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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 687947" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>The judgmental, entitlement thing may just be an elaborate sham. I know I did it, too. I think all addicts do it. No, were never THAT bad. We might be bad, but not THAT bad. It is all nonsense, of course. And displays a refusal to accept the reality that we are, indeed, THAT bad. One of the biggest differences between an active addict, and an addict in recovery is they way they think. The ones in recovery don't hold themself higher than other addicts. We know it is all bullshit. Improvement isn't made by downplaying the problem, and the effects the problem has. An addict is an addict is an addict. HOW you got there isn't really relevant. Maybe it started out innocently enough, with a prescription, or whatever. None of that matters. We have a very serious problem, with very serious effects. I never stuck a needle in my arm, but I am NO better than the ones that did.</p><p></p><p>I would agree with his counselor. His changes all seem to be superficial. Like he is playing the part to the bare minimum. He isn't displaying any of the humility you'd like to see. He places himself above others with the exact same problem. This is the opposite of humility. If you cannot truly appreciate the gravity of a problem, how can you TRULY expect to correct it in a meaningful, long term way?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 687947, member: 20267"] The judgmental, entitlement thing may just be an elaborate sham. I know I did it, too. I think all addicts do it. No, were never THAT bad. We might be bad, but not THAT bad. It is all nonsense, of course. And displays a refusal to accept the reality that we are, indeed, THAT bad. One of the biggest differences between an active addict, and an addict in recovery is they way they think. The ones in recovery don't hold themself higher than other addicts. We know it is all bullshit. Improvement isn't made by downplaying the problem, and the effects the problem has. An addict is an addict is an addict. HOW you got there isn't really relevant. Maybe it started out innocently enough, with a prescription, or whatever. None of that matters. We have a very serious problem, with very serious effects. I never stuck a needle in my arm, but I am NO better than the ones that did. I would agree with his counselor. His changes all seem to be superficial. Like he is playing the part to the bare minimum. He isn't displaying any of the humility you'd like to see. He places himself above others with the exact same problem. This is the opposite of humility. If you cannot truly appreciate the gravity of a problem, how can you TRULY expect to correct it in a meaningful, long term way? [/QUOTE]
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