The last few months, I have not wanted to say I have an addiction. Instead I say it's an affliction. But the truth is my life is broken and I seek improvement. I seek not to run and hide behind what "helps". But have better coping skills that help longer.

I was told of the word addiction in 2015, and I started to go to recovery meetings. Thinking that just going was enough. Today, I know that I have to do the work in all areas of life.

Honestly, addiction is a label, and so is recovery. But the difference involves how negative one is, and the other can change lives. But that's from the world of puzzclar.