Suffering from Addiction

[MediocreAuthor]

I have a confession to make. I am struggling with a serious addiction, and I just can't seem to shake it. I've tried slowly weening myself off of it, and I've tried going cold turkey, but nothing seems to help.

It gets so bad that I can see the glowing red numbers in my sleep. When I wake, I immediately check to see if the numbers are there... If they aren't, I'm disappointed, and if they are, it's only a matter of time until they're gone again, and I'm left craving more.

How can I break this devious grip that the numbers have on me? The right one is bad, but the left one is a thousand times worse.

I need help.

 

[MediocreAuthor]

What the numbers look like, for reference:

 

[Wriggle]

I certainly understand this.
I pop onto the forums if I have a spare moment quite often to see the alerts. I have the same on other forums where we share karma and on my 3 Twitter accounts.

It's a crazy way to get an endorphin kick.

 

[NoTalentHack]

*quietly closes extra browser window*

 

[NoTalentHack]

*reopens it almost immediately*

 

[Altissimus]

I have a confession to make. I am struggling with a serious addiction, and I just can't seem to shake it. I've tried slowly weening myself off of it, and I've tried going cold turkey, but nothing seems to help.

It gets so bad that I can see the glowing red numbers in my sleep. When I wake, I immediately check to see if the numbers are there... If they aren't, I'm disappointed, and if they are, it's only a matter of time until they're gone again, and I'm left craving more.

How can I break this devious grip that the numbers have on me? The right one is bad, but the left one is a thousand times worse.

I need help.

You could try starting a new thread, in the hope that someone then quotes your original post? This might allow you to test if you can resist one of those little red buttons.

If the other one isn't lighting up at all, trying including the phrase "drop me a direct message" somewhere.

 

[joy_of_cooking]

Variable rate reward schedules are the most addicting.

 

[MillieDynamite]

My addiction is here. Waisting my time in the endless pursuit of, well, nothing. I just read, respond, and type. I must get back to writing.

 

[SeraphNocturne]

My addiction is here. Waisting my time in the endless pursuit of, well, nothing. I just read, respond, and type. I must get back to writing.

I too suffer this horrid affliction. We should start an AH Timewasters Anonymous group where we drink coffee and discuss on the forum how we are going to focus ourselves to resume writing our poor, neglected stories... while simultaneously feeding our addiction, posting and wasting time on the forum.

 

[MillieDynamite]

I have no words!

I too suffer this horrid affliction. We should start an AH Timewasters Anonymous group where we drink coffee and discuss on the forum how we are going to focus ourselves to resume writing our poor, neglected stories... while simultaneously feeding our addiction, posting and wasting time on the forum.

 

[SeraphNocturne]

I have no words!

Is it Timewasters Anonymous if we're all known and enabling one another? I guess Timewasters Support Group would be a better title for it.

 

[onehitwanda]

Me vs my brain:

https://media.tenor.com/mwSBdEV17sIAAAAC/asuka-langley-soryu-neon-genesis-evangelion.gif

 

[MediocreAuthor]

What the numbers look like, for reference:
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Btw, for all of you nice folks sending me PM's just to make the numbers appear, I love you all for it... ALTHOUGH you're basically just doing this:

 

[SeraphNocturne]

Btw, for all of you nice folks sending me PM's just to make the numbers appear, I love you all for it... ALTHOUGH you're basically just doing this:

I laughed waaaay too fucking hard at this, stahp M, you're going to kill me.

 

[Djmac1031]

What the numbers look like, for reference:
View attachment 2261967

I'm always happy to hold private conversations and feed the DM addiction, but I generally don't bother people in DM without invitation, especially women, because I'm sure they already get way too many guys with ulterior motives.

But yeah, I probably check this page way too much myself lol.

That and a constant refresh of "Latest Activity," hoping for a new comment or Follow.

 

[SeraphNocturne]

So basically... we're all fucking certifiable!

 

[MediocreAuthor]

I laughed waaaay too fucking hard at this, stahp M, you're going to kill me.

The show "That Mitchell and Webb Look" is an absolute riot, and I never hear anyone talking about it! This isn't even close to their funniest sketch.

 

[SimonDoom]

I find myself becoming addicted to following the addictions of other Author's Hangout authors. I've become a meta-addict.

 

[Euphony]

I find myself becoming addicted to following the addictions of other Author's Hangout authors. I've become a meta-addict.

Well today's your lucky day!

By special invitation I welcome you to my SEVEN HOUR old school slideshow...

MY HUMMEL COLLECTION: The EXPERIENCE.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cc/f2/0f/ccf20fd53ad3703b3d3c01dbdc439265.jpg

Don't be afraid if you see the face of God. He works in mysterious ways after all.

 

[lovecraft68]

Having spent my life surrounded by people with real addictions I don't care for the analogy. If this is all you 'suffer' from consider yourself fortunate.

 

[MillieDynamite]

I consider myself blessed, not lucky. If I were lucky, I'd buy one lottery ticket and be set for the rest of my life or lose a fortune trying to win. And looking back at my life 20 years ago, I'm the most blessed person I can be.

 

[MediocreAuthor]

Having spent my life surrounded by people with real addictions I don't care for the analogy. If this is all you 'suffer' from consider yourself fortunate.

It's a joke. I'm not making light of addition. I'm just joking.

I'm sorry if it seemed in poor taste.

 

[Bamagan]

It's a joke. I'm not making light of addition.

Now you're mocking the math nerds, eh?

 

[MillieDynamite]

Do I detect a not in that apology?

It's a joke. I'm not making light of addition. I'm just joking.

I'm sorry if it seemed in poor taste.

Not that it's a good or a bad thing.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Now you're mocking the math nerds, eh?

Redundancy surely.

Em