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I tend to get addicted to things easily.. like a lot of times i eat sugar, just cause its sweet, and theres nothing else that great to eat at home. i mean we have lots of healthy foods, but sometimes i just want some like fatty snack, and sugar's the closest thing. well i want to stop doing it for the fear of getting diabetes.. i mean im normal weight, but somedays i have from up to 1 spoon of sugar to like 10 spoons in 1 day. especially days with no school. when i have school i usually sprinkle sugar on my corn flakes (they taste horrible otherwise. we used to have honey bunches of oats where i didnt do that but my mom doesnt buy it anymore). so how can i stop doing this? i hate it and want to take the steps to stop. also other addictions.. like i know its really bad but sometimes at stores i really want candy/gum so i find a way to steal it.. or like little accesories at stores. once i even stole a necklace from a store for 40 dollars! (most expensive thing ive ever took). ive never been caught.. and i started doing it this summer when i stole a bracelet from a forever21.. and i even did it today and stole gum from some random store. its really sinful too since im a christian.. and unfortunately i dont get the chance to go to church often.. but sometimes i just dont have enough money, so its like.. i act before i really think things through. i mean i know its bad.. but i just want it.. its like i know that i probably wont get caught especially for things like candy, so i do it and nobody finds out. and at home im doing a fundraiser so i can go on this 5,000 dollar trip this summer, and im selling candy. i just already ate 1 of the candy bars.. i dont want to go on one of my binges (ive already finished that whole pack of gum from before btw) with the candy bars and also gum i'll be selling at school to raise money, and eat them all. i wanna make a profit. how can i banish these desires? as well as the computer.. like i can procastinate all day and get none of my work done. and im smart, my teachers tell me, i know i am.. but i just get caught up with everything, always thinking i can just do it later, later. even things i plan to do in the morning, i still manage to procastinate. and when im trying to get it done in school, i procastinate. so i wanna get it off from the source; when i get home from school. how can i also regulate the time i spend doing free stuff and homework, cause i tend to get distracted easily and lose track of time? thanks a LOT your a LIFE SAVER! and im sorry this was so long!! (link)
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first- sugar is not a known addictive, there is nothing in it like nicotine or drugs that is clinically proven to make you wanting more. sometimes half the battle is convincing yourself that its not an addiction, its a choice YOU make to eat it, and you are blaming it on something psychological. remember- in this case, your "addiction" is in your control. it's more of like a bad habit.
so if you became addicted to drugs/alcohol it probably wouldn't be related to the 'addictions' you are experiencing now. not to say you should go do them, but alcoholism is usually hereditary, and drugs are just naturally addictive because of the chemicals they are made of.
instead of straight sugar which is like empty calories (and can mess up your pancreas and cause diabetes!!), go grocery shopping with your mom to get stuff you will eat. honey bunches of oats are better for you than cornflakes with straight sugar. other cereals that are sweet (but kinda healthy) are: newman's own w/ macademia nuts, peanutbutter puffins (usually in organic section), honey nut cheerios, frosted mini wheats. at least those have carbs in them so you are fuller and won't crave more food.
you could also try: making smoothies (just look for recipes online, like strawberry-banana, or blueberry, or whatever...), granola bars (like kudos or chewy or luna that taste good), fruits like strawberrys, mangos, raspberries, watermelons, cantuloupe, honeydew melon, etc.
stay busy for other things: if your not around sugar as much, you won't be tempted by it... so instead focus your addictions on like sports, clubs, community service, friends... if you get involved in a lot of stuff, it forces you to get organized because you only have an allotted time slot to complete each task. for example, you go to school til 3, and then have practice/comm. serv./whatever from 5-9. then your favorite show is on at 10 or something. you know you only have the hours between 3-5 and 9-10 to do homework, that should force you to stay on track. you could also make a daily checklist of things you have to get done.
keep a food diary and limit yourself to only so many "sweets" a day. i would say 1-2.
stealing= not a good idea. i did that like a few times to get away with it/just cuz i was bored with my friends and it was so dumb. like the worst decision i ever made. you usually take stuff you don't really even want in the long run and its such a waste. plus you can get into the idea that you never have to pay for anything and it will get worse. my best friend got caught stealing a 5 dollar pair of earrings she didnt even like that much- she got fined 1,000 and banned from the mall for 2 years. (keep in mind: this is an honor student, varsity athlete, with NO criminal record). when people found out about this her reputation was never the same with her friends or her parents....
so whatever you have to do to stop DO IT. people will look down on you for it, and you know that it's wrong. be lucky that you didn't get caught but know that there is always the chance. they have undercover people in malls to make sure you don't steal- they dress like normal shoppers and then can arrest you (EVEN if its your first time getting caught).
to stop you could think about all the money you are taking from a company... people who make the things you steal already get low enough wages- and with all the shoplifting they get paid even less. think of all the less fortunate people than you who work hard to buy what you just stole, even though you could have easily bought it. go shopping only with someone who you know wouldn't approve of this habit, to keep you from doing it.
i hope this helped. good luck!! :)
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thanks a lot!! all these ideas are actually useful to me. like the thing for stealing, that story really scared me so hopefully i'll never do it again. and the candy thing.. im not so sure, but i'll try it out.
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