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Which comes first . . . the chicken or the egg?
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 464042" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>I was told - the substance abuse is <em>not necessarily</em> because of mental illness, but mentally ill people are more easily LED into it because of their low self esteem, wanting to find a "family" to fit in with, sadly - being on government funded programs with a constant source of money - and dealers know this too. </p><p></p><p>I think people who have addictive personalities and genetically born from alcoholic parents are more likely to become alcoholics and will have a harder fight to stay sober. But as far as drugs? I don't buy mentally ill having a greater factor/cause with that. If that were so - I think there would be more DOWNS kids and Aspergers kids, and the like on heroin - see where I'm going wtih that? (no offense to anyone) Just my opinion. </p><p></p><p>I think it all boils down to self -esteem issues and dealing with layers of history, pain and stuffing emotions too painful to deal with OR not really knowing HOW to handle anger for years and turning it inwards to rage or depression and thinking drugs will calm you down or pick you up. (self-medicating) That's not mental illness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 464042, member: 4964"] I was told - the substance abuse is [I]not necessarily[/I] because of mental illness, but mentally ill people are more easily LED into it because of their low self esteem, wanting to find a "family" to fit in with, sadly - being on government funded programs with a constant source of money - and dealers know this too. I think people who have addictive personalities and genetically born from alcoholic parents are more likely to become alcoholics and will have a harder fight to stay sober. But as far as drugs? I don't buy mentally ill having a greater factor/cause with that. If that were so - I think there would be more DOWNS kids and Aspergers kids, and the like on heroin - see where I'm going wtih that? (no offense to anyone) Just my opinion. I think it all boils down to self -esteem issues and dealing with layers of history, pain and stuffing emotions too painful to deal with OR not really knowing HOW to handle anger for years and turning it inwards to rage or depression and thinking drugs will calm you down or pick you up. (self-medicating) That's not mental illness. [/QUOTE]
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