I've always had a crazy addictive personality, and as I've gotten older I've learned how to deal with it. If I think I would be addicted to something, I either abstain from it entirely (like drinking, smoking, or games like World of Warcraft) or I keep myself away from it so I can do it in moderation. Hellobee boards are a great example of this. I was thinking about this when I was putting LMW to bed tonight and thinking "oh, there's a postathon." My immediate reaction when I realize there's a postathon going on is "you don't have to participate." I've trained myself to intervene when the addiction triggers kick in!!

I do the same for watching TV shows on Netflix. I get so addicted to shows sometimes, so when I hit a point where I don't have the opportunity to watch for a day or two, I purposely stay away from the show for about a week for my addiction craze to die down a little.