However, if we keep living in the past, the present becomes irrelevant to our existence. The more we live in the past, the more deeply we read into it. This is especially true of relationships. Some people who dwell too much on the past become paranoid. Much of this can be attributed to drugs and alcohol.
Studies usually show the numbers of alcoholics and drug users are growing.
However, given that we act responsibly, the probability of becoming an alcoholic or a drug addict is small. Yet studies are constantly leading us to believe we live in an unhealthy and dangerous society. Many of life's obstacles we learn from our closest friends. We wonder if they passed that final, got that job or made something of their lives. It turns out that everything always works out in the end for them.