Are you an addict?

hi dorannmwin I am only addicted to coffee which they now say can prevent diabetes and mylot. my addiction to my lot has made me the leader in rank here of all 246 thousand 87 mylotters. so it has not stopped me here anyway.and in a study on older women they found the women who drank four to five cups a day were 90 percent less likely to become senile or to get Alzheimer disease than the group of women who only drank one or two cups of coffee in a day.so I still drink my coffee.

I disagree with that statement. Just because you fail to be motivated in one area does not mean you will not be motivated in another. That's like saying if you can't change the tire on your car you can't change the oil either! If there is no real desire to quit whatever the activity is then it won't be stopped. People will always make "cheaphax" ways to stop doing something. Such as nicotine patches, putting fingernail polish on your fingernails so you don't bite them, and etc. But overall, you WILL still do that activity.

Addicted to goofing off? Would much rather play poppit, watch TV, read or whatever than take care of business.

hi there... as it said, two heads are better than one. although having a partner to overcome a shortcomings or like what you are addicted to on now would be a great help, but self motivation plays a great role to overcome this kind of instance. another one i oppose myself to is that, what is the relation of being an addict to nicotine in attaining or achieving a certain goal in life. i guess there is no relevance for that. that thing is one of your weaknesses but it has nothing to do in terms of your perseverance because this virtue is one factor to be successful in life. thanks for sharing ;)

No I'am not simple because sometimes I've play in Internet Cafe.

I am an addict in recovery. I have been clean and sober for over 8 years now. The theory is, that you have an addictive personality or you don't. The first step is a B.... In my case, yes, for a time, my addiction kept me from making healthy choices, but I know there are those that still function. I am addicted to life now. I have learned to love myself and I have a great time. And, yes, I have been told that we are all addicted to something, But in contrast, as addicts, we are some of the smartest people around. Besides internet lack of coffee in my house could be an ugly moment...:)I will never give up Coffee! I still continue to thrive, I recently got my business license and did a lot of things this year simply to live outside the box, and challenge myself to get a life and do something for myself. Keeping busy, keeps me out of trouble, so I should be good till at least 2015 with stuff to do. :)

Like you I have an addiction to smoking....but then I am also addicted to paper! Yup my friends and I joke about it. I love paper....the kind you use for stamping and scrapping.....I am also addicted to those crafts. Living alone the addiction doesn't hurt anyone...and I make money doing it. I have a room full of craft supplies that would probably make some people wonder what the heck is wrong with me....but I LOVE PAPER!

I am extremely fortunate that i have never had any addiction to anything in my entire life and that goes for even now. Addiction comes out of desire which leads to attachment. It needs very strong will power and a steely determination to get out of any type of addiction.Perseverance and infinite patience are needed to overcome addiction. If you have these qualities then you will never get addicted to anything.

When I am strressed my body craves food - high fat content food and chocolate. Really ridiculous and I am craving chocolate so much these days and have given in the craving numerous times because of my stress over the health of my two elder sisters. I do not want to regain the weight I lost for surgery but it has begun to creep back on This is the only thing that I can be said to be addicted to.

I am afraid that I tend to have all kinds of addictions. It´s in my nature. I am addicted to mylot, of course. But I smoked for 50 years and I only quit because I did my math and saw that I either smoked or went on vacation. It costed me a lot to quit and after almost 5 years I still say I´m a smoker who is not smoking. I did not quit smoking for health reasons although my oncologist lightly told me after my first scan that I also had enphysema. I told her then to worry about the lynphoma and we´d talk about the rest later on. I don´t think that my addictions have done much harm to my life. I live happy and some of my addictions are quite interesting

I know it is hard to kick a bad habit, but I commend those who do kick them. I do not see my lot as an addiction because you get to meet new people and help each other out. I know that my one addiction is caffeine, but I need it to keep drinking it if I need to stay up. My other addiction is buying craft items and if I keep on buying stuff I may be able to open my own JoAnns or Michaels. I am not giving up on my crafting because it helps me relax and gives me a chance to do something on my own without Randy. As much as I love my Randy sometimes I need to have a hobby that I can enjoy on my own.

at times i am certainly for sure and i love to get addicted to that,but if i feel its waste,i will ignore it entirely

I am addicted to mylot, my blogs , watching movies, dramas. I balance these and spend a day with these apart from playing with grand son and doing some household work.

well i'm not addicted to any substance rather than caffeine. I can consume 3 - 4 cups a day. I can say that it did not hinder any positive changes in my life because it had help me to become more alert and awake the whole day through. And i believe that being addict to caffeine can't stop me from accomplishing anything in life.

iam internet addicted, coffee addicted and mylot addicted i don`t know the solution maybe i only change it to give me more good impact for me

I am addicted to procrastination specially those chores that can wait but sometimes it goes beyond redemption. I have tried my best to attend to things then and there but have not succeeded! If everything had a deadline I suppose things would be different!

hi doran, I am freaking addict when it comes to food well this is a basic pleasure we should have I mean I can go somewhere just to try to eat that kind of food if I can. I am an occasionally drinker and rarely smoke, I believe that you can only escape from your addiction if you are more than 100 percent willing to give it up happy mylotting

hi dear dorannmwin, thats quite a strong statement to make......soooo first of all I am addicted to caffeine and I am addicted to books and reading. When I wont drink coffee for a day or two and not read anything you will know I am sick. has happened now as I caught a cold and bronchitis so 4 days no coffee and too much brain fog for readint. awful for me. I have accomplished a lot in my life without help. So although I am an addict to coffee and reading I dont agree that an addict cant accomplish anything without help for sure.

I don't know if my problems are addictions or just lack of motivation to tackle some really nasty jobs I should be doing. Example, i might be addicted to the Internet with the excuse that it's a source of income -- even when I'm not working on income producing activities. I can consider some social networking promotion of my writing or political activism because it's kinder to myself than calling my online time stalling or avoiding other things than might be more profitable. I am rather addicted to Gather, and I know if I go there, it will be hard to stop interacting, so I only go there about every month or two. Today I'm recovering from a fall I had yesterday and concentration on serious work or research or writing is impossible, so I'm allowing myself more time at myLot. I need to sleep, but went to bed early last night and still wasn't asleep by 2 AM, in spite of taking Vicodin for the pain from the fall and a sleeping pill. I know I need to be more tired before trying to sleep tonight, so I don't feel guilty about myLot and Facebook. I think I am a bit addicted to Kirkland's Dark Chocolate Almond Cherry Clusters. This addiction may keep me from continuing to lose weight. It's the only sweet I allow myself, however. I have 2-4 pieces a day. My body seems to crave it. Do I need help? I can't stay off the Internet because it is my only source of income. If I weren't on it, I'd probably find other ways to stall, such as reading a novel. The real problem is not addiction but procrastination. (Oh dear! The coyotes are very active outside right now. I always hate that because I wonder what they are attacking.)