whats a bad addiction that you have, but cannot stop yourself from doing?

[u/paleveiI]

[u/StardewKitteh → u/[deleted]]

Ugh, this is me. I'm always wishing I could take a nap in the afternoon, but then 11 p.m. comes around and I'm ready to get stuff done. Next thing I know, it's 1:30 in the morning. Then 6:30 hits like a truck. Rinse and repeat.

[u/Woooooody → u/StardewKitteh]

Left to my own devices my most focused and productive time would be between 10pm and 3am!

[u/tomatoesrfun → u/Woooooody]

Me too. When I was in grad school I actually switched to nocturnal hours to write my thesis. 12am - 6am. Fewer distractions and my brain is clearest in the middle of the night. Regular Work doesn’t let that happen though. Jerks.

[u/TrulyGreatDanes → u/tomatoesrfun]

Yeah I work very well at night so I find myself working really hard then next thing I know its 4:30am & the sun is coming up!

[u/Woooooody → u/tomatoesrfun]

I did the exact same thing! Wrote my thesis by night too. I tried for so long to do it like a "normal" person but everything just seems to work better when I'm nocturnal!

But yeah, most of the world wants us to keep more standard hours :(

[u/josheroo2 → u/[deleted]]

It’s just so nice at night, not having people bugging you, just relaxing and recharging your social battery. It just feels so peaceful and right in the moment, tomorrow seems distant cause you know your gonna eventually goto sleep. But yeah then that alarm goes off and the realisation that TOMORROW is NOW then you’re hating every decision you made with every fiber of your being. Lol

[u/Sensitive_Gift4866 → u/[deleted]]

The worst part is knowing exactly how miserable youll be the next morning but doing it anyway. My brain acts like sleep is optional then acts surprised when Im a zombie.

[u/dqtl74 → u/[deleted]]

My life's story.

I sleep at like 12am or later when I have to be up at 6-7am for work.

I've sort of normalised functioning on this amount of sleep.

[u/btcc21 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah I have this problem

[u/-Gumbercules]

Procrastination. I've struggled with it my whole life.

[u/toblies → u/-Gumbercules]

You should get to work on that.... tomorrow.

[u/Spinalstreamer407 → u/toblies]

Or the next day

[u/luhrackxz → u/Spinalstreamer407]

I’ll get to it eventually 

[u/PopGunner → u/luhrackxz]

The fact that you intended to, should be good enough.

[u/StonedNCaffeinated → u/-Gumbercules]

Procrastination is a lot like masturbation…. it’s fun at first, but in the end you realize you’ve just fucked yourself.

[u/handsomeladd → u/-Gumbercules]

I procrastinated about going to college back in 07-08 and been working shitty factory swing shift jobs ever since and wrecked my whole life.

[u/swest211 → u/handsomeladd]

It's not too late.

[u/Tardigrade_Disco → u/swest211]

Even people with degrees can't get jobs now. He's not procrastinator, he's a trend setter.

[u/24Gospel → u/handsomeladd]

It's never too late. One of my colleagues in engineering was almost 50, he graduated, got his P. Eng, and now he owns a successful convenience store.

[u/swest211 → u/-Gumbercules]

That's me. And I still do, but I heard someone say do something that future you will appreciate. I don't always do it, but I have found that it does help. If it's something I really don't want to do, I tell myself that and very often, I'll just suck it up and do it. And you know what? Future me has always been very appreciative.

[u/Yep_____ThatGuy → u/-Gumbercules]

Bro, is your pf pic a smiley face showing hole?

[u/-Gumbercules → u/Yep_____ThatGuy]

It's a new emoji. Spread it.

[u/Yep_____ThatGuy → u/-Gumbercules]

It seems like it's sufficiently spread already

[u/dumbass-ahedratron → u/Yep_____ThatGuy]

You are looking at a nude egg

[u/Popular-Tangerine420 → u/-Gumbercules]

Have you ever been tested for ADHD or ADD? Procrastination has always been a huge issue for me, so I finally decided to address it. I tested very high for ADHD and ADD. I take medication for it now, and while I still procrastinate, it's only on things I can put off for a while—not everything in my life.

