Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
Addiction -
a continued involvement with a substance or activity despite the negative consequences associated with it. Wiki
Example - Alcoholism, Aviation Career ect.
Knowingly pursuing something that does you harm in the long run. We all are guilty of that or else we would have become plumbers or dentists.
Skyhigh
Excellent post and even as such, I just can't seem to stop... pursuing this career, that is
Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
The airline pilot life lends itself well to alcoholism. You are always on the road a midst unfamiliar surroundings and strangers most of the time. Biorhythms are perpetually askew. Awake when you should be asleep and trying to sleep when you are alert. Add to that the depression that comes along with the messed up body clock, bad diet, loneliness, loss of self worth and poverty. People tend to self medicate. A little booze can make instant best friends out of those you haven't met before and make a cold concrete hotel room feel like home.
Skyhigh
Yup. Check. All the time. The reality of this sentence really sinks in when you lose your job.
That being said, it's possible to pull yourself out of a rut. It just takes the determination of an addict
