Question by Rachel: Am I wrong for thinking that drug addicts are losers?
I think that people think do drugs like heroin or meth to “take the pain away” or to help cope with their problems are LOSERS. I’ve been through alot of crap growing up but you don’t see me smoking meth to help me with my problems.
For me, growing up was HELL. I went to a crappy middle & high school and was bullied severely physically and mentally and wasn’t even able to defend myself because I had extremely low self esteem and was a really skinny short toothpick. I had guys that were over a foot taller than me punch me and try to beat me up and teachers never gave a shit. I used to cry myself to sleep every night and wanted to kill myself because I wanted to learn so badly and education was so important to me but I couldn’t even go to school without someone alot bigger than me trying to beat me up for NO reason.
And if that wasn’t enough, when I came home from school, my dad would treat me like trash and call me names and be verbally abusive.
I couldn’t escape it.
And you know what I did after high school? I go the FUCK over it and moved on and went to college! You didn’t see me shooting heroin to help me with my problems.
If someone has problems or is feeling suicidal, then that person needs to get therapy or counseling and needs to talk to someone and get help. You can get counseling for free seriously. PLEASE get help!
Am I wrong for thinking that drug addicts are loser?
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Answer by There you are
yea- they lose quite a bit.
It’s a certain type of person who tends to became addicted. If you do not have this personality, it’s not really fair to compare an addictive personality against a non- addictive personality.
The brain chemistry is actually different. Dopamine works a little bit differently. Pleasure works a little bit differently. Of course, the act of BEING addicted also changes your brain too- these guys actually do start out with one foot in the addictive hole.
That’s why you hear recovering addicts say “i will always be an Addict” because they are.
Forever wired to be addicted.
The difference between the non addictive personality, and them- is that the non Addict can actually say “no” to pleasure- these guys can’t. They can’t take a little. it’s either everything or nothing.
Gamblers, drugs, alcohol, sex, food, gaming- anything that gives pleasure and gets them out of reality is a mental trap. They really can’t say “no” once they start into it.
These type of people are just as responsible for their behaviors as anyone else. as soon as they started being eaten by the monster that is addiction- they should have sought help.
That’s the suckie thing- is that you don’t WANT help once you are addicted. it’s a bit of a jail. Much like depression.
No- these type of people once they realize they are an Addict, are usually an addict of other types of things, and must stay away from them.
There are a LOT of people with addictive personalities. I actually think they should teach some self awareness in school about how to find out if you have an addictive personality, so they can know ahead of time that they cannot partake in the same pleasures as their friends- that for them, it’s dangerous.
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