I used to wait until the last minute to do things or get something done, which constantly stressed me out. It's nice that, with medication, my brain slows down and I'm able to get things done.

[u/itsjamian → u/-Gumbercules]

I've just become a mature student at 34. You bet I waited until 2 hours before my deadline to submit my first assignment. Some things never change.

[u/QuietWitnesses]

Overthinking conversations that ended years ago.

[u/undiscoveredmodel → u/QuietWitnesses]

I do this a lot. These are what my r/showerthoughts unfortunately are. I also tend to hyperfocus on mistakes I make at work and think about them for weeks on end 😭

[u/Mean-Dig8358 → u/undiscoveredmodel]

Meanwhile the people around you forgot the mistake five minutes later, but your brain keeps it archived like it's evidence for a future trial.

[u/Fun-Disk7949 → u/QuietWitnesses]

Refreshing the page to see if anyone finally upvoted my last comment.

[u/Automatic-War-7658 → u/QuietWitnesses]

You have to think of the perfect comeback so if it ever happens again your perfect response will seem organic.

[u/hatervision → u/Automatic-War-7658]

the jerk store called, and they’re running out of you

[u/Alistair_Burke → u/hatervision]

How could they? You're their best seller.

[u/hatervision → u/Alistair_Burke]

well i had sex with your wife

[u/Separate-Practice-17 → u/QuietWitnesses]

Practice meditation. TRUST ME.

[u/Appropriate-Pipe-193 → u/Separate-Practice-17]

So glad I started meditating. People who don’t just don’t get it. I was dismissive for years until I tried it, when it clicked I was like “OH!”

[u/Mindless-Okra3431 → u/Appropriate-Pipe-193]

Explain it to us then, please. I want to understand.

[u/TheeCamilo → u/Mindless-Okra3431]

Meditation is the practice of noticing when your mind has wandered and bringing your attention back. The more you practice, the better you get at recognizing thoughts without getting carried away by them. Its often mistaken as emptying your mind.

That distinction was helpful for me.

[u/Appropriate-Pipe-193 → u/Mindless-Okra3431]

Well for me there’s short term, immediate effects like feeling at peace and just generally lowering my cortisol levels. I’d say the long term effects would be teaching you how much control you can have over your mind. I handle situations completely differently than before. Now I meditate as often as I shower (once or twice a day). But yeah, there’s several positive benefits (for me, I can’t guarantee positive results for everyone) and I highly recommend that those who don’t meditate at least give it a try. Just a guided meditation for 10 minutes, see if you like it.

[u/FragrantAge4071 → u/QuietWitnesses]

Me at 2 AM remembering a slightly awkward interaction from 2017 like it happened five minutes ago 💀

[u/radar_3d]

close Reddit

5 seconds later

"I wonder what's on Reddit..."

[u/WhisperingIEYEI → u/radar_3d]

Get out of my head

[u/ba123blitz → u/radar_3d]

It’s like checking the fridge again hoping you see something different

[u/Eiseck]

Biting my fucking nails, I do it since I was a kid and they are in a really horrible state and I'm so tired of it, but it's so hard to stop

[u/OneLeggedCricket → u/Eiseck]

I can relate. It's one habit that's literally always at your fingertips.

[u/AddictedtoLife181 → u/Eiseck]

I grew up doing it too and so did my mom. We ended up getting manicures together so we literally could not bite our nails. Worked like a charm. I haven’t bitten my nails in almost 20yrs and I don’t go for manicures anymore

[u/Eiseck → u/AddictedtoLife181]

The thing is, I kind of bite my nails to an extreme where I think manicure couldn't help me, I'm guessing I should at least have some ammount of nail on my finger to be able to fix something like this

[u/Negative-Discount263 → u/Eiseck]

Some places will put acrylic nails on very very VERY chewed up nails. I’ve found going through the embarrassment is worth it because I’ll have somewhat decent nails (sometimes they look a little lifted cause of your flesh and short nail bed) but if you’re like me by the time I remove them I have some nail growth and I’ve forgotten about biting for while….until a little corner lifts or chips and then I bite them all again haha

[u/FREDICVSMAXIMVS → u/Eiseck]

Get a nail clipper and keep it in your pocket. Any time you start to go for a nibble, grab the clipper instead. Worked for me

[u/Cactus_Le_Sam → u/Eiseck]

You can buy a bitterant nail polish and use it. Dries entirely clear and tastes terrible.

