SUBREDDIT: r/AskReddit
TITLE: Addicts and ex-addicts of reddit. Why did you allow yourself to become addicted?
POST: I've always wondered how people would allow themselves to deteriorate so much that they develop an addiction to something, whether it be Cigarettes or Smack.

Whenever an ex addict tells me their problems they face(d) with their addiction I do feel bad for them I really do, but theres always that voice in the back of my mind that says "well your addiction was your fault. Why should I feel sorry for you for a problem you brung upon yourself?"

It's a terrible thought but it's always in the back of my mind. My brain just refuses to feel sorry for them.
TL;DR: 
It's terrible but I just can't feel sorry for people who allowed themselves to become addicted. So (ex)addicts Why did allow yourself to become addicted?