10 الحديث الأعلى الإدمان الإنسان Top 10 Modern Human Addictions

Many people consider that an addiction must
be physiological, but it has become very common these days to see the
term used for anything which becomes obsessive. Thus one can become
addicted to pornography, gaming, and all manner of unrelated (and
definitely not physiological) things. This list looks at ten of the
most common addictions of modern man.
10Laziness





“It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take
the chance?” — Ronald Reagan
Everybody loves an easy life, but some will go further out of their
way to get it. We’ve all come across lazy so-and-so’s, skivers,
lay-abouts and the odd couch potato, but did you know that the desire
for the sedate lifestyle can become habit forming and even addictive?
Dedicated skivers will sometimes spend a lot of energy plotting and
slinking out of work – sometimes using loopholes in working practices as
well as a number of tried and tested excuses. Anything which involves
effort is often repulsive to these people; who will always find ways not
to bother; and can lead to them deliberately turning down opportunities
for the sake of the quiet and the mundane.
9Sitting down





“There must be more to life than sitting wondering if there is
more to life” — Unknown
Not so long ago, the majority of jobs required standing on ones feet
all day long. Today, many more require being seated – and many of us
sit all day long; from sitting in bed, sitting at the table to eat,
sitting in the car traveling to work, sitting at a desk at work, sitting
back in the car to return home, and then sitting on the sofa before bed
– it’s a easy habit to get into. This addiction however can be very
subtle, and can be a surprise to those under it’s influence. If you are
sitting while reading this, consider how often you seek a seat. Do you
stand at the bar or sit? When visiting friends, do you instantly
target the sofa? While on holiday, do you explore your location or sit
in the sun?. Do you prefer outdoor games or video games? Extreme
lengths of time spent sitting can also lead to the laziness addiction
featured at #10 as it can be much harder to get up and be motivated for
work once you’ve comfortably sat down.
8Getting one’s own way





“It’s MY way or the highway!” — Bill Parcells, Dallas Cowboys
There are some people who really ‘get off’ on having their own way.
Bosses, domineering partners, testy toddlers, tantruming kids, teens,
mothers, teachers, the police – you name it. There can a certain esteem
boost to getting ones own way, or having the power to do so at will, and
some folks take this and turn it into an addiction. For example,
certain bosses I’ve worked ‘under’ are happiest when things are going
completely nuts – so they get to dictate and direct, or order people
about. Sometimes, a system of management will keep on adding and
subjecting rules and regulations to their workforce long after the
system runs at it’s smoothest; turning a helpful set of guidelines into
unworkable red-tape regimes. Many political systems also demand ‘their
way’, and place strict safeguards around to ensure their will is done.
However, as Friedrich Nietzsche once said “You have your way. I have my
way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does
not exist.”
7Trivia





“Summoned, one shuffles guiltily into the department of trivia.” —
John Sutherland
Most of us love to learn and understand things, but how often do we
absorb tiny little bits of inconsequential trivia? More often than you
may think! Tv advertisements and billboards coax us with facts and
figures, magazines deliver tantalizing tit-bits of scandal and gossip,
and the internet fills our minds with thousands of facts – some of which
are completely wrong. How many of us read the daily newspapers today
only for it to become ‘yesterdays news’ tomorrow. The world is full of
trivia. A trivia addict is often someone who’s main pleasure in life is
to memorize random facts and spout them off to onlookers in an attempt
to make themselves look good, and who often dreams of winning the pub
quiz or a game show for a huge cash prize. Trivia buffs often wallow in
small-talk, gossip, and rumor and sometimes aggrandize subjects the
rest of us care little about – such as Latin names for plants, points
scored in sports games from 30 years ago, or slight model variations or
revisions of vehicles or technology.
6Amusement/Escapism





“Technology… the knack of so arranging the world that we don’t
have to experience it.” — Max Frisch
Another often overlooked addition is the habit of constantly
occupying the mind with things designed for occupying the mind.
Traditionally, alcohol has always been used as the main form of escapism
– along with music, games, drugs and procreation. Today we have so
many more, and modern technology and media make sure we are only a click
away from expunging everyday tedium. It is not uncommon for an addict
to switch on a TV or a computer, a Hi-Fi or a video games machine as
soon as they enter a room, and will often leave those machines idling in
the background as ‘comfort noise’, or just in case they may be of use
later. A TV can work very much like a drug, and many drug users claim
they use drugs for the escapism rather than any other effect. If the
addiction is left unchecked, victims can spend more time removed from
our world than actually participating within it.