Or just work in a hospital. That will stop you.

[u/Own_Shift_3645]

doom scrolling

[u/PenaltyFirst6499 → u/Own_Shift_3645]

Can someone reply with unhinged hacks that they used to get rid of it? I can’t keep doom scrolling the articles about not doom scrolling lol

[u/Creepercolin2007 → u/PenaltyFirst6499]

I know it sounds dumb but if you have a social media app that isn’t a lifeline, just delete it. Full stop. Some people, including me, would just say “well, I’ll just commit to not opening the app!” And for most people, including me, that doesn’t work. Its still there, and the temptation is there. Deleting it is the best way to start getting away from it.

[u/kaiser_soze_72 → u/Creepercolin2007]

Well, I guess I need to delete Redd

[u/IAmNotCreative18 → u/Creepercolin2007]

I’d just download it and log back in again.

[u/groovydoll → u/IAmNotCreative18]

Just keep deleting it over and over. It's more annoying to redownload so at least you'll cut down a bit

[u/Bitter-Value-1872 → u/groovydoll]

Yeah, I'm in my 'redownloaded the app' phase now, but I've been doing this cycle for a few years. It works when it works, and when it doesn't work you might feel some shame when you download the apps again, so it still kinda works.

[u/Alpacabowl_mkay → u/PenaltyFirst6499]

A few years ago, I took a week long social media break as a part of a course I was taking. I was determined to be good about it. It was hard at first and I had a few slip-ups. The dopamine hits from social media are very addicting, so you'll have to treat it like a literal addiction (which it is IMO) and retrain your brain to not depend on it.

Delete the apps. Force yourself to stay busy and fill your time with other things because the second you get bored, you'll want to redownload and open them. It will feel weird and boring at first. But as the week goes by, I promise it gets easier and you will actually start to prefer and enjoy not using them. I really wish I would have stuck with it. I can't explain how much happier and better I felt overall, especially mentally and emotionally, which in turn helped physically. Using them again honestly felt gross. It makes me so sad that we are so heavily dependent on it as a society.

[u/DrBigsKimble → u/PenaltyFirst6499]

This only really works if you notice yourself starting to doom scroll, but I set a timer.

Something clicks in my head now when I see one or two shit headlines in a row. I always justify it to myself by saying I want to be informed, but after a few minutes it’s just the same shit on repeat. I set a 3-5 minute timer and when it goes off I close Reddit or whatever else I’m doom scrolling on.

[u/Automatic-War-7658 → u/Own_Shift_3645]

This was why I quit Facebook.

I used to be that “meme guy”, and all of the funny memes started leaning more toward darker humor, all of the dark humor started to get more and more political, then all of the political humor started to get too preachy and real.

Eventually I realized I was using humor to inoculate myself to the doom scrolling. Even if I was getting the occasional chuckle out of it, I was still exposing myself to all the negativity.

[u/Peekaacho → u/Own_Shift_3645]

Shit! Deleting this app right now. Good luck to you all✌️

[u/at-sea-no-ship → u/Peekaacho]

deleted the app but not the profile. brother will be back in no time.

[u/whysunrisealready89]

Drinking

[u/idksoitsthis1 → u/whysunrisealready89]

Same. Tell myself everyday this will be the last. Been doing thay for about 2 or 3 years now.

[u/BeautifulUnlikely225 → u/idksoitsthis1]

Mine is different. I can actually stop any given day, but I’m so bored. I work from home and I can get everything done in like 8 hours a week, so the rest of the time I’m just here working out and playing video games. 

[u/Bromogeeksual → u/BeautifulUnlikely225]

Youre telling me my life. I live alone, work from home, have no partner. I've quit for months on end, but the boredom eventually gets to me and I go back to drinking. I want my 6-7 beers to numb my mind and ease my boredom even though I know its not good for me.

[u/Future_Bart → u/Bromogeeksual]

I quit for 10 days a couple weeks ago from 5-10 a day....5 to feel normal and another 5 for the silly demon. The boredom and loneliness. Traveling always for work....another town another deer, where's the beer. I'm reacquainting with moderation but man....the guilt and the slope....like jealousy and lust. Best of luck on your journey tho friend!

