Addiction is devastating. It is quite literally a disease.

It's devastating for the person that's caught in the cycle, and it's also very upsetting for the friends and family involved,

especially if those people have never dealt with any type of addiction.

They do not understand why their loved one will not stop hurting themselves. And they do it over and over again.

It's very difficult to watch and some people cannot help it.

That's what addiction is.

It's a festering thought.

And look, if you have not dealt with addiction before,

you may not know how serious it is.

And I mean how seriously painful it is living in a brain that's trapped in a cycle of addiction.

Usually what happens is you have some kind of bad or negative thought that distresses you.

And then you have this vice.

It could be nicotine, alcohol, pills, gambling, anything.

And there's this bad thought, this bad feeling that's attacking you.

And you've got a solution.

It's your advice.

For addicts, you push a button and all of the bad feelings go away.

And everything feels so good.

Why would I stop?

It's instant, right?

And so many people don't understand this.

Why do you keep doing this?

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