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I know what you mean, but I would love to see this particular rock star speak. I heard he really has a great message. Maybe he could just write it in a book or give out a CD so we could all hear it without anyone publicizing? Sometimes he just stops in on the fly for a meeting alone wherever he is and sits in the back. Those are never publicized when he does that. I bet he hates it that he has people with him all the time. I know I would hate it. It's not anything I ever want to be famous for, that's for sure.
I feel kinda bad for Cindy M, who's husband is now running for pres, and she's not able to keep her problems with pills quiet at all. Of course, she was arrested for fraud in relation, so it was already no secret. But you know, it's like there's nothing else about her. That seems to be all people see when they find out you had an addiction. It's so stigmatizing. I wish I was an alcoholic instead of an addict. You can never live addiction down, it seems like. Every time they mention Cindy M, or Rush L, that's the first thing after their name now, "former prescription drug addict." Such a limited view of someone.
Where I live, we have someone who constantly makes and hands out speaker CDs from conventions and birthdays. They just have the first name and the speech date on them, so I never know exactly who the people are. I get a lot out of those CDs. I listen to them in the car, and they are a highlight of my recovery.
KJ
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