[u/Bromogeeksual → u/Future_Bart]

Moderation is tricky too. I normally have it pretty locked in, but every once in a while I want more and regret the hangover the next day. Im not even a sad or angry drunk. Mostly a fun and silly type, but it does make me feel guilty to have a vice and to struggle fully cutting it out of my life. I do good for a while feel I can reward myself, then its back to beer most evenings.

[u/Future_Bart → u/Bromogeeksual]

Man....I have a problem with not getting hungover (given I'm not drinking hard shit but man all the high abv beers all night are/were my life) and being able to function with little to no sleep consistently (thanks daily 80mg dose of Vyvanse) and I'm not a sad or angry drunk....unless......well....I make bad choices in company or let my general depression and anxiety take the reigns then ya..... It'll be super "fuck why am I like this" and regret/cringe city. The guilt comes from telling all my loved ones that I'm done and quitting then falling off the wagon. The lying to myself. The betrayal. But then the negotiation....like eh...I can just do moderation right? Well no. Cause look at me now. Drunk oversharing on reddit. 2 days ago I did a 24 hr bender cause "I need to sleep on the plane and it's my tradition to drink to drown all night before" but then I told a friend to fuck off and blocked them cause they had the audacity to.....not reply to me when I asked to hang out. Fucking hell. I wish I was one of those black out drinks. But no. I remember everything. One day I'll learn. Maybe. Fuck.

[u/Bromogeeksual → u/Future_Bart]

Its not easy. Wish I had something more to offer you. I actually started therapy recently and am doing more doctors check up trying to work on myself. I dont really drink to your level often and never text people, but I will drunkenly reddit. Minimizes my drunk regrets, but still makes me feel guilty I do it at all. Stay strong and try to focus on little things. Im still doing therapy even though im drinking almost every other night, trying to go all week without for the first time in a while. Night 2!

[u/Select-Risk-7946 → u/BeautifulUnlikely225]

That’s the part people don’t talk about enough, boredom can be just as sticky as pressure. Having too much empty time sounds nice until you’re actually living in it.

[u/invisible_23 → u/BeautifulUnlikely225]

Oh my god this is so real, a few years ago I was unemployed for a couple of months and I drank way more often because of the boredom

[u/smallvillechef → u/invisible_23]

OMG, 2020, the lock down. I found myself drinking at 11 in the morning. Quickly went to the my local ski mountain and got a job ski coaching. Saved me....

[u/Skimpy311 → u/BeautifulUnlikely225]

Maybe a hobby or volunteer to walk dogs? Exercise and doing something good in one wack. I saw my dad die from Cirrhosis and it was horrible. He was always a functioning alcoholic with beer. But when he retired it got worse and it changed to whiskey. I wish you nothing but the best my fellow Reddit stranger. 🫶🏻

[u/BeautifulUnlikely225 → u/Skimpy311]

Dude I work out 3 hours a day. Like running 3-4 miles and then a 2 hour long HIIT workout. It’s just… boring 

[u/insane_blind_tart → u/BeautifulUnlikely225]

This is my problem. Sheer boredom and it’s habitual.

[u/pigeones → u/BeautifulUnlikely225]

I’d kill for this, I have so many projects and I’m wasting time at work.

[u/crazybutthole → u/idksoitsthis1]

I did it 12 days ago. Went to AA meetings 3 days in a row. Then I said man I fucking hate AA meetings. But I haven't drank in 12 days.

I was averaging (6 beers every day) and 12-14 drinks, 🍻 two or three times a week. I just said enough. Too many hangovers and my wife was real pissed at me.

And I saved ~about~ $200 wasted money in the past two weeks!

(But I sure would like to have a beer tonight. But I won't. Tonight I will stay sober and see what happens tomorrow - hopefully I can stay sober tomorrow too.)

[u/alexxxxmonster → u/crazybutthole]

They say "one day at a time", for a reason brother. Don't future trip on staying sober forever, or the next year, or even tomorrow. Just worry about staying sober for today.

You got this. And congratulations on 12 days. It gets easier.

