News of Addictions

Ever since I had gotten a knee injury several years ago from an accident, I have found myself staying inside at home and these days it's all I ever stay now. I like to spend my time on the internet and I enjoy talking to friends I've met on the internet and such. I enjoy doing other things on the internet as well, like listening to music and being on social media. However while I'm ...

Hi psychforum,
I'm 21 years old, male.
I'm unhappy with the amount of time I spend online.
Of course talking about internet addiction on the internet is contradictive but I would really like to share my story with others because I think it will help me kick the habit.
I started playing videogames when I was only 5 years old. Got my computer when I was around 12. Didn't spend too much time on my ...

I've had a pill problem since I was 14 and now I am 24, now addicted to sleeping pills. When I was 14, I took any pill I could find..I took too many Tylenol and ended up in the hospital..My kidneys are pretty bad..

Anyways I take over the counter sleeping pills to detach myself from my emotions. I have increased the dosage by a large amount and I don't know how to stop. Recently, ...

New here and wondering if food addiction could be my problem. If you don't mind reading this I'd appreciate any insight. Since I'm new to this so I'm just going to put it out there **this might contain triggers**.

I'm a 36 year old female,and am significantly overweight. I've been increasingly overweight since my 20's. I've tried diets and exercise programs but I always manage to put back on everything I've lost and then some. ...

Hello all,
I am trumpetlyfe98, and I have an interesting and awful addiction. I am addicted to dopamine in many different ways, via cell phone usage, playing instruments, compulsive attention-seeking, compulsive seeking of praise from others, sleeping, masturbating, and thinking violent thoughts.

My parents and therapists do not believe me when I say I have a dopamine addiction, even though when I cannot do any of the aforementioned activities, I get nauseous, chills, an intolerable ...

Hey guys I'm new to these forums, although I have read other threads in other mental health forums before this. I just wanted to tell my story because lately I've been my usual self of isolating and feeling down. Sorry if my punctuation or paragraphing is wrong I'm not the best. Okay my story, growing up my parents were addicted to drugs anything and everything I guess although I don't know the full extent of ...

Hi all,

My significant Other is semi-retired, but his pension is nothing, so he still has to work. He can work, but he sits around surfing the internet all day! I've told him a number of times, that if he is not going to work on getting more freelance business, then he *is* choosing to retire, and he needs to really retire (as in, go on social security, even though he has not reached full ...

I just started gambling online about a month ago because I thought it would be a fun way to pass time and maybe win a little bit of money while I was at it. At first, it wasn't really a problem, but after I lost all of the first deposit I made, it became a serious problem really fast. I'm an 18 year old college student and despite being loaded down with homework, all I ...

DISCLAIMER: I do not advocate drug use to anyone, but I am a drug user who isn't negatively affected except in the eyes of societal standards. I'd like to use prescribed drugs of a similar nature, but I don't see any way to explain my situation due to strong bias against "abusers." I'm looking for advice! Please read it in its entirety before assuming I'm a drug advocate!

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It’s Been three months and three weeks since taking the last dose of paxil with klonopin and ritalin taking everything at once, took paxil for 3 years after and 1 year (the last) with klonopin and ritalin.
I did something like cold turkey but slightly less sharp, now three months and three weeks without medication of any kind, either alcohol or marijuana or anything that could affect my nervous system, not even coffee.

Sometimes I ...