Evelyn 0 #1 January 8, 2006 I think it would be safe to say that most skydivers are addicted to skydiving. Sure it's a sport, hobby, for some a job, but I think for most of us it's also an addiction. So just wondering if skydivers are more likely than others to be addicted to other things as well. So what do you think? What else are you addicted to besides skydiving? My number one addiction is skydiving, but I'm also addicted to chocolate and working out. If I could just get over my chocolate addiction my workouts would be much more productive - but at least they balance out . Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NelKel 0 #2 January 8, 2006 What else are you addicted to besides skydiving?<<< Drugs!, sex! crap, I(feel normal)_________________________________________ Someone dies, someone says how stupid, someone says it was avoidable, someone says how to avoid it, someone calls them an idiot, someone proposes rule chan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #3 January 8, 2006 I don't have an addictive personality...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #4 January 8, 2006 Yes, I have an addictive personality... but that is all that I'm going to say about that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #5 January 8, 2006 QuoteWhat else are you addicted to besides skydiving? Nicotine and caffiene, guess I'm normal or at least that's what I keep telling myself....The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NelKel 0 #6 January 8, 2006 R U hitting on me? Cause I married,........ to a woman._________________________________________ Someone dies, someone says how stupid, someone says it was avoidable, someone says how to avoid it, someone calls them an idiot, someone proposes rule chan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #7 January 8, 2006 Quote R U hitting on me? No?!? see this post... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2014883;#2014883Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #9 January 8, 2006 QuoteQuote R U hitting on me? No?!? see this post... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2014883;#2014883 He thought your sig is a part of your post, and he assumed it had something to do with him. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #10 January 8, 2006 QuoteHe thought your sig is a part of your post, and he assumed it had something to do with him. Oh... whatever... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charmsdroppop 0 #11 January 8, 2006 Oh yeah, Let me try that.....one more time. Just one of each...one more time. My answer is.....let me try that again....is it dark yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NelKel 0 #12 January 8, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R U hitting on me? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No?!? see this post... http://www.dropzone.com/...ost=2014883;#2014883 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He thought your sig is a part of your post, and he assumed it had something to do with him. rl <<<<< Gee, thanks RL. I was getting a little nery. I wasn't sure what to do. I mean being a homophobe and all. I felt a need to "nip it in the bud" Oh gee bad anoligy._________________________________________ Someone dies, someone says how stupid, someone says it was avoidable, someone says how to avoid it, someone calls them an idiot, someone proposes rule chan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyn 0 #13 January 8, 2006 You guys crack me up! Aren't skydivers great! Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #14 January 8, 2006 I would have responded sooner but holding the turniquet and getting the needle in requires my full attention.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #15 January 8, 2006 I'm attempting to make skydiving my only addiction. I quit smoking over2 and 1/2 years ago. I've now gone a week without caffeine (and the shakes are just about gone). I do have a beer now and again, and I do like scotch, but I can easily go months without either, so I guess I don't consider them an addiction. It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cHoDaBoY 0 #16 January 8, 2006 hmm thats a tough question. I am going to step outside and think about it while I have a smoke Q. Why do birds sing? A. Because they dont have to pack when they land Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #17 January 8, 2006 I certainly do. Got sober from drugs in 86. Stopped compulsive drinking a few years after that. Still go completely hog shit overboard whenever I catch onto something new. Like I did w/ skydiving in 94. Totally addictive personality. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #18 January 8, 2006 Of course not . I think you watch too much tv. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #19 January 8, 2006 I am addicted to denial.... is that normal?Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godfrog 2 #20 January 8, 2006 No drugs but anything that gets me my adrenelin fix I go for. It`s natural with no additives.Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shermanator 4 #21 January 8, 2006 I became addicted after one jump, does that count? I am also addicted to ummm, ... love, but it never finds me *sigh*CLICK HERE! new blog posted 9/21/08 CSA #720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NlghtJumper 0 #22 January 8, 2006 QuoteYes, I have an addictive personality... but that is all that I'm going to say about that. Ditto... A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seekfun 0 #23 January 8, 2006 When you're at Best Buy next time, take a quick stroll through the Special Interest section of the DVDs. There's an IMAX movie called Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk from 2002 that covers this topic pretty well. And, it uses skydiving and base jumping as the backdrop for the narrative. The movie explores why people are drawn to high-risk activities and what other behavioral propensities they are likely to have. And yes, skydivers are more likely to have other addictions (drugs, alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, etc.). But, it's all how you channel your energy. ~ topher"...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #24 January 8, 2006 Jeez. Just think of how many people are addicted to this website. And wondering whether anybody here has addictive personalities. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turnlow 0 #25 January 10, 2006 The existence of a general predisposition to addiction is hottly debated in the medical community. You could have a predisposition to a specific addition (e.g., alcoholism), but not to addiction in general. While this is far too serious of a post for the thread, I am really, extremely, mind-bogglingly, stupifyingly bored.It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