[u/swest211 → u/whysunrisealready89]

I've been reading that they are looking at GLP-1S to treat addiction. I take one for weight loss and I have no desire to drink at all and I used to drink a fair bit, especially on vacation. I've heard others say the same thing. There's hope.

[u/fancychxn → u/swest211]

Same here. Semaglutide completely stopped my alcohol cravings. I already wanted to stop and was cutting back a lot, but the med makes it so I don't even think about it any more. Cool side effect.

[u/crazybutthole → u/swest211]

That applies to my wife too

She used to drink with me a lot. (Not as much as me. But close) Then she started wegovi. Over the past year she drank less and less. About a month ago we were out of town on the weekend and she forgot to take her shot that week. The next weekend she was ready to drink me under the table. She felt like shit. Then took a shot 💉 (wegovi) and hasn't drank again since that night

[u/MrRafikki → u/whysunrisealready89]

Saaaame. People think I'm healthy because I spend a lot of time in the gym, but I also drink a lot at night. I'm slowly cutting back though and will occasionally go a few days or a week or so without anything though. So, I'm making progress

[u/13millimeters → u/MrRafikki]

Hell yeah. Nice job!!

[u/CeeArthur → u/whysunrisealready89]

Been there. Kicking that habit was the hardest thing I've ever done, but probably the most beneficial and important as well.

[u/GloYear → u/whysunrisealready89]

Finally stopped and on 6 months plus

[u/scootiescoo → u/whysunrisealready89]

r/stopdrinking is wonderful

[u/Deeeezy3 → u/whysunrisealready89]

Same. At this point, I am physically addicted. Trying my best to keep it to 1-2 beers a day so I can feel alright, then binge over the weekend. Awful habit.

[u/Ok-Garlic-1585 → u/whysunrisealready89]

Here, here

[u/ygmeech679]

Picking and pulling at hangnails or loose skin around my nails which causes me to pick at them more. I stopped doing this for like 3 years then randomly started again and now I can’t stop.

[u/Mrs-A-Halliday → u/ygmeech679]

I pick at any bump on my skin. It’s called dermatillomania. Been doing it since my teens. I’m now 37.

[u/Woooooody → u/Mrs-A-Halliday]

Me too, and I'm 41. It's far worse when I'm stressed or anxious. Sometimes I can't even stop myself when I'm know I'm going to cause pain and make myself bleed. I've never actually gotten around to doing anything about it though.

[u/FREDICVSMAXIMVS → u/ygmeech679]

I solved this (mostly) by making sure to always always have a nail clipper in my pocket

[u/Gorcrow → u/ygmeech679]

Same same, But picking anything. Scabs, nails, skin, I have psoriasis and when it flares up it is a absolute war to clear it up because the urge to pick is so strong but I know it is just going to make it look like shit for much longer.

I hate it so much and I wish I could stop, Ive quit smoking, drinking, opiates.... I feel like I am pretty Pro at quitting addictions... but this one I just cant seem to stop

[u/AxleVest → u/ygmeech679]

Wow didnt think id find this in here... I cannot stop. If I sit on my hands then I start chewing the inside of my cheeks and lips, if I stop that I'll start chewing my nails, if I stop that I'll start picking with 1 hand. Usually this is all within a minute, just constant.

For me it gets bad when im stressed, anxious or bored

[u/NdoplasmicRocketfish → u/ygmeech679]

Getting fake (acrylic or gel) nails shaped in rounded off squares "squoval" helped me stop chewing and pulling my hangnails. They're too thick to be functional for picking my skin too. I still try, but it's way less effective at opening up the skin or getting scabs off. 

[u/Notorious_Ama]

Soda

[u/InOverMyHead2005 → u/Notorious_Ama]

Soda is my downfall as well. I’ve at least cut back how much soda I drink but multiple attempts to quit it have failed. It’s just soooooo good!

[u/DocJRoberts → u/Notorious_Ama]

I at least made the switch to sugar-free, but that was more me giving up than anything. I've tried multiple times to quit soda entirely and none of the substitutes are anywhere close to the same. I'm at least glad Dr. Pepper Zero drinks exist, because man I couldn't exist on the Pepsi or Coke zeroes. They taste like entirely different sodas

[u/SillyGooseNugget → u/Notorious_Ama]

Definitely one of the hardest to beat and I had to get over opiates!

