I'm an addict.
You are too.
Coffee. Work. Scrolling. TV. Shopping. Control.
We think addiction means needles in abandoned buildings. But that's comfortable for us. Makes it someone else's problem.
The real test: Can you stop?
Not "do you want to stop" — could you actually stop and be okay with yourself?
I blamed my job for smoking. Changed jobs. Still smoked.
Blamed the city. Moved to countryside. Still smoked.
Blamed stress. Made money. Still smoked.
Eventually ran out of things to blame.
We're stubborn. We don't change until our lives are on the line.
Right now it's just convenient enough to keep going.
The addiction isn't the problem.
The inability to stop is.
https://vryfokkenou.com/2016/02/14/we-are-all-addicts/
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