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25 yr old son living at home, lies, steals, sneaks and cant keep a job
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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 686182" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>Addicts aren't JUST their addictions. We are human. And we display the vast variety of emotions, fears, beliefs, etc. The addiction is a part of who we are, but not the only part. Unfortunately, the nature of the problem tends to bury everything else, leaving ONLY the addict visible. And as deep as it may be buried, the rest of us IS there. Even though we forget that ourselves. So easy to do monstrous things when you can convince yourself that you're just a monster, doing monster things. It's a technique we use to justify <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" />. Pretending it is somehow out of our control, and that we are merely doing what nature had in store for us. It's a huge load of <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" />, of course, but that kinda shows the absolute insanity of addiction. We have consciences. And they function in much the same way as your own. We do these mental acrobats that help us ignore the feelings of doing something we know to be wrong, and hurtful. It isn't personal. Not even really intentional. We aren't exactly in our right minds. We are not the picture of good mental and emotional health. Might want to keep that in mind when trying to comprehend the decisions your son is making.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 686182, member: 20267"] Addicts aren't JUST their addictions. We are human. And we display the vast variety of emotions, fears, beliefs, etc. The addiction is a part of who we are, but not the only part. Unfortunately, the nature of the problem tends to bury everything else, leaving ONLY the addict visible. And as deep as it may be buried, the rest of us IS there. Even though we forget that ourselves. So easy to do monstrous things when you can convince yourself that you're just a monster, doing monster things. It's a technique we use to justify :censored2:. Pretending it is somehow out of our control, and that we are merely doing what nature had in store for us. It's a huge load of :censored2:, of course, but that kinda shows the absolute insanity of addiction. We have consciences. And they function in much the same way as your own. We do these mental acrobats that help us ignore the feelings of doing something we know to be wrong, and hurtful. It isn't personal. Not even really intentional. We aren't exactly in our right minds. We are not the picture of good mental and emotional health. Might want to keep that in mind when trying to comprehend the decisions your son is making. [/QUOTE]
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