Can You Have an Addiction-Prone Personality?
Question by Lotte T: Can you have an addiction-prone personality?
I should be able to answer this question myself, given my profession, but when it comes to yourself it can be hard to see clearly. My problem is I always overdo things. Earlier in my life I drank too much, but thankfully I lost interest 4 years ago. At the moment I’m adddicted to cigarettes (by far the worst, I know), diet pepsi (I drink about 4 litres a day), ebay (can’t really afford it) and now Yahoo Answers. I’ve always had some kind of addiction in my life from I was about 20. Do you think it’s possible to change this? It seems like when I quit one thing another one immediately pops up.
Best answer:
Answer by jaemers24
You need to learn other ways to cope. Build a sstem of support aroung you. Join a support group. I am a little ocd, but for me Yahoo answers is so mindless and I need a little time to do “nothing” personally. Good luck! And yes, you sound a little bit like you have an addictive personality-I do too. It ain’t so bad….
Answer by sunflower
Glad to know I’m not the only one, seems I’ve always been addicted to stuff as well, I sound alot like you, I’m so addicted to cigarettes right now, I can’t stop smoking as much as I really want to, I’ve tryed the patch, the gum, cold Turkey, I’m about to even try the new ear staple thing…www.amazingearstaple.com…I’m also addicted to Big Red, (they only have that soda here in Texas), I drink almost a 12 pack a day, I smoke a pack a day, I’m addicted to yahoo answers now to, and I know what you mean, I get rid of one addiction and another comes up, maybe it’s all in our mind, that’s what my brother Tell’s me, he says’ you can stop doing anything if you want to you just have to make yourself and set your mind to, it’s all mind play, anyway, your not alone…God bless
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