I'm starting to think that most people in this world can be placed under two general categories: people who rely on crutches as a part of everyday life in order to function (dailies), and people who binge in order to escape some kind of trigger (bingies).
I, like most people in my family, fall into the latter category.
The truth is, I'm not afraid of doing stupid things. I'm afraid of not knowing when to stop them.
If you think about it, there seems to be some differences in how functional the two types are in society. If you rely on something every day just to function, it becomes a problem if you can't get a hold of it; but if you use something as a kind of comfort, it becomes a problem if you're using it in excess (which, let's face it, in most cases, you probably are).
But the problem is, knowing when to stop comes into play with more than just vices.
Knowing when to stop is important when it comes to almost everything in life. People live off the mantra that "everything in moderation" is okay, but you never hear that going overboard every once in a while is a good thing.
Sometimes I wonder where this flaw came from. Is it some innate quality of our current culture caused by its never-ending obsession with the new and better. And if so, why are there still dailies? And does it matter where the flaw came from if I can't find a way to change it?
Can bingies become dailies? Should we even want to try?
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