Dear Tatjana, again:

Following my last post I am now ready to answer your question, “Why do we self-destruct?” (title of your thread)-

because we want to feel good and at the time when we engage in certain behaviors, we become single minded about how to feel good; we have a tunnel vision about how to feel good. We see only this one-way-now to feel good. We don’t see later, the feel bad consequences.

Isn’t this the same for drug addicts, for any of the impulsive, self destructive behaviors…?

anita