July 8, 2010: Fingernailed

jinx · 07-09-2010, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Methinks all y'all former addicts are just jealous you didn't have celebrity to add to your arsenal of excuses for your addiction before you got cured. But you'd have used it the same way she tried to if you'd have had it.

I think the former addicts just know what needs to be done - they are walking the walk. Compassion doesn't help, even if you keep it up for years, it just makes it easier on the addict to stay addicted.

classicman · 07-09-2010, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

I think the former addicts just know what needs to be done - they are walking the walk. Compassion doesn't help, even if you keep it up for years, it just makes it easier on the addict to stay addicted.

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jinx · 07-09-2010, 12:50 PM

When all of your compassion is used up, your addict will still be an addict. And while they will have forgiven themselves for all the lying/sneaking/stealing/addict behavior that led you there, they will be angry with you for your lack of compassion.

Trilby · 07-09-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

...while they will have forgiven themselves for all the lying/sneaking/stealing/addict behavior that led you there, they will be angry with you for your lack of compassion.

Most addicts (including myself) have never forgiven themselves and are their own worst enemy/critic/hater which makes it hard to recover AND the addicted brain LOVES to use this as an excuse.

LiLo is afraid - and who wouldn't be? - and it doesn't seem like she has any internal coping mechanisms or reserve (ha! hence the addiction!) so it makes perfect sense for her to throw a tantrum. I can only hope she turns it around the way Robert Downey Jr. did - coz that man was effed up before he cleaned it up.

classicman · 07-09-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I can only hope she turns it around the way Robert Downey Jr. did - coz that man was effed up before he cleaned it up.

Great example, I forgot about him. IIRC wasn't he a selection in the death pool a few years ago?

07-09-2010, 12:50 PM	#3
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	When all of your compassion is used up, your addict will still be an addict. And while they will have forgiven themselves for all the lying/sneaking/stealing/addict behavior that led you there, they will be angry with you for your lack of compassion. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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