an addiction.

Most mildly addictive drugs don't have that many negative effects.

It can be a negative effect like "I decided to skip work to do the drug instead and lost my job"

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Post by baxtr »

iammjm wrote: post #22

I wonder about where habits end and addictions begin. I think once a ball is rolling it’s not easy to stop it, as it kinda does it on itself

The best definition I’ve read somewhere was along the lines: addiction is something you do repeatedly even though you know it’s harmful for you.

Re: Most people with addiction simply grow out of it (2014)

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Post by Riseed »

lkdfjlkdfjlg wrote: post #6
ghuroo1 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would say almost everything is acceptable once you understand the balance and how it impacts you if you do/over do it. I agree there are a lot of normalised addictions, including the modern trend of counting every step, heart rate beat, times you go in the bathroom and even sleep analysis so you can compare to your friends.

Can you show us a single example of someone who destroyed their life because they couldn't stop counting their steps? No? So maybe don't call it an "addiction" if you want words to have any meaning.

> Can you show us a single example of someone who destroyed their life because they couldn't stop counting their steps?

‘I Am Obsessed With Taking 100,000 Steps A Day,’ Woman Says https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkhD0Lo-fxk

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