The battle of the minds

hello.

I am your addiction. you can't live without me. i steal your happiness and burn you out.

dont try to stop me. it will just kill you, with a slow painful death.

Hello.

YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME!

or else your just a failure. you cant do anything.

your life is meaningless. I will help you.

Hello.

i am here to help you. all you need to do is trust me. let go and use me. and i will guide you to where you belong.

YOU DONT DESERVE a family who loves you.

YOU DONT DESERVE a life thats filled with joy.

you deserve what you get when i am around, isolation, secrets, lies, and of course, the mask that you wear.

I am your addiction. nothing is stronger than me.

you will fail if you fight back, so dont even bother me.

i watch you as you pace the halls, and cry yourself to sleep,

and through the night, i haunt you as you sleep.

I am the voice inside your head at night.

the one that knows the truth, and that can never lie,

i tell you the truth, of what THEY keep inside.

they dont love you,

they dont need you,

you need me to survive.

when you feel alone.

i am always there.

give you the option to just give in.

although you may hate me.

you can not lie.

you want me more than you want to,

so stop living in a lie.

sincerly-

you addiction.

__________

if you are struggling with addiction keep reading.

you've heard this a lot but i want to change how you hear it.

you are and were never alone. you were made for a reason. even though the stars are plentiful, if one were to go out, something would change. the world would notice, and never be the same.

YOU ARE worthy of it all. you are stronger than what you think you are. nothing is stronger than your mind, remember that you are never alone, no matter what anyone may say,

you are made for great things. and that will never go away.

as the author of theses stories, i struggle through all these things. may you see that you are not alone, and that there is always a hand to hold.

if you are struggling please reach out to someone, or write to me, you matter.

Love always

-ri