51 Quotes About Addictions

In the beginning, the taste of power is sweet, savored on the tongue, like fine wine. It whispers promises in your ear and pretends to be your friend. It is easy to become addicted to this feeling.

A hand-rolled cigarette to smoke,Another one bought from the store.If he lights one, his mind's lit upAnother one burns a hole..

She had her addictions and one of them was reading.

DRUGS Seeking for a state of forgetfulnessAbsence from the REALITYTrying to Embrace the SHAMEThough it helps for the MOMENT;Twisting our MIND Dragging us down in the ENDThose Clueless ConversationHoplesss Promises Wake up !

Victoria was so wrong about me. I expected them to put me first, above everyone else.I am selfish. I am weak. I am bad.And I need Jasper. I need him like I need air to breathe. No—somehow, that cliché doesn’t seem quite right. He’s more like a shot of whiskey after a hard day. A burst of heroin in my burning veins.He is my drug. My ambrosia.I can’t live without him.

Promises from Lo are like bars at 2 a.m.--empty.

You know how some people develop addictions to manage their overwhelming emotions? Some people become alcoholics, coke fiends, potheads, pill-poppers, over-eaters, sex addicts or meth-heads. Well, Ann seemed to have a similar addiction to anger, he concluded. Feeling angry served the dual purpose of keeping others at a safe distance while drowning out all other competing and overwhelming emotions.

ADDICTS ARE NICE PEOPLE. THEY CAN NEVER SAY NO, EVEN TO THEMSELVES.

I forgive you."The power of those words rushes through me, purging all the torturous memories of my youth. It gushes into all the cracks my mom's neglect and addictions have created, filling them with a mercy that's not my own.