There is always a central point, no matter how big or small, in an addict's life that leads to breaking the viscous cycle. In Sonny's life, it was being sent to prison that made him experience the regret that threw him at the end of a dark tunnel. He had hit rock bottom. Even when an addict hits rock bottom and realizes their own mental instability, climbing back up from the bottom is extremely difficult. Sonny objectifies his addiction as a “stench” by saying, “And I felt it, you know? My stench, and I thought I was going to die if I never got away from it, and yet, all the same, I knew that everything I did was locking me in with it. Sonny describes the dilemma that all addicts face: wanting to quit, but not having control, not being able to do it, being trapped and feeling like there is no way out. But even after all the suffering, the introspection, the anguish. days of withdrawal, the constant emptiness that is finally resolved, the addiction never ends, and "Sonny's Blues" shows the dark truth that lingers behind the happy ending of Sonny's recovery. Even as a recovered addict, I still fear that I will one day return to my old habits. It's a fear that accompanies me every day, a thought that always lingers on my shoulders. The same fear that Sonny admits to his brother. “It could come back, I just wanted you to know,” he said, warning his brother that he could still lose the endless