5Idolization





“Let every man be respected as an individual and no man
idolized.” — Albert Einstein
Sometimes known as a ‘crush’ a fan of a particular subject, person or
group can sometimes become so engrossed in the ‘aura’ surrounding that
thing that they become fanatical to the point of idolization. Pop
groups and movie stars are usually the favorite, and fanatics can often
collect any material relating to their idol they can lay their hands on.
Movies such as Star Wars, Star Trek, the Lord of the Rings and the
Rocky Horror Picture Show have all seen their fans become addicted to
them; often watching and re-watching their favorites hundreds of times
over. Idolization addiction can be related to one thing or person, or
many things and people. An idolizer of the Punk era may be just as
addicted to Punk as a lifetime fan of Harrison Ford is to their hero. It
can be as simple as rearranging ones social life around a favorite TV
show – which to the addict becomes ‘unmissable’ – or buying a specific
magazine for a weekly/monthly fix.
4***





“The trouble is not that players have *** the night before a
game. It’s that they stay out all night looking for it.” — Casey Stengel
The need for *** in ones life is more prominent in some than in
others. To some, the *** drive is relatively subconscious, and the
media repeatedly nudges this from afar with advertisements and products
designed to stimulate. To others, *** is a compulsion to the point
where their own self-esteem hangs upon it. ***ual addiction is not as
uncommon as you might think. Addicts usually spend most of their social
lives eyeing up potential partners in order to have ***; they are often
cocky, brash, and think nothing of ‘making out’ with potential
candidates wherever they go. They often treat their partners
chauvinistically (i.e. without loyalty, consideration or respect), and
think nothing of the ‘one night stand’. To these people, the idea of
‘getting a life’ is to get a *** life; and often their idea of a good
night out basically involves manipulating their way back to the bedroom.
Some teens develop a more benign form of *** addiction; sometimes
called ‘*** adulation’; but usually grow out of it by their early to mid
20’s.
3Cool





“The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.” — William
McFee
Cool is everywhere, and can mean anything from ‘being in with the in
crowd’ to being completely unique in ones self. Similarly, anything can
be used to promote ‘cool’ and to receive that ego kick and a boost to
the self-esteem by recognizing it. Those addicted to ‘cool’ buy the
right toothpaste, wear the right cloths, have the right hairstyle, buy
the right car, the right fashion accessories, and the right furniture. A
serious addict will seek out ‘cool’ jobs (such as a theme park
attendant, a volunteer, or a web site designer), a ‘cool’ place to live –
and a ‘cool’ building to live within (such as a studio or flat), even
going so far as to choose a deliberately ‘cool’ holiday destination
(e.g. Amsterdam, Venice, or the Grand Canyon). The danger is that
because ‘cool’ as so easily available, it’s easy to become addicted to
buying increasingly more things; perhaps in the hope of maintaining some
kind of social status. Cool addicts are sometimes quite shallow people,
sometimes with a strong need for social acceptance.
2Technology





“Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over
everything, except over technology” — John Tudor
Over the last 100 years, technology has diversified and spread into
almost every home in the world. There are gadgets and gizmos for
everything; including the things we never thought we needed – such as
automatic egg poachers, USB fridges, and devices that help you breath
the air in a toilet u-bend in case of a fire. Technology is also very
cheap today compared to only a few years ago, and now a ‘miracle device’
such as a pocket calculator is almost a disposable object. There are
geeks out there, but there are also technology addicts – who’s addiction
is so mainstream it becomes almost unnoticeable. A technology addict
will ensure that the latest and most cutting edge devices frequent the
home. They will almost certainly have a BIG TV, will opt to change
their mobile phone many times a year, and will almost certainly have the
latest gadgets such as Sat-Nav, Blu-Ray, Hi-Def (and many other
hyphenated devices). Sometimes, tiny little objects can give these
people away; such as a chrome plated credit card sized micro beard
trimmer, or any number of similarly obscure online auction friendly
items.
1Being Right





“Deep down, beneath all our insecurities, beneath all our hopes
for and beliefs in equality, each of us believes we’re better than
anyone else.” — Audrey Beth Stein
Being right comes in at number one basically because it is one of the
oldest and least diagnosed addictions here, as well as it being very
common. First of all, most people who are addicted to being right never
get as far as realizing it or having it pointed out. They get to this
stage often through a superiority complex re-enforced by getting their
own way in discussions – to the point of intimidating others and
reproaching their views, while standing rigidly by their own. The
payoff in all this is that the person may feel self justified, socially
upstanding or just plain smug. ‘Being right’ addicts sometimes give
away their intentions and secret vested interest in manipulation by
using the word ‘No’ to mean ‘You’re wrong’; at which point the person
will offer their own view as the ‘correct’ one. If you fail to comply,
and choose to question the ‘being right’ addict, things can often turn
very nasty; and it is sometimes wiser to change the subject rather than
try to deflect their dogma with open logic.
BonusThe Internet





“In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely
loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by
it.” — Robert A. Heinlein
The Internet – what a wonderful source for us all – and you probably
don’t need anyone to tell you that it’s quite addictive. The internet
sums up all the addictions above in that it: takes the viewer to a
wonderful escapist world where they get their own way by perusing
endless trivia, gossip about their idols, search for online *** and cool
technology, and they can ‘be right’ in endless anonymous chat rooms and
blogs while they sit in their chair and laze the day away. Yes, it’s a
wonderful way to exacerbate ones deepest addictions like no other
product in the world. We love it.