Is it all humans or just addicts that have to experience something to believe it. Was watching an old interview with david bowie and he said that he wont touch a drop of alcohol or drugs as he knows from experience that that destroys what he loves ie relationships his music. I can relate (not his talent for music) but obviously all our work suffers i just wonder why we have to hit rock bottom before we accept we have to change just one thing to get peace in all others rather than just take someone elses experiences and learn from them 
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For me it was because I didn’t believe that I would lose everything and even if I did, during my addiction, I felt that I deserved to.
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I think it has to do with ego and denial. Maybe not in that order.
No one likes to admit that they are doing it wrong, until it becomes so blatantly obvious, and even then, maybe not.
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My Dad always tried to tell me that I constantly chose the more difficult path in any decision. It has taken me a long time to realize that I really only saw one path. The option of saying no to things hadn’t occurred to me until lately. I chose the road of experience rather than caution and I don’t have too many regrets. Maybe recovery is my purpose?
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I was having far too much fun and if someone couldn’t handle their addiction then that’s their fault and nothing to do with me. I was different to everyone else and could stop whenever I wanted anyway.
Until it wasn’t fun, until I found I couldn’t stop… Until I wasn’t different.
Some lessons we have to learn for ourselves.
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