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When your cravings for the synthetically sweet nectar wakes you up in the middle of the night:
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When your body doesn't know how to cope without it:
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When money becomes no object:
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When you realize it's the ONLY thing you need to survive:
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When you're just waiting for Coca-Cola to release an IV version:
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When your friends and loved ones know to get you the one gift that you REALLY want:
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When your first sip of Diet Coke, after not having one for a few days, feels like reuniting with a long lost friend:
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When you have to begrudgingly make an adult decision of what's healthier for you:
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When the six pack chilling in the fridge beckons you like a siren's call:
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When you SAID you wanted a Diet Coke and they try to pull a fast one on you:
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When you can't even live without it:
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When it becomes an actual personal sacrifice to give up:
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When you look for ways to justify your addiction:
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When you openly admit that a large percentage of your income goes to Coca-Cola:
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When being stuck in traffic or dealing with an ungrateful boss pales in comparison to running out of Diet Coke:
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When you actually count the amount of Diet Cokes you drink in a day and are shocked to find out it's a lot more than you thought:
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When this is the first thing that pops up when you put an "h" in Google:
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When you know that kicking your Diet Coke habit is taking it one day at a time:
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And finally, when this sums up your relationship with Diet Coke: