Addiction; Nature Vs Nurture

It’s a combination of nature VS nurture. An old argument which misses the point entirely. It is an amalgamation of all things. No doubt I was poised to take the lead in an Irish play from birth, but I could have chosen (again, the argument… choice?) not to take the stage. Once the decision was made to act, the inevitable followed; I took the lead and acted my way (expertly) into a staring role in this, my theater. That’s how it feels sometimes, that my battle with booze etc.. was one I was inevitably going to face. No mater where I grew up, or who with, I think I would have been drawn to the highs and lows of substances, and the consequence that is substance abuse.