It is a weird irony LTD-- and I am happy to read all of your posts because I tend to think in such a black and white, all or nothing way that people's stories do become sort of a textbook and yes, the individuality gets lost. The lines get blurred for me sometimes in terms of 'what addicts do' and I compare myself and I take things people say to heart so much... I guess I'm trying to find a balance, or that place where my own truth lives. My own voice maybe. Or something like that.
Hm, maybe this thread wasn't so much about him after all.
And cmc you make a good point about watching my own self-defeating thought patterns... there's a lot of truth in what you said.
Thanks again everyone, I feel a bit clearer already!