I am a serial bridge burner and I have no regrets . I think the bridge that I was happiest to burn was the one between myself and my aunt . She was actually my favorite aunt when I was a kid , but after she got hooked on pain killers she became a different person . I watched her drag my elderly grandmother from doctor to doctor , getting a script from each one so she could amass an enormous stockpile of narcotic pain killers . She also drained my grandmother ' s bank account after she lost her job due to a surprise drug test . I tried to raise the alarm and get my family to do something about it . I was young and not in a position to take legal action myself . My family didn ' t listen , unfortunately . But speaking up made my aunt absolutely hate me . I try to remember that addiction does terrible things to your brain and that she isn ' t the person she used to be . But I don ' t think I ' d forgive her even if she got sober .