Addictions - General - Facepunch Forum

[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;19813532]Hello there, if you're reading this, chances are you're reading it because it may apply to you! Well this is a thread about addictions. whether it be an addiction to doing something, eating something, drinking something, or smoking something, this is thread to talk about it. Some info about addictions [B]What causes addiction?[/B] (From: Anxiety-and-depression-solutions.com) Some science: In your brain, there is a Gland that produces a chemical called [I]dopamine[/I]. Dopamine is made of Eight carbon atoms, 11 hydrogen atoms, 1 nitrogen atom, and 2 oxygen atoms (or C8H11NO2). Basically, what it does is make you feel good. A lot of addictions are because of this chemical. The chemical is more widely associated with sex. Dopamine is released into your brain during sex, and your brain likes it, and causes a temporary state of euphoria. The brain, if exposed to too much dopamine, will eventually become dependent on it (Which is why they say not to masturbate too much). and once your brain is dependent on it, the only way to get off is to go cold turkey. Unfortunately, your brain is a lot more sophisticated than you think, and WILL stop at nothing to try to get this dopamine again, and this is where [I]addiction[/I] comes in. You are not dependent on sex, no, it's just that your brain knows that sex is a way to get it. But if you do something else that releases dopamine, your brain will go for either sex, or whatever the new thing may be, and this is what is called an [I]addictive personality[/I]. Now that you know how someone might get addicted, lets list some forms of addiction, and what type they are Alcohol: Chemical dependency Heroin: Chemical dependency Nicotine: Chemical addiction Kleptomania: Mental disorder/psychological addiction Nymphomania: Mental disorder/psychological addiction Weed/THC: psychological addiction(IN FEW CASES) Not a direct chemical dependency. Some marijuana users use it as an escape from stress. when the mind recognizes that haze as a good feeling, some addictions may occur [highlight]PLEASE NOTE: AN ADDICTION IS NOT WANTING TO DO SOMETHING A LOT, ADDICTION IS A CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY ON SOMETHING, WHETHER IT BE FOREIGN OR PSYCHOLOGICAL. IN MOST CASES, ADDICTION IS NOT DONE IN YOUR RIGHT MIND, AND CAUSES YOU TO ACT RECKLESSLY TO ACHIEVE YOUR ADDICTION. IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS GOING THROUGH AN ADDICTION, THE WAY THE ACT DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT WHO THEY REALLY ARE[/highlight] So facepunch, have you ever been addicted to something?[/QUOTE] A chemical psychological dependency on something? That doesn't even make sense.

[QUOTE=The Saiko;19822102]A chemical psychological dependency on something? That doesn't even make sense.[/QUOTE] Better be trolling

I am addicted to the internet, I guess. Not to the point were it causes problems, so I don't feel it matters that I'm addicted to it.

pornography!!!!!!!

Sleeping (think about it. If you don't do it, you feel a strong urge to catch up, and when you do, it feels great.) Internet Gaming

[QUOTE=Super_Poo;19814798]I drink alot. Helps me forget 'nam[/QUOTE] back in nam...BACK IN NAM I LOST THIS HAND!

Addicted to cigarettes. Weed is a hobby on the side, after I work my ass off all day building houses. I definitely need the relaxation for my muscles, or else I will be in so much pain it's unbelievable.

The only thing I could say I'm addicted to is the internet, seeing as there's always something new and interesting to see in my free time. I've tried many things that many people are addicted to (nicotine, caffeine, opiates) with no problems. It seems that the willingness of people to repeatedly put these addictive substances into their body (thus changing brain chemistry and increasing tolerance) is the real problem. But if you enjoy it and can financially support it, then whatever.

[QUOTE=The Saiko;19822102]A chemical psychological dependency on something? That doesn't even make sense.[/QUOTE] The chemicals in your mind

OP = addicted to making shit threads

[QUOTE=Aman V;19813719]I feel like most addictions are bullshit. Some I can understand to be real but unless you have a weak ass willpower it is not hard to just not do something. Even nictotine. I dip once in a while (lol dirty) and I have no extreme cravings for it like all the crazy anti nicotine people say ( SMOKE 1 CIGARETTE ADDICTED FOR LIFE HURR). And if I do have a craving for it I really just ignore it and find something to do and it simply goes away.[/QUOTE] That's because you're not addicited. Smoke a few cigarettes a day for a month and then try to stop. I bet you won't be calling it bullshit then. You can't even come close to understanding the overwhelming power that addiction does to someone and don't try to pretend you are better than them because in the end you would succumb just as easily as the next person.

[QUOTE=Slasha00;19830800]That's because you're not addicited. Smoke a few cigarettes a day for a month and then try to stop. I bet you won't be calling it bullshit then. You can't even come close to understanding the overwhelming power that addiction does to someone and don't try to pretend you are better than them because in the end you would succumb just as easily as the next person.[/QUOTE] Umm I guess you can't read cause even in my post I said I DO use nicotine like once every 1 1/2 week or so, but I've gone in sections of months on end with not doing it and with no cravings whatsoever. It isn't hard to overcome.

[QUOTE=OvB;19814124]I to, drink a lot of soda. I get headaches if I don't drink any. I've been trying to drink Diet so it would at least be [I]a bit[/I] healthier.[/QUOTE] Your body "processes" the sugar substitutes the same way it processes actual sugar, so diet soda is just as bad, if not worse. :eng101:

I am addicted to weed. Mentally not physically.

weed would be my main klonopin would be my alt :oh:

Internet. Sometimes I crave Diet Coke

We are all dopamine junkies.

Caffeine,Nicotine,WoW,Masturbation, Attention

Tea. I kid not.

I'm... I'm addicted to water, I can't live without it :crying:

[QUOTE=Valdor;19834686]I'm... I'm addicted to water, I can't live without it :crying:[/QUOTE] They put them drugs in filtered water man.

PC Gaming... ever since got new rig have been getting less and less sleep. :frown: Help!

Nothing much, I just kinda do what I feel like. If I had to come up with something and it's stretching it, Disgaea, I normally despise games and such like it but I can't stop playing it, it has the worst voice acting in the world, ps1 level graphics but fuck does it have me hooked, I've reached the point where nothing is hard or a challange anymore and I just can't stop motherfuck

Sex and masturbation. Once I masturbated twice, then went to my girlfriends and had sex 3 times. Mind you I was on Coffee & Energy Drinks.

Heroin, cocaine, weed etc. great stuff.

I'm addicted to Facepunch.

I have become pretty much dependant on masturbating before going to sleep.. I can't sleep without it.... Need to stop.

[QUOTE=protoAuthor;19814490]I know a former Heroin addict online on a *chan. We make fun of him constantly.[/QUOTE] Don't you dare say something like that on Facepunch! Go back to your /b/ shit!