# Are You Addicted to Anything? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 14, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875 "2010-01-14T02:33:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/21 "2010-01-14T04:36:23Z")
Diet Coke ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/22 "2010-01-14T07:06:55Z")
Not that it should come as any surprise to you guys, but I am addicted to caffeine. Administered in the form of [Precious Dr Pepper](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=545613). ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/23 "2010-01-14T07:10:42Z")
Intervention on A&E, the first and last cocktails of the day, FaceBook and the internet in general, underachievement. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/24 "2010-01-14T07:12:59Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > Intervention on A&E, the first and last cocktails of the day, FaceBook and the internet in general, underachievement. Heh. Being addicted to the show is far better than the stuff they show people addicted to. Did you see that chick that huffed “refrigerated air”? I didn’t know you could get addicted to doing nor that people even huffed things anymore. What a crazy episode that was. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/25 "2010-01-14T11:11:56Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Oh yeah, good one. I don’t think I’ve ever had withdrawal symptoms, only because I’ve never been without a book for long enough. Though sometimes if I’m having trouble getting something decent or getting into a book, I feel like there’s something wrong and I’ll feel annoyed, like, I need a good book to sink my teeth into. > > Also every time I’m nearing the end of a book, I try to have another lined up in the near future (trying to make sure I can get one to come in at the library or finding something that I already own that I can reread). I was stuck in a Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong without a book - I read the entire Marriott Way. :o ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/26 "2010-01-14T12:40:40Z")
Caffeine. It doesn’t matter if it’s cold (diet soda, or Rockstar types) or hot (coffee, black tea etc), as long as there is plenty of caffeine. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/27 "2010-01-14T12:47:25Z")
Breathing. Can’t give it up. 🙂 Sugar. I have serious cravings when I try to give it up. And the Dope of course! ---
**Author:** ![StoutHearted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@StoutHearted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StoutHearted)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/28 "2010-01-14T13:43:39Z")
Chewing gum. I pop piece after piece like a madwoman. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/29 "2010-01-14T14:38:54Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > The almond ones are great, but I swear the Trail Mix with 70% chocolate chunks in it also include cocaine as an ingredient! One of those, with a can of Coke Zero makes me very happy! Such a yummy combination! Oh, those are awesome too! I’m telling you, whoever came up with that idea knew it would be manna from heaven. 😃 And I just now remembered I’m addicted to wearing a certain pair of sweats, tops and bottoms. They’re way old and have paint stains on them, but they are so comfortable that they get a pass in the looks department. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/30 "2010-01-14T15:07:40Z")
Afrin Coffee Fiber supplements I’m actually off of afrin and coffee (recently), although I do drink decaf. As to the metamucil, I don’t think I’m physically addicted, but if I go off it for a few days then my…ahem…habits are less regular. Then again, I’m dieting, so that might explain things too. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/31 "2010-01-14T17:35:36Z")
I’m addicted to [dihydrogen monoxide](http://www.dhmo.org/). ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/32 "2010-01-14T17:41:38Z")
> [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](#): > > I’m addicted to [dihydrogen monoxide](http://www.dhmo.org/). Are you crazy?! that stuff can kill you! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/33 "2010-01-14T17:54:27Z")
Having a job. I’ve had set tasks that I’ve been paid for since I was like 8 and outside the family from not too long after that. Being without work, for me, is like someone coming off heroin. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/34 "2010-01-14T17:58:51Z")
My morning coffee from Tim Horton’s (XL regular, pleaseandthankyou). Like **Markxxx** , it’s not so much an addiction to caffeine per se, it’s all about the coffee… the rest of the day feels a little off if I don’t start it off with my big honkin’ cup of coffee. I’m also totally addicted to Extreme Chef Wars on my iPhone right now. It’s a completely pointless and silly game, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m hellbent on total world domination. ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/35 "2010-01-14T20:22:15Z")
Smokes (Yeah, I’m on the quitting thing, I’ve heard it’s bad for you) Diet Coke My morning Tim Horton’s coffee (Large double double, you take the pain away) Disney World (I must, must always be planning a trip there or be there) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/36 "2010-01-14T20:22:31Z")
Internet for sure.[Play me off Keyboard Cat!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ) ---
**Author:** ![1GothMama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/90ced4/32.png) [@1GothMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1GothMama)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/37 "2010-01-14T20:39:42Z")
Books. Not just reading them, but buying them. It’s hard to walk past a book store and not go in. If I am in a bookstore I feel very real feelings of failure if I don’t find a book or twelve and buy them. I don’t read nearly as much as I used to (toddler and household stuff and, yes, the internet take up what used to be reading time) but I still love buying them. My “to be read” stack is HUGE. I’ve gotten better, though. I’m in a rental while we sell our old house and hunt for a new one, so I’m not buying anything. Once we’re in a bigger place. . . well, I have a lot of months to make up for. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/38 "2010-01-14T21:08:35Z")
> [@1GothMama](#): > > Books. Not just reading them, but buying them. It’s hard to walk past a book store and not go in. If I am in a bookstore I feel very real feelings of failure if I don’t find a book or twelve and buy them. I don’t read nearly as much as I used to (toddler and household stuff and, yes, the internet take up what used to be reading time) but I still love buying them. My “to be read” stack is HUGE. > > I’ve gotten better, though. I’m in a rental while we sell our old house and hunt for a new one, so I’m not buying anything. Once we’re in a bigger place. . . well, I have a lot of months to make up for. I hear you on this. My wife asks me to just go to the library instead of buying new books (or putting them on my amazon wishlist). I should…but… ---
**Author:** ![Mojo\_Pin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mojo\_Pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_Pin)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/39 "2010-01-15T00:55:58Z")
Turning on the computer as soon as I get home. I realized one day about half a year ago that I seriously was experiencing some kind of dopamine reward (giddy feeling in the stomach) as I was walking into my room to get on the internet. Insane. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-addicted-to-anything/524875/40 "2010-01-15T02:16:30Z")
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