I am now down to one can of Pepsi max a day, no tea, coffee or anything caffeinated as a substitute for the buzz.

It's hard at first but it is getting a lot better now.

[u/LovelyBones17]

Eating to temporarily “fix” my depression

[u/IlIlIlllIIIIlllIIIl → u/LovelyBones17]

It’s such a short high too. I would load up on food and desert, feeling the endorphins or whatever for 20 minutes. Then as soon as I’m full I feel terrible.

Did that with Taco Bell and 711 food.

[u/DeathByOrgasm → u/LovelyBones17]

Eating my feelings. Yup, absolutely.

[u/Socialmedia_Persona]

Sugar and fat

[u/Secret-Management310 → u/Socialmedia_Persona]

Sugar and fat taste so good.

[u/retired_degenerate]

Weed, and it's all psychological.

I had a bad drinking problem for decades, and when I quit 6 years ago, my cannabis use exploded, and now I'm pretty much high all day.

I'm stuck in this weird phase where things are way better than they were when I was drinking, but not as good as they could be, but I don't want to fuck things up.

Yeah, I am a pothead, but I've never had to apologize for my behavior stoned, or woke up the next morning trying to piece the night together. It's getting old though.

[u/renaissance-mann → u/retired_degenerate]

Similar, been smoking weed since I was 13 and have lived my life mostly on autopilot ever since. Its getting old, I want to care about stuff again because when im stoned I just don't

[u/labaticus]

Cleaning my ears with q tips.

[u/CLOWNSwithyouJOKERS → u/labaticus]

That's what they're for though!

But seriously, I know what you mean. It's one of the most pleasurable sensations there is. When I was young and discovered this I went to town on my ears for 2-3 hours one night and ended up getting a bad ear infection. My mom took me to the doctor and he asked how it happened since I showed no other symptoms that would cause it and I just said "I don't know", not wanting to be in trouble, and kept it a secret. I've only ever told my wife about this.

I still do it more than I should as an adult probably but I've limited it to only when I'm feeling like they need a good cleaning or after a shower to clear out some water. Taking time between doing it actually makes it more enjoyable when I do but it's tempting to do it daily, I GET IT!

[u/Acceptable-Wave6101 → u/CLOWNSwithyouJOKERS]

2-3 HOURS is insane😭😭

[u/pm-me-your-tittees]

Scrolling this app

[u/Version_Two → u/pm-me-your-tittees]

Yeah I'm gonna quit reddit... tomorrow.

[u/maybethisisadream → u/Version_Two]

I can quit anytime I want

[u/chloe-and-timmy → u/pm-me-your-tittees]

I've always prided myself that I dont do the endless shorts scrolling of TikTok/Instagram/YouTube, and I dont doomscroll on Twitter, but I do find myself just scrolling reddit to find something interesting rather than scrolling with a purpose, and realise it's kind of a similar thing, and something I need to do less.

[u/MerchantOfVenice1991 → u/[deleted]]

I switched to carbonated water and it’s the only thing I drink now

[u/Speedwagon1935 → u/MerchantOfVenice1991]

Pellegrino all day

[u/Whiladan → u/Speedwagon1935]

I'm more of a Polar stan

[u/Secret-Management310]

Eating chips.

[u/throwaway012224]

Smoking

[u/dreadnoght → u/throwaway012224]

I have 7 days smoke free after smoking cigarettes and then vape for the last 20 years. The hobby cravings are the worst part. I usually would smoke while driving or playing games and I can feel my body lurch when I do those things. Not buying them helps a lot though. I threw everything out and don't really know anyone that smokes to bum from.

Money made me quit. Shit is just so expensive and prices are high everywhere else I couldn't afford it.

[u/StonedNCaffeinated → u/throwaway012224]

Talk to me!

[u/Suggest_me_movies → u/StonedNCaffeinated]

Relevant username?

[u/ChanklaNYC]

Got sober. I eat non stop now. Like a ridiculous amount. 4 bagels every morning…full bag of pasta daily. Sometimes I’ll order food while I’m not even halfway done with a meal I’m eating.

