ADDICTIVE personalities

[lala]

okay im 23 yrs old and i am an addict i just have one of those personalities, i get addicted to everything!!!! over eating, under eating, vomiting, excersieing, drinking, drugs, sex just anything!!!!! i need some help i need some advise how do you deal with ADDICTIONS no matter what they may be.is there any one out there that can understand? is there anything i can do to help my mind not want to repeat these behaviors?

thank God as of today i have not had a drink in 1 yr i have not used drugs in 2yrs!!!! but everything is still there.

thank you all have a blessed day

[Amc]

Hi lala

thank God as of today i have not had a drink in 1 yr i have not used drugs in 2yrs!!!! but everything is still there.

Be very proud of this.

[summersky]

I know Exactly where your coming from.
You have already beat two Addictions. That is Great.
It isn't easy to overcome overeating or undereating; You can overcome it though. Just think of how bad detoxing from using was, and how hard detoxing from drinking was. You overcame that
And you haven't given in Two Years and haven't had a drink in One Year If you can be as strong as you have with that, than overcoming other addictions won't be as hard. You have the strenght to and I know you can
What i do is journal, write down everything that is going through my head and why i want to give into my addictive behavior; theres always an emotion backing it. Write down every day five things you are thankful for, it really helps with how you look at your life. For me , the impulse to give into addictions has alot to do with being hard on myself; but if i work at reashuring myself the root of the problem will go away.
My therapist taught me to go somewhere where i can relax, like a room that isn't noisy ; find something to focus on like a fan or music that is calming like the beach. And close your eyes, relax focus on that noise and breath deeply and slowly for 5 min.
Remind yourself of how much better it is for your health and happiness when you aren't swallowed by an addiction. Try to think of yourself addiction free and how life would be for you.
It is always good to vent, when you hold things in it just builds.
It may seem like it is impossible to have control of addictions, but it is more than possible.
It just takes time and patience. You can beat this

[lala]

Amc, and Summersky thank you both so very much i feel like i can do this but other days i feel like it will never happen, i do think that expressing it and knowing that others are out there that have these problems ,believe it or not i have never met anyone else who has these issues, even when i was hospitalized i never was allowed around other ppl cuz of the suicidal issues they thought i would hurt someone or myself, but having this support is what keeps me going, thank you both for that. have a blessed day

[kacee1958]

Lala, stay strong. You have already overcome two life-threatening addictions. I know you can take charge of your eating, too. I don't know what your eating behavior is like, but you're welcome to join us on the "Beyond the Binge" friend. there's a great group of loving, supportive women over there.

[lala]

thank you kacee i will chk it out.

[EricaMackenzie]

I can understand why dealing with food addictions and exercise addictions are more difficult. For drugs or drinking, the simple (but surely not easy) answer is abstaining from the addictive substance. With food and exercise, it is a goal of moderation that needs to be reached.... the most difficult goal of all. Fortunatly, it is possible... i think there is more to it than an addictive personality--- though i agree that there are such things. There must be a root for the desire to have one force dominate your life, to be extreme. I think for anyone struggling with and addictive personality, they should really do some soul-searching and discover what they fear would happen in the absense of any given extreme behavior. Unlocking your own mind is the key to your success. I know you can be sucessful!!

[landis]

I too have an "addictive personality" problem. You are not the only one for sure! I tend to give everything all or nothing. I pretty much have to obsess about food and diet to get my weight off and I get better and worse at times. That is my "current" battle. Thankfully, I haven't really ever had much of an alcohol or drug problem although I have been pretty hooked on diet pills at times (ephedrine) but thankfully they took those off the market and I am not into getting things illegally! Hugs to you and prayers too. Glad you aren't ashamed to talk about it. You might need to see someone like a counselor or pastor. You sound like you have done well though on the most destructive habits. If you are like me though, you can't let your guard down.