Addiction

If you think that you are doing something that is bad for you, but you cannot stop, then think of yourself as a prize fighter who is losing the fight.  The fighter gets knocked down, but gets up again and continues to fight and get beaten up and knocked down again.  Each time down the fighter looks and feels worse.  But in their mind, they think that they can get up again and have different results.  They think that they can win the fight.  Up and down, worse and worse.  Now, you would think such a fighter to be really stupid.  How dumb can you be, you think.  Well, that is addiction.  You continue to do something that is beating you up, but you think next time you will win.  You never win.  It always gets worse.  On a daily basis, I try to stay out of the ring.  Cease fighting.