Autism Asperger's ADHD and addictive Personality

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I have struggled with addiction in my life
Well it feels like one of my life's work is to not allow this to dictate my life

Is this something that affects you or what

I have diagnosed Asperger Syndrome and ADHD

I can heartily confirm Babybird, yes this impact my life and is part of my life's mission as well.

My mom was in my estimation also ASD, but never got diagnosed and she had a alcohol addiction, that in the end caught up with her an took her life. After "experiencing" this my brother fell victim soon after, to hard drugs. I in the depths of deep depression and burn-out realized: this was my fate as well!
I had not yet fully hopped onto the alcohol or "soft-drugs" train but was increasingly partaking. This had to stop!
And now 30 years later I can safely state that I have remained clean (with some fall backs at the start) but every day there is still a mental struggle I face. and I know this will never stop.
But I don't fear or regret having this struggle; to me I see it as a scar, something that reminds me what I have lived trough, that reminds me of my mom's suffering I saw first hand. Still to this day, the pain I felt in my soul when my mom passed is something that Anchors my sobriety completely.

So yes to your question

ps: One tip, don't mistake special interest for an addiction, as ASD peers that's an extra challenge we face.

Kind regards,
Kada

I'm on my way ridding off the fact that I'm addicted to chocolates and snacking. To a point breaking my savings over and over for it.

Was addicted to games. Quit cold turkey.

Was addicted to consuming media.
Like 20+ hours a day long when doing nothing. It lingered somehow, affecting my work times.
Now it's past mere addiction management and more like a lingering habit.

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While I have never smoked, drank alcohol, or done street drugs, I still have addictions when it comes to online.

I'm still addicted to nicotine but I got off tobacco. Took me long enough.

I think I have to have something or other like that in my life.

I don't know if I've got any attention defecit things beyond what you might expect from ASD, or not. I certainly don't always pay attention. But I don't trust the safety of tablets for helping attention and I don't know of any other intervention that would help me very efficiently. I don't think attention problems interfere much with my life, and it all seems a bit too late to bother about it now. But I'm not violently against talking about any non-pharmaceutical offers of help.