First off, I understand the chemical [U]dependency[/U] of some addictions, and I am NOT referring to that type of addiction. I'm referring to cigarettes and the like. [B]Edit:[/B] I mean dependancy as in you'll die if you don't have it any more. Nicotine is a want chemical, not a need.
I would like to start by saying I think people have addictive personalities, which makes it hard for them to let go of it. Maybe they like doing it and need an excuse to continue doing it. People can do what they want, I'm not saying they should stop. I'm just trying to understand how they can be "addicted" if they really do want to quit. Me? I don't really have a problem with addiction, I've never been addicted to anything. As a result, I don't understand people who find themselves addicted.
Furthermore, I understand that it's chemical based. I'm not asking how addiction works, I'm asking why people have such a hard time with it.
Normally I write tl;dr threads, so I'll keep this one short.
Addiction? Your thoughts?
It's real and it only happens to idiots who have no self control.
Does that really make it "real"? Or does that just mean people are stupid and can't control themselves? I'm going with the latter. I'd say that means it should be called stupidity, rather than addiction, no?
When you don't have an addiction you feel as if they couldn't be true, like it is rediculous to be controlled in such a way. Once you have one though, shit sucks. Stopping smoking is a goddamn bitch
Uhh, cigarettes DO have chemical dependency.
I tried pot once, it was horrible and i couldn't move my body for an hour, than I ate 2 boxes of my friends cookies and threw up, but
I still kind of want it and think about it every day.
Everything smells like it now, wish it were legal.
'First off, I understand the chemical dependency of some addictions, and I am NOT referring to that type of addiction. I'm referring to cigarettes and the like. '
cigarettes have nicotine
nicotine is addictive chemical
OP is ignorant
It's difficult because someone who is addicted to something has a brain that thinks it can't function without said thing, in the same way you get hungry because your brain thinks it can't live without food. The (for example) cigarettes have become such a large part of the activities of the brain it thinks it can't function properly without them, and when it hasn't had cigarette for while it starts sending messages throughout your body that cigarettes must be acquired as soon as possible.
You try smoking for a few weeks and you WILL get addicted and you will know what addictions is like.
It's hard to get over because it forms very strong links in your brain. It becomes something like eating when you are hungry or going to sleep when you are tired. You're brain doesn't naturally ascociate them, it needs to be shown the link and addictions form bonds just as strong.
The only way people can get over addictions is with enough self control to break the link and show your brain it doesn't need to take the drug to get rid of the bad feeling.
[QUOTE=rathat48;22412367]I tried pot once, it was horrible and i couldn't move my body for an hour, than I ate 2 boxes of my friends cookies and threw up, but
I still kind of want it and think about it every day.
Everything smells like it now, wish it were legal.[/QUOTE]
Even the smell of sizzling bacon?! Thats my addiction. :smug:
Alright, you are cool because you have loads of self control. Addiction is real. Try smoking two packs a day for a few years, then quitting cold turkey. You probably couldn't. Even if your body doesn't depend on nicotine, it'll still be so happy about getting it in that you'll crave it.
I get addicted really easily, so I try to stay away from nicotine and alcohol.
yes /thread
Two types of addiction, mental and physical, physical is the chemical side of it, mental is the thinking side of "I need this" but it's just as valid as a chemical addiction. When you're chemically addicted, it's almost like breathing, [b]if you go without it your body will suffer[/b] people can feel physically sick if they go without their drug of choice. But yes, in the end addiction is real, and anyone who thinks it's just for idiots are idiots themselves.
Psychological addiction is real, yes, and it has nothing to do with stupidity.
I find the best way to avoid addiction is to never try whatever it is that could get you addicted in the first place. I'm never going to do any drugs (regardless of the fact that both my brothers and parents smoke marijuana and cigarettes) so I won't have any risk of getting addicted in the first place. I can't miss what I haven't got.
I could stop having caffeine if I wanted to. I don't.
I tried to give up smoking using nicotine patches, so right there the chemical dependancy was gone. By all logic i should have been able to give up easily because my brain no longer craved nicotine. I didn't.
It is the habit of things like smoking that is the hardest to give up. Trying to stop doing something i'd been doing 30 times a day, every day, for years on end seemed impossible. I didn't crave nicotine any more, i just craved the distraction, something between my fingers, the way cigarettes broke up my day into distinct chunks.
Habit seems to play the largest part in addiction (mine at least) rather than the chemical dependancy.
Suck on a pen and get ink on your cheek like in the ad
OP is either really ignorant or a troll.
[QUOTE=Dashiel;22412268]It's real and it only happens to idiots who have no self control.[/QUOTE]
So I'm guessing you're addicted to posting stupid posts, then.
^ I did actually end up with alternating blue/red/black teeth for a couple of months thanks to that
as a smoker who's really tried quitting numerous times, i can say it's very fucking real.
It's not a matter of 'self-control'. It's sort of like a hunger or thirst.
Try stopping eating for a few days and you'll know how bad quitting smoking can be.
It seems to work just like placebos, pills that only contain common things like sugar, and are made specifically to make you believe that taking them is doing something.
[QUOTE=Dr. Oswald;22412576]I tried to give up smoking using nicotine patches, so right there the chemical dependancy was gone. By all logic i should have been able to give up easily because my brain no longer craved nicotine. I didn't.
It is the habit of things like smoking that is the hardest to give up. Trying to stop doing something i'd been doing 30 times a day, every day, for years on end seemed impossible. I didn't crave nicotine any more, i just craved the distraction, something between my fingers, the way cigarettes broke up my day into distinct chunks.
Habit seems to play the largest part in addiction (mine at least) rather than the chemical dependancy.[/QUOTE]
i tried patches, didn't do it for me.
Im addicted to masturbating.
If you want to give up smoking, just chew gum all the time. Regular gum, not overpriced shitty nicotine gum. And chew it ALL THE TIME. My brother, who has absolutely no self control, did this, and it worked. Just chew regular gum all the time.
I remember reading that cigarettes cause nearly as much chemical addiction as heroin does
Dunno if it's true
[QUOTE=thereisno131;22412392]'First off, I understand the chemical dependency of some addictions, and I am NOT referring to that type of addiction. I'm referring to cigarettes and the like. '
cigarettes have nicotine
nicotine is addictive chemical
OP is ignorant[/QUOTE]
I meant people who will die if they stop. My bad. Seeing as that doesn't make them "dependent" of it. That's a want, not a need.
[QUOTE=dirtyhand;22412406]You try smoking for a few weeks and you WILL get addicted and you will know what addictions is like.[/QUOTE]
Actually, I have. Both my parents have been smoking for around 50 years, and my brother for about 19 years. Which is why I often wonder why they struggle with it. I did it intentionally, not because it was "cool." I just wanted to understand what was so very difficult about it. Stupid? Yeah, probably. But it's my body, so I'll test it if I want to.
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