Call me old-fashioned, but I see a ton of kids vaping these days and it just seems BAD.
They say it’s better than s**king actual c**arettes but still, it seems like we’re gonna find out a lot of awful news about those cartridges at some point.
I guess we’ll just have to wait and see…
And now let’s hear from folks on AskReddit about what addictions they don’t think are taken seriously enough.
1. Avoid it.
“I was addicted to Afrin for a while.
It was awful.
It’s slightly freeing, decades later, to see other people talking about it.”
2. Let it go.
“Winning arguments. Or at least the other person giving up.
I know a guy that will argue with anyone over anything, with the sole intention of making them give up in disgust.”
3. A huge problem.
“Binge eating.
I used to struggle badly with this. I weighed around 185lbs but would put back a whole, large Papa John’s pizza, side of garlic knots, some of another pizza and still be looking in the fridge for snacks.
I’d lay down later in bed and the emotional and physical heaviness of it all sitting in my gut is one of the worst feelings I’ve ever had. So I’d go and purge to get it out.
Then I’d repeat about a week later.
I was undiagnosed PTSD and ADHD and thank god I’ve gotten my mentals sorted out a bit more to avoid it these days. Buy my heart goes out to anybody else suffering from this. You can get out.”
4. See it all the time.
“TV.
I swear parents will yell at their children to get off video games and get mad at their kids because they have a addiction to video games yet they are the ones watching tv 12 hours straight and try to claim it somehow different.”
5. I think you’re right.
“Social media addiction.
I think eventually we will find out that social media contributes to mental illness someday.”
6. We’re all addicted.
“Our phones.
My iPhone wasn’t charging so I stopped by the Apple shop. Guy takes a looks and says I’ve just got some lint clogging up the port and he can clean it out for me if I’ve got 10 minutes. I say sure and start wandering around the shop looking at the new computers and iPads.
I reached into my pocket to check my phone no less than 5 times on sheer reflex.”
7. Terrible for you.
“Al**hol.
You can be slamming back a 6 pack every day after work, wine mom drinking out of a flask at soccer games and baby showers, 10 am sSnday mimosas, and no one bats an eye as long as you’re functioning and you turn it into a joke.
Unless you’re pissing yourself drooling in a corner at 8am every morning, no one even thinks al**holism.”
8. Causing a lot of issues.
“P**n.
It obviously varies from person to person but it can easily be insanely detrimental. You aren’t aroused by your IRL partner anymore. You can’t climax without p**n. You become physically desensitized.
It’s crazy stuff and I’m telling you if you experience any of that, the only solution is to go cold turkey and never return to p**n. No peeking, no “just once a week” — no excuses.”
9. Bad for you.
“Staying up late for no apparent reason.
It’s taking a serious toll on me, and yet I can’t seem to stop.
Maybe my circadian rhythm is messed up, but it seems like I do this completely by choice.”
10. That’s…sad.
“Sadness.
Might seem like a weird thing but a lot of people are addicted to making themself sad or make themseles feel pain.”
11. Hyped up.
“Caffeine.
Mainly in the form of coffee. If it’s energy drinks, it’s suddenly much more of an issue, but people take pride in “not functioning without their morning coffee”?
The amount of shirts, cups and home decors saying stuff like “don’t talk to me before my coffee” or “but first… coffee” baffles me. If you can’t function without it, you’re addicted.”
12. Overdoing it.
“Ma**juana.
I know it’s not as bad as other drugs, but if you’re seriously going to look me in the eye and say it’s not addictive when you wake and bake 24/7…”
What addiction do you think isn’t taken seriously enough?
Let us know in the comments.
Gracias, amigos!
