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NEW - Addiction Support Automated Taglist
by tommy
Last post
 December 6th
...See more Welcome to the NEW Addiction Support Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply below and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of 1st July (updated by @tommy)
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Help for a Shopping Addiction?
by oliveDrum11
Last post
 15 hours ago
...See more I'm wondering if anyone has any experience overcoming a shopping addiction? I'm going to go into debt very soon if this doesn't get better, so I'm really desperate for some help. I am a college student, so I've been shopping to cope with the intense stress of school. I didn't realize it had gotten so bad. Now I need a kick in the *** to help myself out of this darkness.  I've talked to my family about it, and they are putting all of their energy into shaming me. But I really would like to help myself out of this hole, and grow from this experience. Has anyone here had to deal with a severe shopping addiction like this, too? Thank you for listening y'all :) 
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Food addiction
by automatonic
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I struggle with overeating. It's definitely tied to my stress level. It's been worse lately than it's ever been. I'll go to the store and buy a massive pile of junk food. Soda, chips, ramen, cookies, crackers, popcorn, candy, ice cream, etc. I describe it like what a 12 year old would buy if he found a hundred dollars. But when I actually get it home, I'll eat and eat it until I feel sick, then eat some more. And at that point it doesn't even feel good to eat it, but I keep going nonetheless. I'll also overorder fast food and eat it over multiple days. Like buying multiple pizzas or a ton of wings at once. Even if I can manage to not keep snacks, I'll still get really hungry and eat multiple dinners or snack on fiber bars or whatever else is around. There's this mindset that I have to eat it all to get rid of it as fast as I can so I can "start over and be healthy again", but then I just end up going out and buying more. I have bad teeth already, and this doesn't help. Often I don't get good sleep because I've eaten so much that my whole body hurts. I want to lose weight and live a long life, but I keep falling in the same trap over and over. Not sure what to do.
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I want / need this to end
by Gamespy56
Last post
 November 21st
...See more My gambling started 3 years ago or so, my friends went to a casino one night, and the next time i went with them, i started out Playing roulette, it was fun, I've never gambled or was much of a betting man before that.... Until i discovered slots. Since the first time i won big on a slot machine I've been hooked, i have tried stopping more times than i can count, i don't believe myself at all anymore when i tell myself that "this was the last time" i know it's not, i know I'm lying to myself. I know i have a huge problem, since i started gambling I've been broke, every paycheck i would get i would lose in a day, and then lie and borrow money from friends and family, every time i think I've hit rock bottom i surprise myself and fall even lower. I did manage to stop for a year or so, i moved away, and didn't really have money to gamble with anyway, but i didn't even think about it during that time, as soon as I moved back though, the first thing I did was go to a casino and it started all over again, i am exhausted, i am so tired, i want to stop so bad but at the same time i guess i don't, it's a love hate relationship. More hate... The feeling i get when gambling and i win something, or even get free spins on the slots with a decent bet size.... It's better then anything I've ever experienced, better then sex. Nothing really comes close to it. This post doesn't really have a point i just needed to vent i guess. This has been a really bad day
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Addiction
by secretSummer8749
Last post
 November 17th
...See more I started watching porn when i was 12 yrs old. In early years before I turned 18 i watched porn moderately but as i turned 18 i got my own smartphone with internet and after that there is no going back. I became addicted to porn and masturbation. The addiction has took over me so much that I'm now experiencing hair fall, hair greying, low immunity, anxiety, depression, guilt, fatigue, low self esteem, objectifying women, etc. Im 21 years old now and due to this addiction i can't even focus on my studies and I feel so shameful because I used to be my class topper and now I'm failing in exams. Please I need someone who can genuinely help me
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Shoplifting addiction + How i'm starting to heal and stop this addiction
by Nate715
Last post
 November 13th
...See more Hi, I'm nate. 13, all pronouns. and here i am, new member of this group today and i can't believe i'm finding myself talking about this because i thought it was shameful. i hope other people can relate to this so i don't feel alone, so, lets begin. I don't know when this shoplifting addiction started, maybe when i was 7/8, and now i'm ashamed of it. the reason i shoplifted often was because, i was deprived of many things, but i still know its wrong. there are times where i felt a sense of guilt after doing something, sometimes embarrassment. i've maybe stolen, hundreds of things by now. tiny things typically. some things would include stickers, charms, skincare, makeup, pins, and other things really. in all those times, i've never been caught. i've been caught maybe once, and it was this year. but it was only because employees were total jerks about it and called me out in front of the entire store, and the thing i was trying to take was very big and very noticeable. my mom has found my stolen items and taken them away from me and hid them in her room, i found them today, all of them. i'm slowly going to be taking everything back. but its not the only thing i found in there. fvck. my diaries... i don't know if she's read them. but they aren't good. none of them are. and i know she's written notes in them. i'm scared to look in them, i'm scared of how many secrets she'll find. i just want to burn the books now. anyways, besides the point, i stopped shoplifting but my urges are constantly still there. and if your wondering, no i don't have money, no i don't get an allowence, no there is no way for me to earn money, i only get money twice a year, and my parents say no to everything i want. all of this contributes to the urges, i'm afraid i'll go back and shoplift again. but so far, i'm a few weeks clean, maybe even a month clean.
