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Post by JDMaleSwiftie on Jan 2, 2018 22:02:44 GMT -5
I confess that I never until recently thought of myself as having a mental disability or whatever you call it. I think I've known that I've had anxiety since I was a young teenager, but until recently I didn't start to realize it was like a mental disability. If I could change it I would in a heartbeat. It gives me so much anxiety to have anxiety. Mebtal health problem or mental illness is probably a better term than disability, as disabilities are a different thing. You can get help for it though. I have awful anxiety that used to keep me up for days on end and led to me losing about three stone in a month because I just couldn't eat, but I saw a counsellor and now whilst I do still get anxious and have to deal with those feelings, it's far less common since I have coping mechanisms and understand why our brains cause us to be anxious which really helped. Yeah and to add to that for me I’ve finally come to terms which the fact that I have an eating disorder and that’s one of the first things you have to do. That’s how the healing process starts. First you have to stop living in denial and realize you need help. Nothing wrong with that, but one of the big issues for those facing mental health issues is actually just recognizing you have that issue. |
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Post by Roman on Jan 6, 2018 9:39:50 GMT -5
When people die because of drugs I'm not sad. They willingly brought it upon themselves. It's a good thing that they can't harm anyone anymore or be a bad influence. Hopefully it will even be a good hard lesson for people around them.
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Post by Aaliayha1 on Jan 6, 2018 10:00:06 GMT -5
When people die because of drugs I'm not sad. They willingly brought it upon themselves. It's a good thing that they can't harm anyone anymore or be a bad influence. Hopefully it will even be a good hard lesson for people around them. I sort of indifferent. I don’t know, I’ve personally dealt drug abuse and addiction around me and... I don’t know. It’s just hard to see how drugs actually affect them and how hard it is to actually help. |
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Post by JDMaleSwiftie on Jan 6, 2018 10:29:09 GMT -5
When people die because of drugs I'm not sad. They willingly brought it upon themselves. It's a good thing that they can't harm anyone anymore or be a bad influence. Hopefully it will even be a good hard lesson for people around them. I sort of indifferent. I don’t know, I’ve personally dealt drug abuse and addiction around me and... I don’t know. It’s just hard to see how drugs actually affect them and how hard it is to actually help. I understand what Roman is saying though. Drugs are terrible for you and I think they can take you over in a way and really change you as a person for the worse. I understand life is very challenging and when you’re depressed sometimes drugs seems like the way to cope, but they’re much better, less dangerous coping mechanisms. |
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Post by Aaliayha1 on Jan 6, 2018 10:38:52 GMT -5
I sort of indifferent. I don’t know, I’ve personally dealt drug abuse and addiction around me and... I don’t know. It’s just hard to see how drugs actually affect them and how hard it is to actually help. I understand what Roman is saying though. Drugs are terrible for you and I think they can take you over in a way and really change you as a person for the worse. I understand life is very challenging and when you’re depressed sometimes drugs seems like the way to cope, but they’re much better, less dangerous coping mechanisms. People can’t control getting addicted is the issue. Also people are jerks and lace drugs too which is a whole different thing. Like.. don’t get me wrong! I know what Roman is saying. But experience it makes it hard not to feel bad if people die because of it I guess. |
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Post by JDMaleSwiftie on Jan 6, 2018 10:44:14 GMT -5
I understand what Roman is saying though. Drugs are terrible for you and I think they can take you over in a way and really change you as a person for the worse. I understand life is very challenging and when you’re depressed sometimes drugs seems like the way to cope, but they’re much better, less dangerous coping mechanisms. People can’t control getting addicted is the issue. Also people are jerks and lace drugs too which is a whole different thing. Like.. don’t get me wrong! I know what Roman is saying. But experience it makes it hard not to feel bad if people die because of it I guess. They can’t control being addicted, but they can get help before it’s too late. I understand why people resort to drugs. I really do, but there are alternative options that don’t cost you your life. |
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Post by Roman on Jan 6, 2018 10:48:55 GMT -5
I sort of indifferent. I don’t know, I’ve personally dealt drug abuse and addiction around me and... I don’t know. It’s just hard to see how drugs actually affect them and how hard it is to actually help. I understand what Roman is saying though. Drugs are terrible for you and I think they can take you over in a way and really change you as a person for the worse. I understand life is very challenging and when you’re depressed sometimes drugs seems like the way to cope, but they’re much better, less dangerous coping mechanisms. Yes, drug users underestimate the effect it has on people around you. Not only are they a bad example, they also spit in the face of those who care about them. And drugs are definitely not a good idea when you feel bad. It won't change anything about your issues, it will only make you sick and more. That's why I don't mind if people like that end up dead. When you choose to take that road and are not capable of cleaning up your act, it's better that way. It sounds harsh, but it's fair. |
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Post by Aaliayha1 on Jan 6, 2018 10:51:38 GMT -5
People can’t control getting addicted is the issue. Also people are jerks and lace drugs too which is a whole different thing. Like.. don’t get me wrong! I know what Roman is saying. But experience it makes it hard not to feel bad if people die because of it I guess. They can’t control being addicted, but they can get help before it’s too late. I understand why people resort to drugs. I really do, but there are alternative options that don’t cost you your life. The issue is though it’s hard to get help when people make it out to seem so bad. A lot of people just don’t want others to get help because they don’t focus of the ‘they need help’ aspect, they focus on the ‘they are addicited’ aspect |
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Post by Roman on Jan 6, 2018 10:55:16 GMT -5
I understand what Roman is saying though. Drugs are terrible for you and I think they can take you over in a way and really change you as a person for the worse. I understand life is very challenging and when you’re depressed sometimes drugs seems like the way to cope, but they’re much better, less dangerous coping mechanisms. People can’t control getting addicted is the issue. Also people are jerks and lace drugs too which is a whole different thing. Like.. don’t get me wrong! I know what Roman is saying. But experience it makes it hard not to feel bad if people die because of it I guess. That's why nobody should ever start with drugs in the first place. It's always bad for you and you risk ruining your whole life and that of others around you. |
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Post by Aaliayha1 on Jan 6, 2018 11:06:42 GMT -5
The thing is, if people do get addicted, people should be more willing to help than to shame them. I don’t know. That’s just my opinion.
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Post by JDMaleSwiftie on Jan 6, 2018 11:08:24 GMT -5
The thing is, if people do get addicted, people should be more willing to help than to shame them. I don’t know. That’s just my opinion. I 100 percent agree with that. When someone is addicted they’re already probably at or near their boiling point. You provide support and maybe just maybe can steer them back in the right direction. Even just one person who believes in them and that they can get help and recover could be enough. |
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Post by Aaliayha1 on Jan 6, 2018 11:22:22 GMT -5
I personally just hate that people make other people that are addicted feel shameful :/
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Post by JDMaleSwiftie on Jan 6, 2018 11:34:05 GMT -5
I personally just hate that people make other people that are addicted feel shameful :/ I agree. I’ve had my own battles with depression and I know for a fact what always helps me is when people are supportive. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 14:15:58 GMT -5
I think it depends on the situation whether or not you should feel sorry if a drug user dies. I could see if the drug user was doing it for fun and got addicted.
I know someone that was abused in their childhood and because she didn't tell anyone about the abuse she didn't have any outlet. She turned to drugs as a means of escape from her life and she got addicted. She overdosed once, but she's in rehab now. I'd feel very sad if she actually did end up dying since she's such a sweet person. So yeah I think it's situational based.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 14:22:35 GMT -5
I confess I feel out of place on this site and it makes it hard to actually communicate I created this site and I feel that way some times too.... |
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