Hidden Addiction

I thought it was going to be a easy thing to do for a homework, but little did I know how I was going to have to do it without telling my best friends and basically lie about what I was doing. The first few hours wasn’t that bad but I would have to say that having to hide the bracelet was the hardest part. My brother saw me wearing that bracelet and he stared at me but he didn’t ask anything about it. My parents weren’t around that much so obtaining ice cubes from the fridge wasn’t that difficult. But I caught myself sneaking around more than I usually do. I would wait for my parents to leave the kitchen area, so that I could go and get ice cubes. Once I was super thirsty but my mom was cooking and I had to find a way to get that ice cubes. After thinking for awhile, I said to my mom, “ Mom, I think someone is ringing the doorbell”. This was really hard for me because I never lie to my parents. My parents didn’t seem to be that suspicious about my behavior because I was always in my room doing my homework, so

I got to experience how it feels like to have a secret addiction and how at times, it gets difficult to hide your addiction from other individuals. The most significant thing that I got out from this simulation was that how your mind is constantly trying to figure out where and from who, a person is going to get their next supply from. While I was addicted to ice cubes, I was always trying to find a way how I was going to get the ice cubes. I noticed how being addicted to something drastically changes your whole schedule and your relationship with people around you. Also the question I asked myself during the simulation was about the bracelet. I knew in a real life it would be an addict’s needle tracks, I wondered if people would ask addicts about their needle tracks if they see it because I am pretty sure people saw my bracelets but they didn’t seem to be suspicious about what that