Is it realistically possible to have an addiction to chocolate?!
Question: ..I know some people joke that they do, but I seriously think I do!
Is it physically possible? It seems just as strong as a nicotine addiction!
Answers: ..I know some people joke that they do, but I seriously think I do!
Is it physically possible? It seems just as strong as a nicotine addiction!
Yes
You can become 'addicted' to all sorts of things, but I think you may just have 'cravings' rather than an addiction.
I know how you can test this too
Its your brain that tells you it wants chocolate... and you have to fool your brain into thinking its getting it .. thats why you eat the chocolate.
BUT
Its possible to FOOL your brain too
I KNOW this cos i have tried it
What you do is ;-
Next time you want chocolate, eat a stale original ryvita
You get them stale by buying a packet of them and leaving it open to the elements... OK?
Have a stale DRY ryvita next time you 'fancy' or are 'craving' choclolate.
Pretty soon your brain will STOP asking for it because it isnt getting the answer it wants, so it will stop craving and your problem will be solved.
This took me about three weeks. If you break the habit, dont worry, just start again next time. But it will work I am proof of it.
If you can think of anything more worse than a dry stale ryvita, use it. A mate of mine uses stale garribaldi biscuits...
And hers took less time to clear... Mine is what Im going on though, because I am able to prove it cos it happened to me.
The worse the thing you use is to you, the quicker it will work. Other examples are jacobs crackers & rich tea, ... but dry stale original (not sesame or other flavours that are nice) ryvita are the best to do this with... as long as you eat them DRY and they are soft stale...
Good Luck! Im open to email, let me know how it goes for you
yes if you have an addictive personality you will be prone to addictions all your life, its better than alcohol
It does release some kind of 'feel good' chemicals into the brain, so yes, those are what u have grown addicted to.
Yes you can be addicted to chocolate. The same alkaloid compounds found in alcohol are present in chocolate ( tetrahydro-beta-carbolines ).
There are studies on it.
http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/basics/l/...
no you just grave choclate but you wont die or get sick without it....
Yes it is possible,it just depends on your nature.Try eating so much you are ill and may be that will cure it.
Chocolate, along with many other 'feel good' foods do activate hormones that make you feel happy. However the craving is probably for sugar and it is nothing more than just a craving, it will probably not be as bad as a addiction. Most people with a chocolate 'habit' just really love the taste (and hey why not, it is yummy!) but should they not eat chocolate they do not go through the mental and physical withdraws one might associate with say a heroin addiction. Try eating less chocolate but substitute it with fruit.....I use raisins and grapes - NATURES CANDY - A little bit of chocolate is fine, why not break off little pieces and allow yourself 1 each day as a treat. Like all foods chocolate is not bad for you in moderation, just do not overdo it
I have an addiction to it, it replaces my other addictions!
No. It's greed.
Yes i believe you can get addicted to anything. I also think i am addicted to chocolate. I can eat 150g and not even feel sick. Maybe try a couple of things if you want to give it up....
1. Don't eat it at all, go cold turkey, after a couple of weeks you might not even miss it.
2. Try bittersweet dark chocolate with min 70% coco solids. This is richer so you satisfy your craving early.
Yes i'm totally addicted to it, i've gotta get my fix or i could do some damage lol!!
xx
yes lots of people have it. chomp chomp
oh yes mineis mars bars and hazel nut chocolate
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no your just greedy!
totally hun!!! (hey by the way - hows you? We'll have to catch up soon!!!)
Like you even THINKING of a life without chocolate would send me into a depression!!
NOTHING boosts a bad day like a giant sized bar of galaxy choc! Actually thinking of it now... I want one!!!
xx