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flignar
Each night I have to brush my teeth or it's always on my mind...?
...is that an addiction or a habit? If they're different then what are differences in the way each is addressed?
not a habit, just good hygiene. Your supposed to do that
aujla_saman
brushing your teeth at night is very important. My dentist told me that it doesn't have as much effect brushing your teeth in the morning as it does at night. I would say its just a habit, a very good one at that. If it were an addiction your health would be affected and you would have symptoms the days you didn't brush
Yah
An addiction would be where it drove you to the point of insanity, searching for a toothbrush breaking out in sweat and becoming crazy. You simply have a good habit. I feel the same way, as if my teeth are incredibly filthy. Habits are really like weaker forms of addiction, that may be positive or negative. However, you can live without habits without falling to the brink of despair over them.
katiesierra86
omg! i know im the same way. and if for some reason i dont brush my teeth, like if i fall asleep reading or watching tv..or at someones house, etc. i freak out. usually if im at my house i wake up at three or four am freaking and feeling guilty that i dont brush. if i dont brush all the time i really do feel guilty and almost think my teeth hurt, i know its insane.
kustomflames@verizon.net
its called good hygiene
Miss Screamo
Oh don't worry. Just a small case of OCD.
Blunt Honesty
A habit is something that you do because you always have. An addiction is something you physically, mentally, or emotionally suffer from when you do without.
kaiviti2dabone
It has to do with your habits since you been doing this for quite sometime now. It's in your daily life routine pattern and whenever you feels like your teeth is dirty, specially after each meal. It triggers your brain that you need to brush your teeth. It comes naturally to your brain and makes you feel that your teeth needs brushing. Habit is a behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
Its your habit.
Addiction is kinna negative way to put it .... the way I see it, Addiction is something that could bring harm to your health if its not control, so the more you abuse it the greater your chances in putting your health into risk.
you
a habit. a good one too. so it doesn't matter. to me, addiction is when u get so use to it, u can't live without it. habit is just something u always do n u can live without it.
a-mazed
You classify this question in 'mental health' huh? Hmmmm
I would imagine that you have been programmed to perform this activity as a basic part of your nighttime 'routine'? . . . from a very young age?
Once you reach adulthood, you get to 'choose' which habitual activities to continue. If you find that you are addicted to these 'habitual' activities, you may choose to break these behaviors, over time, dealing with the resultant ' always on your mind' reminders - which speak to habit AND addiction.
Good luck in reprogramming yourself . . . it takes time and effort, but anyone CAN do it, and eventually set up their own habits, and selectively choose their own addictions.
ca4btts
Just good hygene. Nearly everyone brushes there teeth daily or nightly or both
PointHo
It's a habit, but a good one. Plaque builds up every 24 hours, but it's still good to brush at least twice a day, but also to floss!
Weird.Beryl
thats a really good habit, and its great for ur teeth to brush em regularly!
BJ
could be OCD
but a very good idea
just don't stress over it
pilljills
Of course you should brush your teeth every night. Unless you're doing it every hour, that would be obsessive compulsive.
Emma B
You should brush every night,and even mornings too, you do want nice white teeth, don't you??
blondie
it is a good habit
angeldust
Its a habit-and you know what happens if you break it? You get bad teeth. Be proud that you have good habits!
Aaron M
It could be both... But it's a good thing... Good hygiene is always nice to have.
As far as the difference goes I guess an addiction would be your constantly brushing your teeth and the habit would be it is a routine. But they pretty much go hand and hand, meaning the habit supports the addiction.
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