Being 27, I realized by this time in life either most people have their gotten sh*t together or are using free dating sites to escape the pain of having to grow up. Well, up until recently, I fell into the latter group.

Like most people, I fell for people who I shared something in common with and up to two years ago, I was addicted to marijuana. (Like most Canadians in their twenties are.)

I always fell for women who were massive potheads like myself and because of that, I never felt like I had a problem. We would just smoke, eat, have sex and watch horror movies. It was great especially during the winter when everybody is hibernating.

Unfortunately, after months had gone by as fast as the pounds had gone to my beer gut, I realized that I was stunting my growth process. Also, women started leaving me for guys who had their lives sorted out. I came to the conclusion that I needed to grow up. I wasn’t 21 years old anymore. If I wanted to make changes in my life, I would have to quit smoking pot. So I did. It was surprisingly easy getting over that addiction as well. At the time, I thought all of my addiction problems would be over. Boy, was I wrong.

After I kicked my pot habit, I was frequenting a lot of dating personals sites and going on numerous dates. I was sleeping with women left, right and center. It was great at the time until I realized they had all left me as well. I then realized I was a ‘substitute addict.’ I didn’t change my life at all. I was just simply substituting an addiction to replace the previous one. Despite the fact my heart was in the right place in regards to changing my life around, my actions were still unhealthy.

I then came to the conclusion that I am a compulsive person. No matter if I went to rehab or NA, I would still substitute my addiction for something else. So instead, I opted to substitute my compulsions to writing–a positive outlet that I’m happy to be addicted to. I do it all the time and it unlike my previous addictions, it actually makes me feel accomplished at the end of the day.

I am an addict and for the first time in my life, I am happy to be one.

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