I hate when people say “it’s the addiction talking” when the addiction is such a huge part of them. When someone has been an addict for most of their adult life, that selfishness and violence is who they are.
Anyone who says otherwise has never been screamed at by a man twice their size desperate for a hit. And told him NO.
I’m less scared of women addicts because a woman addict has never been a threat to my life. But men addicts can put you in hospital for drug money you were never ever going to give them. Force multiplied by desperation.
If i had known he was an addict when i met him, I never would have talked to him. I hope he overdoses.
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I’m an alcoholic. It’s going to kill me. That said I’m never an asshole drunk. That entirely is their personality, not the disease.
I don’t believe in “it’s the addict talking” because if they’re that aware of what’s going on they’re making the choice either to continue with the behaviour, or to not moderate it. Someone who’s and addict but knows how it impacts their behaviour and others and feels guilty about it is fully conscious and aware of what they’re doing and is choosing not to seek help or not to change.
Caveat: Some people may be ACTIVELY seeking help and working on themselves – it can take a long time to learn and we all learn at different speeds. The proof is in their behaviour and their actions.