Two EP 's on meds - in two days - one med taker labeled himself an addict, the other believes she is not. Is the real issue here being lost ? Who cares what one calls being dependent on anything? Why even bother with actual facts? We know for a fact that reality is a construct - let each of them, and the rest of us build our houses of stone -or cards. We eventually finish in exactly the same place.
We think and therefore we are. Or as they say during intense sales training IASM - I Am Sold Myself. Stay sold! My fellow posters are more convincing than Patty Duke! Life is difficult today. So many choices, and that is good. Good for me, you, and kids too!
The guys I met from the methadone clinic feared kicking in jail more than death. My father chose to die rather than go to the hospital after being nearly beaten to death - he knew that he would die if he couldn't have a drink.
How ever we choose to manage our "issues" is up to each of us. The stats show what the stats show. What ever trips your trigger (or keeps your trigger from tripping) is up to you. Call it your mother's little helper, a disease, or addiciton - It is your right, as it was my fathers, and my buddies from the clinic who choose to stay on government subsidized dope forever.
How ever we choose to manage our "issues" is up to each of us. The stats show what the stats show. What ever trips your trigger (or keeps your trigger from tripping) is up to you. Call it your mother's little helper, a disease, or addiciton - It is your right, as it was my fathers, and my buddies from the clinic who choose to stay on government subsidized dope forever.
What is dependency? What is addiciton? Rationalization? Delusion? What can't we convince ourselves of ?
God bless us, every one!
The bigger issue is: Freedom is freedom - judge not ! If dope were legal we would need a lot less of it - the stress of living in a war zone - created by drug war - and our endless desire for dope - makes us want more...dope. But what we get is more violence....more stress....and more meds, booze, and dope.
What causes anxiety? Who cares? Dope, booze, meds, kick the crap out of anxiety - depression - mania. Some can and want to have these "cures" adminsiterd by a doctor - some self medicate. But Unless the white lady in the mercedes runs over her kid backing out of the garage she won't find herself doing any hard time:
"White lady you aint no addict! We wont be jackbootin' into your house! We too busy keeping the jails full of them drug dealers, and users. The billions we spend to keep you safe from them addicts - well, we take that from teachers and healthcare programs - we have to, to keep you free...free to call yourself what ever you like!" .....sayeth da man....
So I say, let freedom ring! And let the party begin. Freedom can lead to moderation! It ain't no-body's bizness but you own!
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