Does anyone here have an addictive or incredibly impulsive personality? I mean that quite seriously.
I believe I do, and even my sister has said it herself that she thinks I get easily addicted to new things. I’ll give a few examples. I could give dozens really.
>Sudden shoe obsession. Fell in love with sneakers. Within two weeks dropped nearly $1k on two pairs of adidas shoes, some jordans, some nikes
>Get my first ever car. Previous owners left it a complete mess. Spend the next two weeks obsessively, fanatically cleaning it every single day to my definition of clean (It was meticulously done)
>Porn addiction, not so much dozens of times a day, but just in general a crutch - sometimes spend hours just watching it for no reason (goes hand in hand with internet addiction)
>Used to smoke cigarettes, quit.
>Addicted to fitness and exercise - on some days do up to 40+ sets of weights, or workout 2,3 and 4 times in a single day (I’m unemployed, so a lot of free time)
>TV/Movie addiction. If I discover a new TV show that I like you can bet I’ll sit on my arse for the next 12-16 hours, that turns into days of excessive TV watching
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>>17284464
>Get lego set from parents for christmas, don’t touch it for 4 months, suddenly get the urge to do it, Spend hours upon hours working on it for days until it’s done
>Not a big video gamer, but I play casually. If I find a game I like I will absolutely binge the fuck out of it until completion. Same sort of situation as mentioned with the TV shows
>I drink alcohol. I’m not an alcoholic by any means, and I can go weeks without drinking, but when I do drink, it’s usually impossible that I’ll have one or two. I’ll binge and have 10-15 drink (usually being that person to make a fool of themself. Blacked out heaps of times and forgotten entire nights. Crashed my car at one point drunk.
>Start pegging my clothes on the clothes line with all pink pegs jokingly. Thought it was funny. I knew deep down I had a weird obsession with it suddenly and I kept hanging my clothes out with only pink pegs.
>addicted to coffee and caffeine, mad for it
In some of those things mentioned above, they can be addictions, small obsessions or things I impulsively do. The impulsivity is one of the worst because in short bursts I can just drop a shit load of money and end up regretting it a lot. I mentioned above that I’m unemployed, and I have about $2k in the bank, while living with parents helps a lot, this doesn’t stop me from being incredibly foolish with my money. The other week I realised I needed some new joggers for exercise, so I went for a drive and dropped $120 on new shoes. Not something I can really afford, but I did it anyway. I did the same a couple of months back and dropped $350 on a nice bluetooth speaker. I could go on and on with examples but you get the idea.
Anyway, this is not a issue I take lightly. It’s been a problem for years. But on top of that the addictive nature of the internet has made me lose interest in many other hobbies. I don’t even read anymore, and I struggle to even focus on large paragraphs for even a few seconds. Not for my lack of attention span, I just lose interest. It’s like my mind is always racing. It has often interfered with my sleep at night.
tl;dr additive, impulsive personality, don’t know what to do.
P.S. Diagnosed with depression a couple of years back. Don’t know if that helps. Not on any medication or anything though.
Anyway, I've said as much of what I feel is important. If anyone else has any similar experiences I'd love to hear from you.
I have a very addictive personality, I'm trying to strengthen my willpower to counter it though. I wanted a lighter once, ended up buying 25 lighters - bics, clippers, a zippo, etc.
I haven't even finished the first lighter yet.
And with weed, people say it's not addictive but because of my mindset I am pretty much addicted to it. I can't stop wanting it or smoking it when I have it.
It's shitty and makes me look like a damn loser but every level in society that I fall down to makes me want to improve more
>>17284941
Have you seen anyone about it? This sounds exactly what I'm going through. I just can't focus either. My brain is like a race car track and I just keep going round and round and I can't make any proper sense of what's going on.
I'm considering seeing my local doctor but I don't know what he can do.
>>17284971
No, not seen anyone yet. I can't get a diagnosis for any mental disorders or it will fuck my chances to get in the military up the ass
I am trying to get a counsellor to talk to about it though. I think just talking and getting some advice from a professional would help me get on track
>>17284978
I don't think it's that clear cut and dry for me. I physically can't do any kind of hobby, interest or leisurely activity without going full throttle 200%. For me, nothing or everything. And when it's everything I burn myself out quickly and sadly lose all interest. It's like I can't even moderate my fun and hang on to it for years.
All I have left is my love for music and fitness. Only things that have stuck for some reason.
>>17284998
Well with my academics. when I get into studying I sit and study for 10 hours straight. When I try to moderate it like you are supposed to, I just can't get anything done. I have literally sat and done nothing work-wise for 6 months because I didn't want to do full on studying. All I had to do was figure out how to do 2 hrs a day but I couldn't
Now I failed school and I think it's given me a bit of a wake up call as to the necessity of change. I can't keep living like this or I will be a loser forever