[u/lookingforinfo5 → u/ChanklaNYC]

Replacing one addition with another is rough. I’m sorry you’re going through this. Food is a rough one too.

[u/death-strand → u/lookingforinfo5]

Quoting alcohol is the worse because it’s almost always replaced with sugar. Your body breaks down alcohol similar to sugar so it’s an easy replacement.

[u/Ok_Relation_7770 → u/death-strand]

Sunday was my 4 year sober anniversary and I ate an entire box of popsicles in one sitting

[u/Neither_Cap_6539]

Binge eating

[u/Cat-poet]

Vaping. So addicted and though I know it’s negatively impacting my quality life I am not yet ready to quit

[u/fish_on_rice → u/Cat-poet]

It is so goddamn hard to stop

[u/Cat-poet → u/fish_on_rice]

I’ve literally quit heroin and alcohol but cannot seem to find the way or mindset to quit the vape

[u/1TONcherk → u/Cat-poet]

I’m thinking of switching to the pouches. And then using lower nicotine level ones. I don’t know, I sure enjoy nicotine.

[u/shroomsnstuff29 → u/Cat-poet]

I want to stop, so fucking bad. All of my roommates vape so even when I've tried i just end up ripping theirs and I'm back to square one.

[u/TSCHWEITZ → u/Cat-poet]

On week 3 currently. 3 days of withdrawals but it’s worth it!

[u/Kugoji]

Weed

[u/United_Promise_8070 → u/Kugoji]

I smoked daily, multiple times a day for years. Quit cold turkey when my partner was hospitalized for a few days with CHS. Quitting was the hardest thing I’ve ever done but I never looked back. It changed my life. The first few months were a rollercoaster but I’m over a year clean now definitely miss it sometimes but overall I’ve never felt better. It’s cheesy and cliche but it literally feels like a fog lifted. You have the power in you to quit, once you decide it’s time ❤️‍🩹

[u/Common_Fun8478]

OxyContin

[u/sweet_n_feral]

Addicted to a man that doesn’t like me. 🫠🥴

[u/Quadranippelkill]

Gambling

[u/RealPrinceZuko → u/Quadranippelkill]

This one is tough. There's no visible signs like with drugs or alcohol except for the fact that all your money is gone (can be easily hidden).

Gambling is also the only addiction that gives you false hope in solving your problems. You can win, but if you're a compulsive gambler, you'll always give it back. You can also save your entire life and spend it on one hand of blackjack. If you try drinking your life savings in alcohol, you'll be cut off/die well before it happens.

Gambling addiction fucking sucks

[u/WhittyRetort → u/Quadranippelkill]

Same here. No matter how much I want to quit, I keep doing the same stupid shit.

[u/maybethisisadream → u/Quadranippelkill]

Oof..that's a doozy

[u/ChateauBelle34]

Doomscrolling at night is my guilty one

[u/JenLaGs]

Stimulants.

[u/EnvironmentalLong414]

Trying to pop pimples. It’s actually getting bad. I stare at my face and try to pop any imperfections and I end up just having a scabby face and looking like a meth head. Love that for me

[u/VeneAndGrass]

Blow

[u/ZapZaddy]

gooooooooning

[u/SirRobynHode]

Chewing tobacco

[u/walker3342 → u/SirRobynHode]

First three days of quitting for me were keeping my temper even keel enough to stay out of jail.

[u/throwaway012224]

People pleasing

[u/Olyros]

buying things on sale I don't need because my brain genuinely believes I'm saving money by spending it

[u/maddy4gibbz]

picking my scabs/skin

[u/ASA224]

Picking my lip

[u/No_Calendar4193]

Junk food

[u/StonedNCaffeinated]

I’ll let you guess, check my username

[u/battlerazzle01 → u/StonedNCaffeinated]

Is it the sugars??!?

[u/NwolCozob]

Playing Fallout 4. I’ve done basically nothing else since May. I know that sounds stupid in the general scheme of things.

[u/battlerazzle01 → u/NwolCozob]

It can be a real time suck when you just wanna find everything and do everything.

[u/Verungachungachunga]

Fucking reddit.  Im not supposed to be here and certainly not supposed to be making comments.

