Originally Posted by FireSprite

Oh, yes I know that! I've never been shy about calling a spade, a spade.

It's hard not to SOUND like a fool sometimes though, to those that know nothing about active addiction.

And short of educating them on addiction they won't "get it" so they just continue to wonder why my life always seems to be in some state of upheaval and why I can't seem to take control. It's not worth explaining the whole 9 yards so I skip it altogether except with my very closest friends who are willing to take the time to learn because they DO care that much, and it helps them give me great support by having a better understanding. Even at that though, it gets old sounding like a broken record after a while.