Friends of Bill. W

Usually how it gets started.

Though I've never walked the path of alcoholism or drugs, I've walked a life that I have shared here a few times.

Death of a daughter. Death of a wife. Mental illness.

The stories we share may help others deal with what he have/are dealing with. If that helps others to seek help, find inspiration, overcome, then it's life worth living.
I agree with your conclusion. Over the years I tried so many times to quit smoking and would result in one failure after another. And every time it made me feel like a complete failure. This was the only thing that had ever controlled me . Then you talk to others that relate the same outcome and you realize it's not just you. I talked to a close friend of mines son who kicked the meth and crack addiction that stated that was easy, but he can't beat the cigarette addiction!