Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set. |
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"I suppose it's just an over exaggerated way to express they like it so much, rather than a claim to actual addiction. "
Similar to saying “I’m starving” when in reality I’m about 2 weeks away from actually starving. |
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The number of people who've told me "I literally died" or "I'm literally dying here" but are still walking about 'literally' alive is astounding. Similarly the use of 'obviously ' prefacing every statement when it isn't obvious at all |
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"The number of people who've told me "I literally died" or "I'm literally dying here" but are still walking about 'literally' alive is astounding. Similarly the use of 'obviously ' prefacing every statement when it isn't obvious at all "
Of course it's 'obvious'.... obviously NOT |
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Hello OP, indulge me for just a moment: stream Robert Palmer's "addicted to love", and then tell me that you can't replace ""you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love"" with ""you're gonna have to face it, you really really like love, a lot"". |
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"Hello OP, indulge me for just a moment: stream Robert Palmer's "addicted to love", and then tell me that you can't replace ""you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love"" with ""you're gonna have to face it, you really really like love, a lot""."
Oh great, an earworm for today |
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"Hello OP, indulge me for just a moment: stream Robert Palmer's "addicted to love", and then tell me that you can't replace ""you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love"" with ""you're gonna have to face it, you really really like love, a lot""."
That’s different. Love is a battlefield |
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"Hello OP, indulge me for just a moment: stream Robert Palmer's "addicted to love", and then tell me that you can't replace ""you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love"" with ""you're gonna have to face it, you really really like love, a lot"".
Oh great, an earworm for today "
Could be worse, could have something like the Mr Blobby song in your head all day |
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"Hello OP, indulge me for just a moment: stream Robert Palmer's "addicted to love", and then tell me that you can't replace ""you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love"" with ""you're gonna have to face it, you really really like love, a lot"".
Oh great, an earworm for today
Could be worse, could have something like the Mr Blobby song in your head all day "
Nah, the video isn't as memorable as Addicted to love |
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"Hello OP, indulge me for just a moment: stream Robert Palmer's "addicted to love", and then tell me that you can't replace ""you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love"" with ""you're gonna have to face it, you really really like love, a lot"".
Oh great, an earworm for today
Could be worse, could have something like the Mr Blobby song in your head all day
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Nah, the video isn't as memorable as Addicted to love "
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set. "
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs..... |
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"Hello OP, indulge me for just a moment: stream Robert Palmer's "addicted to love", and then tell me that you can't replace ""you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love"" with ""you're gonna have to face it, you really really like love, a lot""."
Love addiction is a thing! Though I'm sure that's not how Mr Palmer meant it.
OP you like precision of speech and your avocado-addicted friend likes hyperbole Not everything has to be literal all the time tho surely, let us have some drama. Off to responsibly enjoy some avodaco. |
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set. "
Maybe because everyone has to be seen as ill, faulty, a victim.
Also "obsession" used in a negative way. If you want to get really good at something being obsessed is probably the best approach |
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I became obsessed with drinking a certain drink; especially during lockdown.
It became difficult to find and I would sweat and obsess about finding a shop that had it.
It felt like an addiction at the time; even with stomach pain when I couldn't get it.
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set.
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs....."
Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither |
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"Hello OP, indulge me for just a moment: stream Robert Palmer's "addicted to love", and then tell me that you can't replace ""you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love"" with ""you're gonna have to face it, you really really like love, a lot"".
Love addiction is a thing! Though I'm sure that's not how Mr Palmer meant it.
OP you like precision of speech and your avocado-addicted friend likes hyperbole Not everything has to be literal all the time tho surely, let us have some drama. Off to responsibly enjoy some avodaco."
Enjoy the avocado. But just remember that “two will do”, and stay within the recommended weekly limits. Don’t want you ending up as an avocado junkie |
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"Hello OP, indulge me for just a moment: stream Robert Palmer's "addicted to love", and then tell me that you can't replace ""you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love"" with ""you're gonna have to face it, you really really like love, a lot"".
Love addiction is a thing! Though I'm sure that's not how Mr Palmer meant it.
OP you like precision of speech and your avocado-addicted friend likes hyperbole Not everything has to be literal all the time tho surely, let us have some drama. Off to responsibly enjoy some avodaco.
Enjoy the avocado. But just remember that “two will do”, and stay within the recommended weekly limits. Don’t want you ending up as an avocado junkie "
Seriously is Junkie necessary.... |
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set.
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs.....
Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither "
Over simplified I feel based on lack of knowledge or experinece, do you understand addiction?, it doesn't have to be a physically dependent addiction, mental addiction is very real, _ad nanna explained it really well |
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"Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither."
