Addiction...

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Originally Posted by whoman69

Addiction is the process of letting something take over your life to the exclusion of all else. My problem lies in the other area, laziness to do what is needed to move forward. I let excuses happen for not exercising or overeating, or not working to make my writing better so that I would have the confidence to do something with it. Malaise can be just as bad as addiction.

This is me.

I don't get addicted to things. But I have a revolving door of escapes I use to avoid everyday reality. Video games, TV/movies, the internet, porn, even reading. None of them, individually, are anything I can't give up, but collectively they've kept me from moving forward in a variety of ways for years. A lot of the time, I just feel...wrong if I'm not escaping somewhere.

For me, it's sort of a melange of laziness, resistance to change, anxiety and fear. I've made some progress this year, but I have a long way to go and I have to be careful not to backstep.