These 21 People Have Strange Addictions… That Aren’t Drugs

by Alex Cogen

5.

Gum. I put one in my mouth… then another… then another… All of the sudden I chewed 10 pieces of gum within five minutes.

6.

Food. Even when I am full I just wanna eat. It sucks because I developed this habit when I was 1) a kid 2) very athletic 3) when I was on ADHD meds that were known to increase metabolism. So basically I would eat an absolute shit ton of food. But I didn’t gain a lot of weight. Well I stopped playing sports and eventually got off my meds and I went from 130 freshman year to 225 at the beginning of Junior year. Its so hard for me to tell myself no. I will basically eat anything that is food. I completely cut soda out of my diet and really only drink water so that helps. But it’s still hard because I also love milk. Probably more then soda. In my mind food makes everything better.

7.

I pick my scalp. Constantly… looking for scabbed /crusty areas. I’m actually jealous of my 20 month old toddlers cradle cap.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.