Im sorry if this is the wrong forum, please move it, or close it, or kick my ass if so... (it just seemed kinda relevent in this forum due to the addicted thread being in here)

Addictions :

to be honest im addicted to lots of things. I cant imagine giving any of them up...

Cigarettes, Beer, Coffee, Weed, Porn, Awesome fucking music, my guitar, the mess on my table, my computer, the internet...

I dont know what i would do without these things. When i first moved from teh UK to Austria, i gave up weed (not by choice) which i always used to keep my head straight (some people find that idea funny) cos it was hard to find here. I wasnt a big fan of the person i became, or the thoughts i had (thoughts which had me???) so i quickly found somewhere to get some.

I heard a long telephone interview between devy and some dude recently, which i really enjoyed, but also because there was a strength shown to me there, in devy's words. The fact that he had quit EVERYTHING and it was hard for him for a couple of years, trying to find himself again, who he was and what he is doing. Man I wish i had the strength to do that. the 2 months i had without smoking weed was horrible, cos I didnt like my head, or anyone else's for that matter. Kudos man.

So I start this thread to ask you all :

What addictions do you have, what addictions have you overcome, and what addictions can you NEVER escape from without severe withdrawals and inner torments?

and Dev, any advice would be perfect for us weaker (or should i say "yet to be strong") people!

Music is my greatest addiction... I'm also quite addicted to football... to this forum, to the artist, to my girlfriend... to life itself.

Everyday is a listening to the albums. Almost everywhere I go, I take DT with me ... it's like food. Without it, I feel like shit.

To say about negative addictions... beer. I can drink alot, but I'm stopping it. The other addictions is helping me to fight it.

Shouldn't this be in General Discuss at its not really Devin Townsend music related

I'd Hide, Duck and Cover from Biert....

Im addicted to, DT's Music, World of Warcraft and thats about it...


Those are my two addictions, Both of which consume alot of my day time

oh and im sort of a spendaholic, but that'll change as i need to save this year for Devin concerts and CD pre-sales

Im addicted to smoking, and i think probably drinking although im planning on giving up when i get back from holiday next tuesday, gonna be hard, thats about all me and my friends do every night, but my best friends father has just had a very serious drink related seizure and doesnt know who he is or where he is, he's stuck in hospital until he gets his head straight. Plus he's lost his job (he was a van driver) and its got my best mate and his younger brother crying themselves to sleep every night.

So we decided yesterday to stop drinking so much and i thought fuck it, i might as well quit altogether. Im sick of feeling shitty and " i cant be bothered to cut the grass...oooh lets go to the pub" type of thing almost every day.

I used to be fit and healthy, i used to have a georgeous girlfriend and its a miricale i still have a job. But most of all i used to be happy everyday, now ive got a bad temper and people i used to call friends now dont make any effort to speak to me cause they think im a drunk, and i guess i am.

BUT ITS TIME TO STOP. Bring on Addicted i think its gonna help me get off the drink for good.

Oh, and if i didnt drink so much id be fucking loaded. The bars where i live are so expensive!

Don't mean to be rude, but i think this should be in the general discussion board.

Anyway, my "bad" addiction is the caffeine, and the "good" is music of course (create and hear)

What addictions do you have, what addictions have you overcome, and what addictions can you NEVER escape from without severe withdrawals and inner torments?

Wow, you have opened Pandora's box! Because I love talking about this and I could go on and on with it. It frees the spirit.

I currently am still addicted to caffeine, but I have cut my coffee intake in half recently, and am trying the placebo effect with green tea. And of course, music and internet.

I have overcame addictions to People, methadone, klonopin, vicodin, cocaine, ecstasy, adderall, alcohol, and cigarettes....among others. It's not about the war stories though, its about experience, strength and hope.

Some addictions you can overcome without severe physical withdrawal, like most of the stimulants. They don't actually bind to you physically, like say methadone or heroin. But mentally, ALL of them do. You can feel withdrawal symptoms from trying to get over a break-up!! It's all about power of the mind, combined with the spirit.

I am addicted to loud music. When I'm listening on headphones (which is always) I have to have it a certain volume where it sounds like the music is "opening up" in my head, instead of just being on my ears. So now my hearing is getting worse and worse. I didn't really notice it but over the past few years it's more difficult to hear what people are saying, and shit like doorbells and stuff. Stuff that everybody else seem to hear.

I am addicted to loud music. When I'm listening on headphones (which is always) I have to have it a certain volume where it sounds like the music is "opening up" in my head, instead of just being on my ears. So now my hearing is getting worse and worse. I didn't really notice it but over the past few years it's more difficult to hear what people are saying, and shit like doorbells and stuff. Stuff that everybody else seem to hear.

It is kind of an addiction isn't it? I have to do this out of necessity while tracking because the louder it is, the more I feel the groove and rhythm. It is especially necessary for technical parts.

The internet.

Which I'm slowly beating.

Music, and that became moreso after I quit drinking as if it was displacement. Although now that I've sorted my head out and allowed myself to drink again on the grounds that I'm not a horrible person anymore, my addiction to music still hasn't dropped. In fact I wouldn't mind betting that if I stopped listening to music 24/7 like I am now (and working as a sound engineer doesn't help that) then I would actually suffer withdrawl symptoms, and go through the things everyone going cold turkey would.

That's such an odd thought...

The internet.

Which I'm slowly beating.

I see that. And I don't like it.

I smoked for about 9 years until I gave it up 2 years ago. It was tough..extremely tough! I didn't realize how much I used cigarettes as a crutch until I stopped.I had horrible headaches and was generally a grouch for a month. It got better, but I packed on 20 pounds almost immediately due to "switching" my addiction from cigarettes to food. I've stayed roughly the same since I go to the gym everyday, but it's very frustrating.

I am currently only addicted to caffeine and chapstick. I'd like to kick both, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon. I have to watch what I do since I have a long family history of alcoholics and several aunts and uncles addicted to pain killers. I also have a very addictive personality. I don't ever take pain killers unless I am in severe pain for fear of becoming addicted to them. I used to work at a pain management clinic and saw that stuff tear apart people's lives. It's sad because it's legal and pretty easy to obtain. I've had some trouble with medicine that I've been prescribed by a doctor(anti anxiety). I'll think "hey..that's nice!", but then have to tell myself to stop. Addiction is a powerful thing and can destroy your life if you're not careful.

Music, girlfriend, (dare I admit:) porn, internet, and laziness.
couldn't survive without my computer or iPod.

Music, girlfriend, (dare I admit:) porn, internet, and laziness.
couldn't survive without my computer or iPod.

If you play your cards right you could combine these into one addiction.

Anyhoo, I was addicted to caffeine to where I needed it to stay awake, but I quit that shit because it raped my bladder. Currently I'm addicted to hatred.

My head is fucked up at the moment, cause I'm quitting pot. Feel my brain altering itself, (lobe activity) done it before, 3 days should be right, some cool herbs to help. Caffeine and alcohol I have a handle on, feel sorry for anyone addicted to hard drugs/alcoholics. Spent time in a rehab when I was younger, taught me a lot about what NOT to do. I always research interesting consumption products before I try 'em.
I had to tell another forum 'bout Dev's Addicted yesterday, I should copy,paste the post this dude did about addictions/pot use, it was F'n brilliant. Weighed up society/addictions with just the right amount of angst.
Wonder if Dev would be willing to detail his cold turkey period? (Or has he already?) Apparently W.Burroughs used to like withdrawls for inspiration.