Addiction in America

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Originally Posted by Mousey Girl

When I was 20 I woke up one day and looked in the mirror. I took a long look. I decided I didn't like who I had become. I liked that I was thinner, but I could admit I looked like crap. That morning I flushed everything down the toilet and walked away from that lifestyle. I stopped hanging around with those people, made new friends. I focused on my school work and made the Dean's list.

Good for you! That's a lot of change, though, and can be terribly frightening for a lot of people. You're giving up your source of comfort, plus your backup systems.

This is a terribly interesting discussion. I don't have a good perspective on addiction, as I've never been addicted. I do agree that deep discussions are few and far between, and I'm really liking this. Maybe it's good that they don't happen all the time (how exhausting would *that* be?) but they should happen sometimes.