tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008161706351682231.post1987112829438479984..comments2024-02-07T13:41:32.473-05:00Comments on A Writer's Chronicles: Addiction is a Waste of LifeW_D_Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11099519910715677370noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008161706351682231.post-80061023459845414342012-02-20T10:20:14.120-05:002012-02-20T10:20:14.120-05:00First, you clearly did not read what I wrote.
Sec...First, you clearly did not read what I wrote.<br /><br />Second, if you did, I suggest you reread it and work on your reading comprehension skills.<br /><br />Third, I personally know many people struggling with addiction who have gotten the upper hand on their demons and have risen above their condition. Sadly, I know many more who haven't. They blame their condition on everyone except W_D_Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841283259590535613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008161706351682231.post-57940469170048303112012-02-14T12:05:39.553-05:002012-02-14T12:05:39.553-05:00I'm sorry, it just seems like you have never h...I'm sorry, it just seems like you have never had someone addicted closely affecting your life. It is hard and extremely complicated. That pain and frustration lived helps to temper one's view with sympathy and love rather than contempt and pity. <br /><br />We know you never heard from many different addicts that dosed cannabis and alcohol sent them over the brink. Every one is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008161706351682231.post-29169823960033866532012-02-13T15:45:31.212-05:002012-02-13T15:45:31.212-05:00I do know a few people who have beaten their addic...I do know a few people who have beaten their addictions and from them I have learned what a tough battle it is for them. It is the others who my ire is aimed. Watching them utterly destroy themselves and the shear frustration of knowing there is absolutely nothing I can say or do to stop them.W_D_Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841283259590535613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008161706351682231.post-27134933886268466712012-02-13T15:37:51.408-05:002012-02-13T15:37:51.408-05:00There are a very few people in my experience of ad...There are a very few people in my experience of addiction/addicted people who have truly "beaten" their addictions, in that they are stable and living in moderation without having substituted anything for the excesses. But all of them save one avoids all temptation; the one has the willpower to say "NO" and still play bartender at parties. What keeps him sober is the fact thatRev. Dr. Ruth Shaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933415127164853770noreply@blogger.com