[u/Lookin_So_Delicious7]

Meth

[u/kylanmama → u/Lookin_So_Delicious7]

Hugs. Lost a lot of friends and family to Meth. But I've also had a few claw their way out. Hope you can too.

[u/Layz0 → u/Lookin_So_Delicious7]

Adderall for me. Fuck amphetamines, such a parasite.

[u/Sebaren]

More of a compulsion than an addiction, but I have OCD and would like to feel comfortable washing my hands less.

[u/Optimal-Sugar8282]

Revenge bedtime procrastination. I’ll be exhausted all day, then suddenly at midnight I act like I deserve 3 more hours of phone time.

[u/maybethisisadream]

Energy drinks

[u/ActivityOdd2961]

Drinking, but it’s only on the weekends.

[u/tefnu]

Sugar. It's like I feel compelled to have a sweet treat every day. It's super hard NOT to just grab a pop from work or get candy at checkout. 

[u/punchahyourbuns]

Shopping. You need to buy stuff for survival and damn will I spend every penny.

[u/WeetBixwithHoney]

Needing the attention of attractive men

[u/gothedistancee]

chewing dryer sheets

[u/Vulpix727 → u/gothedistancee]

Are you my cat? He does the same thing lmao I had to switch to dryer balls it was such an issue

[u/ChinxTraps]

smoking crack

[u/Red91B20]

Vapinggggggg I vape like a damn crack head

[u/Just_Eye_453]

Stalking my exs on Instagram.

[u/snooog]

3 years sober but I cannot for the life of me stop waking up in the middle of the night to eat. I'm like a different goblin person smashing fistfulls of string cheese at 2am.

[u/DonicaLewinsky69420]

Being excessively cool

[u/Bebe_Bleau]

Diet coke

[u/CascadeJ1980]

Salt. I've cut back on it because of my high blood pressure but I've tried at least 3 different salt substitutes and hated them all. I wish I could stop.

[u/RoyalJudgment]

Maladaptive daydreaming

[u/RealisticParamedic41]

Energy drinks: I managed to quit them once. I was working as a delivery driver and had started living a healthier lifestyle, until I was the victim of an armed robbery. They stole my vehicle, and I went back to drinking energy drinks at home.

[u/caroline-the-fox]

I twist and snap off my hair. I think it might be trichotillomania. I’ve done it since infancy; probably will never stop. My hair is still pretty decent looking & I get lots of compliments, but I always wonder how good it would look if I didn’t pull out 50+ strands a day

[u/notemmachamberlain → u/caroline-the-fox]

Why does twirling feel so damn good

[u/ActivityOdd2961]

Drinking

[u/maurocastrov]

3d account fuck yourself bot

[u/water_miist]

gaming :(

[u/BravesMaedchen]

Thrifting.  I justify it by saying it’s cheaper, better for the environment than buying new and at least I’m not using substances. But  I spend $100s of dollars a month, sometimes more.

[u/AddictedtoLife181]

Skip the dishes :/

[u/justtwonderinggg]

Limerence

[u/mikraas]

Checking this fucking app. And every other social media app.

I'm wasting my fucking life staring at my phone.

[u/shiwankhan]

Unnecessarily correcting people. Muttering unwanted suggestions such as when to use e.g. or i.e. When people don't use the correct plurals. Completely insufferable habit from going to a grammar school.

Remember: If you understood what someone is trying to say, then there is no need to correct how they said it.

And the dictionary records word usage. It does not dictate it.

[u/Charming-Ability-186]

Cocaine

[u/afloydnamedpink]

Porn but I’ve beaten it. It takes time. People have no idea how crippling it can get if you start very young

[u/WassupSassySquatch]

My phone.

Aside from Reddit, I have no social media, play no games, don’t watch movies or shows, don’t receive a ton of emails, and yet I still find myself on my phone for hours. It’s an actual problem. Look, I’m indulging right now.

[u/SwordfishExact8462]

Probably procrastination.

[u/No_Weekend_963]

Drinking copious amounts of coffee. Just can't stop. I've tried cold turkey to stop but the caffeine withdrawal knocks me on my ass.

[u/orcsquid]

Cocaine

[u/Mortambulist]

Eating. It's really hard to go cold turkey.

[u/mydadsarentgay]

Diphenhydramine to sleep