Private obsessions

They don't kill us -- but they may shorten our lives. They don't tear our families apart -- but they strain our relationships. They don't compel us to rob or kill -- but they definitely rob us of self-esteem and kill our self-control. They are our private obsessions -- those persistent habits and secret compulsions that make us "feel better" but also hold us back from living life as it was meant to be. Another name for them is hidden addictions. Ans while they may seem "minor" compared to drug and alcohol addictions, they can be every bit as self-defeating and just as hard to shake. In this…