"My name is Charlie and I am an alcoholic".
That is how people introduce themselves at Alcoholics Anon. meetings [assuming their name is actually Charlie]. In order to overcome their problem they must first admit that it is a problem.
In Judaism we call this mechanism "vidui".
I know a looooooooooooooot of people who are addicts - particularly to their phones. The problem is that their is addiction is so much part of them they don't even realize how unhealthy it is and are not even in the direction of doing anything to correct it.
That, sweet friends, is a HUUUUUUGE problem.
Know thy addictions.
Know thy neuroses.
Know thy faulty character traits.
In short - KNOW THYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
