What comes into mind when you read these words? Are these things regular parts of your life? At college, I hear about these things, and people that partake in them, regularly. I see these things rip apart the lives of my fellow students. The Critograph, our school newspaper, recently ran a story talking about how college is a breeding ground for depression. It talks about how depression leads to the use of alcohol and alcohol use leads to depression... you get the picture. I think young adults know this. I think they know what they're getting into, but they must despise their lives and must try everything they can to fit in that it just doesn't matter.
I sat down with someone tonight at dinner and in the process of our conversation, I found out that she plans to drink this weekend since she didn't get a chance to drink last weekend. I just don't get it. Why? Why do people do this to themselves? Why do you seek to forget your lives? I just don't understand. I think I remember those days. I remember when I used to hate every day so much that I didn't want to see another one.
So, what happened? I feel in love, I became a Christian, and it just keeps getting better. I'll say more sometime, but what I can tell you is that there is hope. When you have hope, anything is possible.
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I don't drink to drink, and I
I don't drink to drink, and I don't drink--or smoke, for that matter--to be popular or cool or anything that people typically say as a reason of why teens do things they disapprove of. I'm a social drinker and a social smoker because it's fun. I like the feeling of being buzzed and I honestly like the taste of cigarretes. I don't buy em myself, but at parties, I bum off of people and have a bit. It adds to my good time. It doesn't make me depressed at all. When I did go through my bout of teenage depression, I wasn't doing anything like that. It was caused by trouble at home, at school, and with friends. It was a long while after I was better that I engaged in smoking and drinking, and I think I'm better for it, anyway. I'm not a delinquent, but yeah, I like to drink and smoke.