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Addiction
by queenboss1101
Last post
 October 5th
...See more hi, I have gambling, tictock addiction im looking for a daily listener
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fall seven times. stand up 8
by holdenTuedix96
Last post
 September 27th
...See more hello all im glad ive found this group and i wanna let everyone know its been rough and probably the hardest year of my life but im not giving up im leaving state to seek more intensive inpatient treatment today 3rd times the charm hopefully god bless you all and best of luck
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How to deal
by selfdisciplinedMango2473
Last post
 September 17th
...See more I have a family member who is addicted to drugs and its very hard to deal with. I been supportive in the past but its always the same thing I'm gonna do better and be better, I'm not gonna do it anymore, I don't wanna be like this anymore, its always the same excuses for over 10 years now its the same lines. This peraon gets better for a bit then they back on it again and again. I don't believe anything this person says anymore. I no longer can trust anything they say anymore. If it wasn't a family member I wouldn't even talk to that person because its just so hard to deal with being around him.
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Your Life is a Beautiful Thing!
by crimsonMelon5242
Last post
 September 8th
...See more To all the individuals struggling with any kind of addiction. First I feel super proud of you guys. You are more brave and strong as compared to an ordinary person. I know you could be living a life full of self loathing, hatred. You could have body image, self esteem issues. But there is a good news for you guys. The good news is "Your life is a beautiful thing". I mean go outside. See for yourself. Climb a hill during sunset. Stay in a body of water and listen to the life that surrounds you. Don't lose your hope. It was never to late man. All is not lost. Get up on your feet and prove your inner Toxic self talker to ***. Say no to this beast which is spreading toxicity. Fight with it and become the person that you always trying to be! Maybe this video could help you to understand that your existence on this planet Earth is wonderful thing. Once again "Your life is a beautiful thing".    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FFv2dMe_zo
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Gaming addiction
by okeyyyy
Last post
 September 4th
...See more (This is the closest thread (forum) I see for this topic, if you think this post should be in other area pleace help me move it , thanks ) I have been with depression, anxiety and many other issues, cause of a super agresive manipulative father, and a gold digger mother who wants to fix me by giving me money., so lately I tend to wast money a little bit, although I am not working, I bought myself a gaming pc desktop, and other things, well I try not to waste money, but I buy what I think I use the most. Most of my life I wasted my life on mostly gaming, most of my life I had been having a super immature child, I am almost 40 and still behave like a child in many things, well mainly cause of not working, and my lack of present social interactions, and trying to escape my problems with gaming. I find life outside the computer in my country super boring, and repetitive for the most part, or at least that is how it feels now. I found help on this 7cups comunity, but there are many times when many of the chats just become a distraction, cause there are many people with different problems, and the focus of the chat tends to change a lot, and many times I feel like people dont listen to me, depending on the chat and how many people are there and who is on the chat at that time. I know that many of the rules are tend to keep people feeling safe, but many times some of the swering rules and other rules of not being able to talk like normal adults makes me feel like I am being treated like a child/ unconfortable. . I know my addiction will still be there until I do work on it to change it and being active and changing my gaming habbits for other positive habbits, maybe sports, or nerf gun, or practice shooting or baseketball, or going out to meet ups, It would really help me to find my niche outside the computers, a place I could socialize outside the computers. I am writting this, cuase I feel I can express myself better in forums without so many distractions. Thanks a lot 7 cups for giving me this chance to express myself , even though I rant a lot.
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New here
by gentleBlueberry8721
Last post
 July 26th
...See more Gambling started within my family. Then I worked at a casino and finally developed an addiction to cope after my ex left me ten years ago. I have been doing counselling and support groups but just feel I hit my bottom again with in the last few days. Grateful for only a bit of debt and hopeful to quit and start dealing with my emotions more healthily.
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2 months and 5 days?
by whydoesausernamematter
Last post
 June 29th
...See more Today I am 2 months and 5 days clean of opioids. Unfortunately this has been overshadowed in my mind as I've recently come to admit that I also have an addiction to pornography. Through some self reflection I've come to notice that I've suffered from this for many many years. Honestly since the moment I had access to Internet. I always knew way too much about sex for my age. I've come to the realization that, unintentionally, I had replaced my porn addiction with an addiction to muscle relaxers and booger sugar, then when I finally shook drugs off me it was like porn never left. I recently started going to SA meetings and the openness and honesty of the groups is helping, but I keep hearing about how without a sponsor, there is "zero chance of recovery." hearing this is very discouraging. if that's the case then did I really ever get over drugs? maybe not having had a sponsor during my still ongoing drug recovery is the reason I still crave it so much and why I get such horrible body aches when I do get the craving. if you read this through I appreciate your time.

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Welcome to Addiction Support! We are so pleased that you have stumbled across our little corner of the internet. Our community is here to support you through any recovery and/or pathway from substances to gambling, internet, self-harm, porn addiction, sex addiction, and more. All are welcome to participate whether you are a family member watching a loved one struggling or if you are struggling yourself. Feel free to discuss anything and everything related to addictions.


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