Perhaps one other letter that could have been added is B ... for boredom!

When we get bored ... we tend to look around for something to amuse or distract us. Those with addictions of any kind would find that spare time a little too much to get their heads around ... hence the move towards something they don't wish to move towards! It's human nature and we are our own worst enemies at times ... but we can keep ourselves busy!

I personally don't mind feeling lonely. I don't often have the chance to be ALONE ... which is entirely different ... but feeling lonely is something I've become accustomed to at various times of my life. I don't have an addiction ... but my personality is of the type I could cultivate one if I allowed myself to. I also have family history lurking in the background ... so perhaps I'm a little more aware of my own limitations be it with alcohol or anything else.

The one great thing about the internet and forum setups like ours in here ... is that we may feel lonely but we are never truly alone! I'm an insomniac and have found forum life totally sanity saving for me! I can drop into any number of forums and catch up with my online overseas friends ... even if they're all sleeping due to time differences! I can vent my spleen on topics that no-one in my immediate 'real life' surroundings would be interested in chatting about and I feel that my opinions and advice are at times ... helpful!

The beauty about this forum is simple. We can come in here any time of day or night ... providing the server is being nice to us!!! ... and there's usually someone online at the same time. You may not feel like an online chat in the chat room but there's so much to read and so much to comment on ... there'd be little time to be bored or lonely.