One of the intriguing thing about true "Addicts" is that they will take anything that feels good too far. I remember reading about Jeff Tweedy of the band Wilco, he had/has anxiety depression problems and developed an enormous addiction to opiate based painkillers. When he finally went to rehab and got off drugs he took up running as a replacement, within a very short period of time he ran so much that he had to have operations on his knees because he wore them out.
This always struck me as a perfect example of Addict behavior, first he was addicted to drugs which became unhealthy and began to interfere with his life, then he quit and got addicted to getting healthy and took it to such extremes that it still interfered with his life.
It reminds me so much of myself because I get addicted to things that are good for me and things that are bad for me, the common thread is that I always take it too far whatever it is. Lately I've been addicted to Protein Shakes, in the past I've been addicted to Orange Juice and taking long walks everyday, if I went a day without Orange Juice and a good long walk I'd almost feel like I was in some sort of Withdrawal.
The main reason I haven't been exercising lately is because I can't do it without getting really into it and doing it everyday, meaning I'll feel off all day if I don't fit it in some exercise one day. I should do it because it would be good but still it's hard to escape the addict mentality.
This is a good thread!
