hey everyone...this is a good thread. addiction - it might be psychological, physical, emotional, whatever - whether its pot, alcohol, oxycotin, masturbating, twinkies - whatever it might involve - it is totally destructive in so many ways - and definately not obvious at first, and possibly not even for some time. I have fought my entire life (you don't want to know how old I am) with bouts of addiction - the old saying "
everything in moderation" I think actually fits pretty well. though for MM users, the motivation may be quite different, and that I am not familiar with. But in the end, too much of anything is not all that healthy, emotionally, physically, spiritually. I'm don't mean to sound like I have the answer, I guess I trying to say that I know what it does to me. Most recently I found myself in a VERY toxic relationship that almost killed me and had the potential to real negatively impact the lives around me and my abuse and addiction was not really who I was but the circumstances I was in - I was labeled a lazy drunk....and for those that know me well - there is nothing further from the truth - but at that moment and in those circumstances, I resembled a lazy drunk. Toxic situations, can lead to toxic results. Take care and godspeed - find your path and recognize the value that it brings into your life - be true to yourself - thats what really matters - and then try to follow that path - small infrequent deviations do not matter - the long term is what matters.
