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re: Why do people treat former drug addicts/felons like they are heroes?
Posted on 1/30/22 at 5:31 am to they call me horse
Posted on 1/30/22 at 5:31 am to they call me horse
you still a virgin?
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 6:02 am to Easye921
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Opiates are the one that scare me. All it potentially takes is one injury or carwreck. It happens every day to alot of really good people.
You don't think amphetamines are shoved down children's throats, for years??? For reference... a doctor can't give a 10 year old a script for oxycodone, but they sure af can be prescribed full blown methamphetamine at 6.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 7:58 am to they call me horse
This post is a prime example of a lack of perspective and empathy.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 8:23 am to SuperSaint
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Imagine being so insecure you’re jealous of a piece of shite drug addict getting attention
Beat me to it. Lol
Posted on 1/30/22 at 8:29 am to The Boat
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People always get mad when someone talks like this but you’re 100% correct.
Yep. Don't dare tell them on here that alcoholism isn't really a disease, it's just a weakness. They lose their minds.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 8:40 am to SoFla Tideroller
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Yep. Don't dare tell them on here that alcoholism isn't really a disease, it's just a weakness. They lose their minds.
I don't really buy into the alcoholism is a disease concept, but I do go with theory that's it more of a type of allergy. I also think that it's hereditary.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 8:57 am to they call me horse
I am willing to admit that my perspective is colored by personal experience. I have never struggled with drug addiction but have devoted my professional career to helping mentally ill children and teenagers, many of whom are the children of addicts. I have seen young girls who were sold into prostitution by their families for drug money and children who were abandoned by addicted parents. I am not without compassion but the bulk of it is for the innocent victims.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:22 am to they call me horse
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The same people that were praising this "former" drug addict were probably furious when their car was broken into,their home was burglarized, their grandparent was mugged and hospitalized.
Do they not understand that there is a 99 percent chance that the person that did those things was a drug addict?
Do you have a source for this statistic, or did you just make it up out of your arse.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:26 am to they call me horse
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I was at a social gathering a few years ago and some guy started bragging about being "5 years sober".
All of the hens starting showering praise as if the guy just announced that he cured cancer.
I said "hey, if you think that's impressive, I'm 27 years sober" (because I was 27 at the time).
People gasped, the hens blew a gasket and told me that I was a jerk for making such a comment
So what happened was someone else at the party was receiving more attention than you. When you tried to divert the attention away from the former addict, and it didn't work. You got upset and came to the OT, so you can finally get the praise that you feel as if you deserve.
And yet you want us to think the addict is the real attention whore in this story.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:47 am to they call me horse
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I said "hey, if you think that's impressive, I'm 27 years sober" (because I was 27 at the time).
You're a fricking douchebag.
What's funny is OP talking about overcoming addiction being nothing yet I'm sure addicts accomplished more in their lives than he. Sounds insecure as frick.
This post was edited on 1/30/22 at 10:23 am
Posted on 1/30/22 at 12:06 pm to they call me horse
Well, a-hole, because many times the person that can say “I’m five years sober” and be proud about it is because the alternative for a huge portion of that population is death. You obviously have no idea how hard it is to break the cycle of addiction and how devastating it is. Are you so mentally weak and fragile that you have to demean someone that has fought to get out of a hole and can be proud of it?
Posted on 1/30/22 at 12:12 pm to LSU Coyote
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Because coming out of addiction is something most ppl never come out of, yes we put ourselves there, but coming out that hole is honestly the most difficult thing i have ever done. Most of you soft ppl here have no clue what it takes.
Congratulations on sobering up, but don’t call others soft who were strong enough to not crawl in the hole in the first place.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 1:11 pm to they call me horse
I don’t think this went as you anticipated. But congrats on going 30 years without ever having a drink or drug.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 2:22 pm to they call me horse
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I was at a social gathering a few years ago and some guy started bragging about being "5 years sober".
All of the hens starting showering praise as if the guy just announced that he cured cancer.
I said "hey, if you think that's impressive, I'm 27 years sober" (because I was 27 at the time).
People gasped, the hens blew a gasket and told me that I was a jerk for making such a comment.
Yes, you’re a fricking douchebag.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 2:24 pm to Rand AlThor
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Because people who are in that situation need support and encouragement?…
Yeah, how about trying to be nice to someone who is struggling and has made their life right.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 2:51 pm to boudinman
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I am curious as to which church you attend or which particular faith you lean towards? Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Pentecostal, etc.
Why I ask that? Because I find many so-called Christians aren't very Christ like and are big hypocrites. They go to church, set on a pew and see themselves as holier than thou. Church isn't about having social or elite stature. Its mission is saving those that have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Jesus preached and dwelt among the lame, the blind, the harlots, the lepers, murderers, etc. He didn't judge or look down on people. He came to seek and to save those who are/ were lost. Offering them forgiveness, redemption, and everlasting life. Is your church open to and welcoming towards these types of sinners?
Ask yourself this day whom you serve? There is only ONE master. Are you doing his work or Satan's?
When did I say that I attended Church?
What does attending Church or not attending Church have anything to do with the OP?
I simply made a post about how being a "former" drug addict (and usually a thief to support said drug habit) is the only criminal behaviour that people seem to shower praise on the person once they stop practicing said criminal behaviour.
You never hear anyone say "I'm 5 years clean from murdering people, raping people, beating wife & kids, breaking & entering, identity theft" etc and be showered with praise.
I stated numerous times that if someone cleans up their life then that is a good thing.
That they should speak to schools/children to teach them about the horrors of addiction so they don't destroy their lives.
That they can use their experience to do good and make amends for their previous life of crime.
You can still forgive someone and be happy for their recovery without showering them with over the top praise for simply no longer being a criminal.
This post was edited on 1/30/22 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 1/30/22 at 3:59 pm to they call me horse
Don’t know from where people start their lives, support systems you may take for granted may be non existent for others, respect for the myriad of abuse and other life challenges that others face…naively lacking in OP post.
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