What is addictive and what is an necessity to escape or something caused by stress?
For example I crave sweet stuff when I'm stuck at or near home. Chocolate all the time. Once I'm traveling and feel free I eat healthy. I understand it's a stress response.
Am I addicted? Yes at home, no when away, So...kind of? Complicated issue this |
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set.
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs.....
Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither
Over simplified I feel based on lack of knowledge or experinece, do you understand addiction?, it doesn't have to be a physically dependent addiction, mental addiction is very real, _ad nanna explained it really well "
Enjoying something is not the same as addiction.
Yes, mental addiction (Eg gambling) is different to a physical dependency.
Met many people who are actually addicted to avocado? lol ?? |
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set.
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs.....
Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither
Over simplified I feel based on lack of knowledge or experinece, do you understand addiction?, it doesn't have to be a physically dependent addiction, mental addiction is very real, _ad nanna explained it really well
Enjoying something is not the same as addiction.
Yes, mental addiction (Eg gambling) is different to a physical dependency.
Met many people who are actually addicted to avocado? lol ?? "
It's not even worth stepping into this with you, as the contradictory nature of what your saying is evident. So have a good and I suggest Avocado, baby plum tomatoes on toast, with balsamic vinegar and crushed black pepper....have a great day..
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set.
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs.....
Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither
Over simplified I feel based on lack of knowledge or experinece, do you understand addiction?, it doesn't have to be a physically dependent addiction, mental addiction is very real, _ad nanna explained it really well
Enjoying something is not the same as addiction.
Yes, mental addiction (Eg gambling) is different to a physical dependency.
Met many people who are actually addicted to avocado? lol ?? "
I wasn't enjoying my drink. I was jonesing for it and felt elated and relieved when I drank it.
I'd think about it as soon as I woke up, and drank it all day- two 900ml bottles a day at one point and bought it in bulk.
I still drink it but don't panic when I run out now.
It was nectar to me.
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"The number of people who've told me "I literally died" or "I'm literally dying here" but are still walking about 'literally' alive is astounding. Similarly the use of 'obviously ' prefacing every statement when it isn't obvious at all "
I literally died once according to the medical definition of clinical death.
Still walking.
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"The number of people who've told me "I literally died" or "I'm literally dying here" but are still walking about 'literally' alive is astounding. Similarly the use of 'obviously ' prefacing every statement when it isn't obvious at all
I literally died once according to the medical definition of clinical death.
Still walking.
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set.
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs.....
Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither
Over simplified I feel based on lack of knowledge or experinece, do you understand addiction?, it doesn't have to be a physically dependent addiction, mental addiction is very real, _ad nanna explained it really well
Enjoying something is not the same as addiction.
Yes, mental addiction (Eg gambling) is different to a physical dependency.
Met many people who are actually addicted to avocado? lol ??
I wasn't enjoying my drink. I was jonesing for it and felt elated and relieved when I drank it.
I'd think about it as soon as I woke up, and drank it all day- two 900ml bottles a day at one point and bought it in bulk.
I still drink it but don't panic when I run out now.
It was nectar to me.
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That sounds like a dependancy issue, Great to here that you have it back under control.
My point is that people saying they are “addicted” to non-addictive things cheapens a very serious word |
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set.
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs.....
Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither
Over simplified I feel based on lack of knowledge or experinece, do you understand addiction?, it doesn't have to be a physically dependent addiction, mental addiction is very real, _ad nanna explained it really well
Enjoying something is not the same as addiction.
Yes, mental addiction (Eg gambling) is different to a physical dependency.
Met many people who are actually addicted to avocado? lol ??
I wasn't enjoying my drink. I was jonesing for it and felt elated and relieved when I drank it.
I'd think about it as soon as I woke up, and drank it all day- two 900ml bottles a day at one point and bought it in bulk.
I still drink it but don't panic when I run out now.
It was nectar to me.
That sounds like a dependancy issue, Great to here that you have it back under control.
My point is that people saying they are “addicted” to non-addictive things cheapens a very serious word "
You really don't get it do you?, by your rational how is gambling addictive like you stated...its a non-addictive behaviour just like eating avoacado!. Yet there is a Gamblers Anonymous. I'd suggest you learn about the cognitive mechanics of addiction before posting such an Op as this.
My experinece of addiction is I've been addicted to everything from Heroin through to buying clothes and trainers. All in between |
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set.
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs.....
Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither
Over simplified I feel based on lack of knowledge or experinece, do you understand addiction?, it doesn't have to be a physically dependent addiction, mental addiction is very real, _ad nanna explained it really well
Enjoying something is not the same as addiction.
Yes, mental addiction (Eg gambling) is different to a physical dependency.
Met many people who are actually addicted to avocado? lol ??
I wasn't enjoying my drink. I was jonesing for it and felt elated and relieved when I drank it.
I'd think about it as soon as I woke up, and drank it all day- two 900ml bottles a day at one point and bought it in bulk.
I still drink it but don't panic when I run out now.
It was nectar to me.
That sounds like a dependancy issue, Great to here that you have it back under control.
My point is that people saying they are “addicted” to non-addictive things cheapens a very serious word
You really don't get it do you?, by your rational how is gambling addictive like you stated...its a non-addictive behaviour just like eating avoacado!. Yet there is a Gamblers Anonymous. I'd suggest you learn about the cognitive mechanics of addiction before posting such an Op as this.
My experinece of addiction is I've been addicted to everything from Heroin through to buying clothes and trainers. All in between "
Maybe stick to what I have actually posted.
Yes, gambling addiction is a real thing.
Being addicted to avocado is not, and using the word in that way cheapens the word “addiction”. |
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set.
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs.....
Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither
Over simplified I feel based on lack of knowledge or experinece, do you understand addiction?, it doesn't have to be a physically dependent addiction, mental addiction is very real, _ad nanna explained it really well
Enjoying something is not the same as addiction.
Yes, mental addiction (Eg gambling) is different to a physical dependency.
Met many people who are actually addicted to avocado? lol ??
I wasn't enjoying my drink. I was jonesing for it and felt elated and relieved when I drank it.
I'd think about it as soon as I woke up, and drank it all day- two 900ml bottles a day at one point and bought it in bulk.
I still drink it but don't panic when I run out now.
It was nectar to me.
That sounds like a dependancy issue, Great to here that you have it back under control.
My point is that people saying they are “addicted” to non-addictive things cheapens a very serious word
You really don't get it do you?, by your rational how is gambling addictive like you stated...its a non-addictive behaviour just like eating avoacado!. Yet there is a Gamblers Anonymous. I'd suggest you learn about the cognitive mechanics of addiction before posting such an Op as this.
My experinece of addiction is I've been addicted to everything from Heroin through to buying clothes and trainers. All in between
Maybe stick to what I have actually posted.
Yes, gambling addiction is a real thing.
Being addicted to avocado is not, and using the word in that way cheapens the word “addiction”. "
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"Why is it that some people can’t simply say that they really like something, they have to say they’re addicted to it?
No, I don’t think anyone is really “addicted” to avocado or the latest box set.
So because you think nobody can be really addicted to Avocado, means they can't be?
Looking into supra-addictive foods , whereby the brains association of foods that carbohydrates and fat are combined in a meal or food, the brain sees it as more rewarding than if it only contained one of the two. Exactly the same reward system at play as when we use drugs.....
Enjoying tasty / fatty foods is kit quite the same as addiction though, is it!
I enjoy a pint and a nice glass of wine. I am addicted to neither
Over simplified I feel based on lack of knowledge or experinece, do you understand addiction?, it doesn't have to be a physically dependent addiction, mental addiction is very real, _ad nanna explained it really well
Enjoying something is not the same as addiction.
Yes, mental addiction (Eg gambling) is different to a physical dependency.
Met many people who are actually addicted to avocado? lol ??
I wasn't enjoying my drink. I was jonesing for it and felt elated and relieved when I drank it.
I'd think about it as soon as I woke up, and drank it all day- two 900ml bottles a day at one point and bought it in bulk.
I still drink it but don't panic when I run out now.
It was nectar to me.
That sounds like a dependancy issue, Great to here that you have it back under control.
My point is that people saying they are “addicted” to non-addictive things cheapens a very serious word
You really don't get it do you?, by your rational how is gambling addictive like you stated...its a non-addictive behaviour just like eating avoacado!. Yet there is a Gamblers Anonymous. I'd suggest you learn about the cognitive mechanics of addiction before posting such an Op as this.
My experinece of addiction is I've been addicted to everything from Heroin through to buying clothes and trainers. All in between
Maybe stick to what I have actually posted.
Yes, gambling addiction is a real thing.
Being addicted to avocado is not, and using the word in that way cheapens the word “addiction”.
This isn't worth the mobile data it takes to talk to you, i see zero understanding, and no movement of a belief based in ignorance and lack of education around the subject matter. So I wish you a good day "
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