Addiction - not only drug related
By Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
Anniston, Alabama
March 17, 2026 9:48am CST
When people hear the word addiction they automatically think drugs or alcohol, right? But let's dig a little deeper into addiction.
Working away from the homestead for the past 4 years I have seen so many different addictions.
1) the shopping addict, buying household items.
2) the food addict, buying carts of food everyday.
3) the clothing addict, daily clothes shopping.
4) the doctor addict, yes this is real, people going to the doctor, sick? Maybe, but I believe it's for attention.
5) sex - porn addict, can't work a shift without watching porn.
6) the phone addict, always on the phone.
The list goes on and on, and these people with the above addictions aren't on drugs or drinking.
Sometimes when I look at a person I ask myself, what's their addiction?
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@Ineeddentures (31061)
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18 Mar
I might be a phone addict
I might be a food addict
I smoke and I drink
Weed,
Some people have addictive personalities,
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@Ineeddentures (31061)
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18 Mar
@andriaperry
I think I am a Mylot addict since 2006
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@snowy22315 (206931)
• United States
17 Mar
There are plenty of addictions out there for sure,and some people are addicted to more than one.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Mar
I'm a diet Pepsi addict, once I quit for 9 months.
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@RasmaSandra (96888)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Mar
Well, I find pleasure in working online and researching and writing and personally that is my entire life but with explanations like this, you could say I am an Internet addict.
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@Juliaacv (55837)
• Canada
17 Mar
When I think of addictions I tend to think of gambling because that is so prevalent in today's society.
It can be done in person, bought to take home or done online.
I am thankful that I am too tight to have that addiction, but I do have an addiction to coffee. I love it.
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@DaddyEvil (173316)
• United States
17 Mar
Pretty is addicted to diet sodas. She's always buying more and drinks several cans of it at a time.
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@wolfgirl569 (133912)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Mar
People can get addicted to anything.
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@aninditasen (18177)
• Raurkela, India
18 Mar
Their's another addiction work. Some people are work holic. Phone addiction is taking away eye sight and the cause of deafness too.
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@LindaOHio (220203)
• United States
18 Mar
My husband was a food hoarder/addict. The pantry, fridge and freezer were always packed with food.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Mar
That's obsessive compulsive disorder, I know people like that, I was a long time ago, it's about germs.
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@Rimps85 (3125)
• India
18 Mar
@andriaperry No, his addiction wasn't against germs but something strange...he always wanted his book pages to remain new and stainless, when you flip pages using fingers, it tends to catch dust & dirt from your hand...so, he didn't like that 
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