Comment on Anon is anti drugs
Kedly@lemm.ee 2 months agoTheres a lot of us who are this way because we’ve had to deal with the fallout of the damage those with addictions problems have. It’s not black and white, I’ve gone through a similarly fucked up life as my family members who fell into addiction
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 months ago
My comment has nothing to do with the damages caused by addicts to those around them. You’re right, it’s jot black and white, and that’s one of the major issues about addiction vs the people who can’t/wont understand it from the outside. “All you have to do is…” a frustration and maybe even a defense against the damage caused by the addict.
I’m absolutely not trying to detract from or minimize what you experienced, but neither can I offer an exception in your case that it changes what the addict should do, and also I am in no way trying to be an apologist for the addict. It’s a shit situation. If it were easy we wouldn’t be having this conversation.
Kedly@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Fair enough, I can agree with pretty much everything you’ve said here tbh
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Hope things work out for you eventually and don’t remain unsettled. Sounds like you had some shit to deal with.
Kedly@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Eh, its in the past. The fact that I distrust addicts now doesnt impact my ability to empathize, it just means I personally wont be the one helping them