Yeah, keep in mind, Child of Evilbore, that addiction isn't something that only happens to junkies. Most regular, well adjusted people need their fix of something. And even if it's not a drug or a pill or booze, after years of regular mental stimulus, anything, and I mean anything, can take the place of a drug you put in your mouth.
Welcome to the machine, kid. If you're anything like the rest of American youths, it's going to get a lot worse before it gets any better, too.
And me, trust me. I'm not afraid of telling you the truth. The people close to you that know you and love you, they won't want to crush the hope in your head (and in their hearts) that you can come up all fine without any issues. Everybody's got something horribly wrong with them. Don't hold it against them; they are probably keeping their fingers crossed, thinking that if things go just a little differently for you than it did for them, you can have something approximating a perfect life on a level of personal development.
