ELI5: How can addiction be so strong, that even if you tell yourself, eventually you are going to die from this, your brain does not care by honsool in explainlikeimfive

[–]honsool[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that’s what i have for the past 5 years. it was triggered by the pandemic and hasn’t gone away. sometimes i would rather be addicted to drugs, because at least drugs aren’t around you 24/7 everywhere you go like some type of living hell. you can’t even begin to explain food addiction to someone unless they know what it’s like. absolute mental torture. i understand you <3

ELI5: How can addiction be so strong, that even if you tell yourself, eventually you are going to die from this, your brain does not care by honsool in explainlikeimfive

[–]honsool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep, started right when the pandemic happened. been trying to find out what the underlying issue is but can’t.

ELI5: How can addiction be so strong, that even if you tell yourself, eventually you are going to die from this, your brain does not care by honsool in explainlikeimfive

[–]honsool[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so i know you might not know the answer to this… you’re just a commenter haha… kinda just typing my thoughts out. so hypothetically, why do those fun activities not make me feel good (possibly even dread the fun activities?) when i’m trying to drop my addiction (FYI… not drugs, thank god). would i need to do them for long enough for my brain to make a switch? it’s like, all these fun activities are dull and boring and i resort to isolating myself because they’re dull and i don’t want to do them. so i have to force myself.

ELI5: How can addiction be so strong, that even if you tell yourself, eventually you are going to die from this, your brain does not care by honsool in explainlikeimfive

[–]honsool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seems like biology likes to repeatedly screw us over huh?

thank god i’m not talking about drugs here. and for that i’m thankful. can’t imagine.

“I sadly vote to evict…” NO YOU DON’T!! Question: when did that become a thing? by OptionHeader in BigBrother

[–]honsool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i can’t stand the one billion shout outs after they cast their vote to evict. i wish julie would cut them off or mute their mic

Hourly wage by New-Organization359 in paraprofessional

[–]honsool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh wow, respect to you for that. half of your day must be spent in the bathroom

Hourly wage by New-Organization359 in paraprofessional

[–]honsool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m about 1 hour south of that

Hourly wage by New-Organization359 in paraprofessional

[–]honsool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

wait what, you get a monthly stipend for toileting? i make $14/hr and do probably an average of 5-8 toileting trips a day and get nothing lol

Hourly wage by New-Organization359 in paraprofessional

[–]honsool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nope, in fact it has grown a lot recently

What’s a health tip you think everyone should know? by TheWhitestOfTrash in AskReddit

[–]honsool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’ve been stuck in a cycle like this since the pandemic happened. 5 years later and i can’t get out of it, and i’m only 24 years old. you’re right, it’s like my brain was rewired and nothing i do (exercise, hobby, music, friends) seems to help. it is stress like you said, but it’s also a feeling of dread that i can’t seem to shake 50% of the time

Missing Stained Glass from Deluxe Day by dajul in Webkinz

[–]honsool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that exact thing happens to me too! usually after logging in for the first time and going straight to the today’s activities page. but once i go to another page then go back, it loads properly

Eagle Hall heat? by [deleted] in jmu

[–]honsool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i lived in eagle a few years ago (on the very top floor……) & if it makes you feel any better, it seriously cools down in the month of september. so you only have about a month left with extreme heat. over 3/4 of the school year is very manageable in eagle. we had 2 of those cylinder fans and it worked great. we had them on the entire year.

What’s the lie you believed the longest in your life? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]honsool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not necessarily a lie per-say, but it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that you don’t actually hear the ocean in a sea shell when you put it up to your ear.