What Can't Be An Addiction?

[DimmedBulb]

At this point, I feel like basically anything that isn't a bodily reflex to a stimulus can become an addiction. I guess I'm kind of unclear about what it means. I did see Leo's video about it, but that only showed me that there are more addictions than most people think. Given my understanding of it I stated earlier, I think the list would be shortest if I asked what can't be an addiction.

[JKG]

At one point almost everything can become an addiction, maybe with the exception of just being.

But there are things which the ego doesn't want to happen. For example take a freaking cold shower or do a very painfully long strong determination sit. I think these things won't become addictions that quickly.

[Frogfucius]

Yeah, anything can be an addiction.

[DimmedBulb]

8 minutes ago, quantum said:

But there are things which the ego doesn't want to happen. For example take a freaking cold shower.

I do this. Can confirm. That stuff sucks.

[Alphard]

I think that many things can become habits but not full blown addictions.

HABITS COMPLUSIONS & ADDICTIONS

[Leo Gura]

@DimmedBulb The mistake here is thinking of addictions as "things one does in the external world". That's not the essence of addiction. Addiction is a mental attitude. This attitude can apply to virtually anything.

Additions are sorta like hatreds. Anything can be hated. Hatred is never inherent to the thing. It's in your mind. And a well-developed mind doesn't hate anything, even the things you'd normally think are impossible not to hate.

You could use heroin without addiction. A well-developed mind should have no problem doing heroin and not getting addicted. I've even thought about trying it, just to see if I can, (not that I want to.)

[DimmedBulb]

@Leo Gura Is this why people who get addicted to one thing have a tendency to get addicted to something else once they kicked something?

[Leo Gura]

@DimmedBulb Of course. Under-developed people always get addicted to one thing or another.

Not just one thing, actually. Dozens of addictions simultaneously.