Try the following exercise.
Turn off the television in your house for an entire week.
What is it you think you might miss or lose?
If you are fearful in considering this exercise, is it possible you are attached to the television?
There is a wonderful little bakery in Litchfield, Maine called The Black Crow Bakery. With clients and company coming today, I bought a few each of their spicy molasses and semi-sweet, chocolate chip cookies. They are really delicious. Today, most were served or delivered. A few are wrapped ready for the freezer. This is the first time I remember not eating one simply because they were in the house.
I wonder what triggers the creation of compulsions so strong they can last a lifetime?