Originally Posted by
MIRecovery 
I think this whole topic makes a lot of people nervous especially those not serious about sobriety. I know when I was drinking I wanted to compare myself. I wasn't as bad as so and so
This was me! Always thinking "I'm not as bad as such and such" And "such and such is worse than me and they are still alive"
Gradually, all these "and they are still alive" examples I used to sooth myself with, so I couls carry on drinking, died one by one
In the end, I couldn't find anyone who was worse than me apart from dying end-stagers!
But that particular thought, gave me a lot of milage before that happened though
And yes, me too, I think, always had the emotional make-up to become addicted to something.