Self Medicate

Allow me to ask: How many of you self medicate?

Don't get the question?

They say that we humans are survivors. We have an instinct to fight for our lives. I heard somewhere that it is during those desperate hours when one's live is threatened that the ugliness of men is seen. Because we really do fight for our survival. We are selfish and will always be.

With this same principle, I was told that a person will self medicate to feel better. When you catch a cold, you'd take medicine, or sleep more. If you can't handle it, you'd look for a specialist - someone who knew. When you burn your finger you'd hold your finger or run it under running water. If you had more knowledge on the matter, you'd know to put Colgate on it or find the right kind of medicine. When someone hurts you, you'd stay away or learn to fight back. We close our hearts and never again dare. Some people turn to tobacco or drugs to escape the pain or confusion in their heart and mind. One way or another, we know to self medicate. To keep afloat. To continue to survive. To stop the pain. Deep down we all know to.

Whether it is cutting yourself, eating too much ice cream, going on long jogs or what have you. It could be punching the wall, crying till your eyes swell, taking pain killers, or even pushing people out of your heart. Some people move to a new place, go on a shopping spree, or simply shut down.

The only difference is whether you knew how. We self medicate the best way we know how. Sometimes we self medicate in a way that will end up hurting ourselves even more. It helps to know Colgate soothes a burnt finger more than running water. It helps to know that drugs does not take the pain away, and dwelling in it longer could kill you. Knowledge also helps you medicate your own heart and not fall into the pits of self pity and emptiness.

So indulge me: How many of you self medicate?

Because I certainly do.