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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 411696" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Hmm. This is one of those really good questions.</p><p> </p><p>I have an "addictive personality". Alcoholism runs rampant on both sides of my family tree... But what happens is this - I can get "stuck" on something. Not just chemicals. I guess I could be called obsessive.</p><p> </p><p>I had one heck of a time quitting smoking. Tried cold turkey, willpower, nicotine gum, patch, lozenges, wellbutrin... Nothing worked. Now, I could go 8-10 hours if necessary, if I were in airports, etc. or meetings... No problems. Go figure. Chantix has been the only thing that has helped. And even so, the craving part is horrible. I can go days and be fine, then WHAM, I really, really want one.</p><p> </p><p>Alcohol - not so much. I don't like feeling out of control. I like a glass of wine now and then, but I can't do the drunken part. Mostly, I forget I even have wine in the house - which is why it's locked up! I have tried marijuana. Nope, don't do paranoid. So I could never get past that.</p><p> </p><p>BUT - XH was totally addicted to the internet, specifically really degrading sexual stuff. There's a reason we did not have children - it was more interesting to him than reality. I posted in another thread about my Grandma being an extreme couponer - she was addicted to <em>that </em>(well, alcohol and her pain medications too).</p><p> </p><p>I think it's possible to get addicted to <em>anything</em> - but also - people who "can't handle" this stuff? Are the smart ones. because look at what these things can do to you physically. And some people "can't handle" a joint that's been laced with something else - and they <em>die</em>.</p><p> </p><p>It's my opinion that if someone snorts cocaine "once in a while" - OK, it's like vivarin, yes? - but eventually, it will become more and more often. And it's illegal, which sets off the difficult child part of the brain (everyone's got a part that is!) - I can't <em>have</em> it, so I <em>want</em> it...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 411696, member: 6705"] Hmm. This is one of those really good questions. I have an "addictive personality". Alcoholism runs rampant on both sides of my family tree... But what happens is this - I can get "stuck" on something. Not just chemicals. I guess I could be called obsessive. I had one heck of a time quitting smoking. Tried cold turkey, willpower, nicotine gum, patch, lozenges, wellbutrin... Nothing worked. Now, I could go 8-10 hours if necessary, if I were in airports, etc. or meetings... No problems. Go figure. Chantix has been the only thing that has helped. And even so, the craving part is horrible. I can go days and be fine, then WHAM, I really, really want one. Alcohol - not so much. I don't like feeling out of control. I like a glass of wine now and then, but I can't do the drunken part. Mostly, I forget I even have wine in the house - which is why it's locked up! I have tried marijuana. Nope, don't do paranoid. So I could never get past that. BUT - XH was totally addicted to the internet, specifically really degrading sexual stuff. There's a reason we did not have children - it was more interesting to him than reality. I posted in another thread about my Grandma being an extreme couponer - she was addicted to [I]that [/I](well, alcohol and her pain medications too). I think it's possible to get addicted to [I]anything[/I] - but also - people who "can't handle" this stuff? Are the smart ones. because look at what these things can do to you physically. And some people "can't handle" a joint that's been laced with something else - and they [I]die[/I]. It's my opinion that if someone snorts cocaine "once in a while" - OK, it's like vivarin, yes? - but eventually, it will become more and more often. And it's illegal, which sets off the difficult child part of the brain (everyone's got a part that is!) - I can't [I]have[/I] it, so I [I]want[/I] it... [/QUOTE]
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