LOSING CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE CAN BE FATAL TO YOUR EXISTENCE

I've seen how bad habits can destroy lives.

A classmate in high school once told me, "If my dad had just stopped drinking, he wouldn’t have died from liver disease." It broke my heart.

A close friend lost her job because she couldn't wake up early for work.

My marriage suffered gravely because I could neither control my emotions nor communicate my feelings properly; I had developed a habit of nagging constantly about many things, especially seeking attention from a husband who was working so hard and still trying to meet up with my overly demanding schedule of attention that is near impossible to meet even if he were not busy.

The story of a man whose uncontrollable sexual desire led to the death of his musical career remains vivid in my memory …