Addiction is a cunning and baffling disease from "summary" of Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
Addiction is a wild animal, cunning and baffling in its ways. It strikes when you least expect it, sinking its teeth into your skin before you even realize what's happening. It lures you in with promises of escape, of relief, of a temporary reprieve from the pain that haunts you. And just when you start to feel its hold on you loosen, it tightens its grip once more, pulling you back into its clutches with a force that leaves you breathless. There is a certain insidiousness to addiction, a way in which it creeps into your life without you even noticing. It starts small, a harmless indulgence here and there, a fleeting moment of pleasure that quickly turns into a desperate need for more. Before you know it, you're trapped in a cycle of craving and consumption, unable to break free no matter how hard you try. But what makes addiction truly baffling is the way it distorts your reality, clouding your judgment and convincing you that you don't hav...
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