can some of you name some addictions that you might have (unusual) to regular household items or the like?

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I am wondering how many kinds of addictions one could really have.....one of the unusual ones, that I find, is pica, which is the addiction to eating non-nutritive items such as paper, etc... some people have an addiction to certain clothing, they must wear a certain pair of socks over and over again, until they are all worn out, and then look for that exact pair again in the store...some people have an addiction of sniffing a certain scent... I am just wondering some of the addictions that you have heard of.. not the usual ones like drugs and alcohol, or ocd behavior...
thanks.....
I am into psychology, with an inquisitive mind

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this is not meant to be a question for protegies of the dsm (p.s. I have one, ty), just an inquisitive, informative question....no need to be a physician or pharmacist, or know all the correct "terminology" which could be implied.... if you know it all......great! I don't, and most probably don't........ we are just all trying to learn from each other......so, get off that high horse of yours and come back down to earth, where the rest of us are.

Answer 1

Interesting question. I took as many courses as I could in psychology in college, short of majoring in it.

Mine would be mentholatum, not vicks, not carmex, not lip gloss, not vaseline, has to be Mentholatum brand. I use it on my lips and under my nose at night to go to sleep. I don't usually mention it but another person at work admitted to the same addiction, so perhaps it's not that unusual.

I'll be curious to read your responses! :-)

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Answer 3

As a healthcare provider I can tell you one thing which could expand the base of your interest. You need to look up what the term 'addiction' means. It does not apply to many of the examples you have listed. There are fetishes. There is obcessive-compulsive disorders. There are personality disorders. For real information you need a testbook which gives definitions to these and every psychiatrict disorder recognized. It is expensive, but you could find it in the library. It is the DSM . Ask the librarian. You can buy it at any bookstore usually.

Answer 4

THERE ARE SO MANY HUNDREDS OF ITEMS. I WONDER WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN HABITS AND ADDICTIONS OR ARE THEY SYNONYMS.ADDICTIONS I SUPPOSE INVOLVE CONSUMING SOMETHING. ILLHAVE TO LOOK THESE UP BUT ILL TYPE FIRST. ANY TYPE STUFF LEFT AROUND BY ADULTS IN A HOUSEHOLD CAN BE CONSUMED BY CHILDREN IN A FAMILY AND OF COURSE BY ADULTS. FOR EXAMPLE : BEER,WHISKEY, ETC. THEN THERE IS WINE ETC. COUGH SYRUP LEFT OVER AND PUT IN A MEDICINE CHEST WHICH CONTAINS CODEINE ETC. DIFFERENT ADDICTIONS FOR EXAMPLE GLUE SNIFFING TO PUTTING PURE EXTRACTS OF VANILLA, AND OTHER PURE EXTRACTS IN WATER AND CHUGGING IT. THESE EXTRACTS ARE VERY HIGH IN ALCOHOL. PEOPLE ARE VERY HABIT ORIENTED, WE ALL ARE ! FROM WHERE WE PUT OUR WALLET AND PURSE AND KEYS WHEN WE ARRIVE HOME. A LESS ORGANIZED INDIVIDUAL MIGHT JUST THROW THE STUFF. AND THEN EACH MORNING GO INTO A PANIC TO GET READY FOR WORK. CRAZY BUT THATS PEOPLE. SOME ARE ORGANIZED AND SOME ARE HELTER SKELTER. SOME PEOPLE ARE ALMOST ANIMALISTIC AND OTHERS ARE MILD AND GENTLE. IF YOU GO TO A BEACH YOULL SEE SOME PEOPLE COVERED WITH HAIR LIKE BABOONS AND OTHERS ARE BALD AND SKINNY AND PALE AS A GHOST WITH SCARCELY ANY HAIR AT ALL. I DONT KNOW IF THIS MEANS SOME ARE FURTHER EVOLVED THAN OTHERS. SOME HAVE HABITS OF DIVING INTO THE WATER WITHOUT TESTING THE TEMPERATURE AND OTHERS JUST PUT ONE TOE IN AND THEN RUN OUT AND BACK IN AND TRY THE OTHER TOE, THATS PEOPLE. AT LEAST I THINK MOST OF THEM ARE PEOPLE ! INTERESTING ISNT IT ?????????

Answer 5

Lots of people at my work are addicted to Diet Coke. It's probably the Caffeine they are addicted to, but I haven't heard of anyone being addicted to other types of soda.

Answer 6

if it exists you can be sure someone is addicted to it. i have seen weird stuff. like feces, urine, dead animals