Today's challenge is the Very Big Topic of Addiction + Abuse, or bad habits that border on becoming addiction or abuse. Like many of our other challenges this week, addiction, abuse, and even bad habits, can mask other feelings, make us act out of character, cause us to prioritize wants over needs, and just leave us out of balance in general. This leads to a spiral downward that is very tough to get out of, and very had to "love" yourself out of. For that reason, this challenge is vitally important to have strategies in place for--because this type of challenge isn't typically a "one off." Most addictions hang around for a long, long time...if not forever. Don't hope that it's not going to show up again! Have a strategy in place that you can rely on in the event that it does come back around. One strategy is to put a support network into place, and to make sure people in that network can identify (not just sympathize) with what you're going through. For this strategy to work, we must practice honesty, vulnerability, and self-compassion. Remember: self-love is a practice! Not a single act of becoming perfect. :)