Old 01-22-2009, 07:13 PM
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sleepygoat
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I think active addiction does mimic sociopathic personality. addicts often do feel guilt but are unable to stop the behaviors. Most of this stuff does disappear when we get clean. I know the drugs "turned me into someone I didn't want to be" and made me do things I wouldn't ordinarily do. The end result is the same, though. When in active addiction, I was totally self-centered and rationalized my behaviors. If necessary (and it often was) I lied, stole, manipulated, etc. A lot of the sociopathic behavior disappears in recovery simply because its not needed anymore. But the rest dose require work as well as a willingness to change thru the 12 steps or whatever method...

My husband was big on calling my AD a sociopath for a while. Now he says, if she ever gets clean, we'll be able to separate what's her and what's the drug addiction. I agree.
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