Are you addicted? (page 2)

Frog

I bit my nails for 22years Greendawn, but have been clan now for 4, with no chance of going back

I also used to be addicted to Chicken, but I've been a vegetarian for 4 years now also, with no chance of going back

however, that was at the time when I was also leaving the addictions of the org behind me, it was a powerful time in my life that helped me revolutionise other aspects of my life...I doubt I'll ever be able to conjur up such momentum again for overturning habits I want to let go of...

I'm generally addicted to food, I just love good food to much! Just trying to work on finding a balance before the kg's start creeping up!

It's a tough one matey, but it is possible to find the strength if you put your mind to it. Ultimately I think the most important thing is that you make changes for yourself and yourself alone, think long-term, and acknowledge your little triumphs along the way.

luv frog x

greendawn

Not all addictions are bad and everyone likes delicious food, moderation in all things is the right way.

G money in England also the drinking age is 18, but a lot of pub owners turn a blind eye to persons as young as 15 drinking alcohol, to them it means a little extra business.

Finally-Free

I recently quit smoking, so now my only addiction is nailbiting. I'm not too worried about it. What I would like to do is develop an addiction to exercising. My sister's a fitness nut, and at 53 she's still able to turn the heads of men half her age. I'm quite the opposite - the only women that give me a second glance are elderly, virtually homebound, and primarily interested in how many groceries my truck can deliver to them.

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lucifer

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Cardinal Fang

Hi, I'm Cardinal Fang and I'm an alcoholic...

Seriously, just passed 6 years in recovery... a couple of hospital detox admissions, at least one night in the cells, and incalculable mental/emotional torture (to both myself and my nearest and dearest) under my belt... was pretty much in the gutter by the end...

Although it's been by no means an easy road, overall, my life has changed beyond measure...now at university working to recover as much of a career and a life as I can from what the WT and alcohol conspired to take from me... perhaps equally as importantly, going into recovery forced me to seriously examine myself and my life, and to be brutally honest about it, which in turn forced me to make the painful yet necessary decision to divorce myself from the WT, for which I now thank God as I understand Him (yes, I know, AA-speak, but for this ex-dub, the freedom to have one's own conception of a Higher Power was/is heady stuff )

As for your situation, Greendawn, I can't share beyond my own experience (no personal knowledge of weight problems/compulsive eating), though if you feel it might pose a serious problem, I know there is an Overeaters Anonymous programme in existence, but you'd have to find out if there were any groups handy.

Speaking for myself, I know (as is common with many recovering alkies), I developed (and still have) a bit of a sweet tooth, and my physique is far from being a Greek god's (unless Dionysius counts ), but when it comes down to it, being overweight, to the best of my knowledge, rarely leads to people losing their jobs, homes, families, or sanity... it's all relative.

Wishing you all the best in achieving your goals,

'C.F.'

Fe2O3Girl

Viewpoints from a controversial figure:

http://society.guardian.co.uk/drugsandalcohol/story/0,,1751589,00.html

"The concept of addiction is rapidly losing all useful meaning, speculates Stanton Peele."

"Now, the term has branched out to embrace drinking, gambling, shopping, sex, eating, obsessive compulsive disorder, computer gaming, television watching and internet use. The list expands constantly, serviced and encouraged, says Peele, by a growing and hungry treatment and therapy industry."

"What frustrates Peele is the way the word addiction is returning to its 17th-century usage, when it meant "habitual" (as in "he's addicted to his sherry")."

Cardinal Fang said:

a couple of hospital detox admissions, at least one night in the cells, and incalculable mental/emotional torture (to both myself and my nearest and dearest) under my belt... was pretty much in the gutter by the end...

Is is appropriate to use the same word for Cardinal Fang's experience, and for a sweet tooth?

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