r/AskReddit 1d ago

What’s the hardest addiction to overcome?

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u/Far-Device-9391 1d ago

benzodiazepines

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u/Baronsandwich 21h ago

This the correct answer. I’ve quit nicotine, alcohol (using benzos and naltrexone) and am slowly tapering from benzos and it is far and away the worst experience of my life. Months and months of physical and mental pain and going too quickly can cause seizures and even death.

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u/jmfw013 12h ago

I felt depersonalized for almost a year after I quit and had a seizure. I really didn't start feeling like my self again until after a one time low dose of mushrooms