I love this thread. It keeps reminding me how good and beautiful people are, and how a problem like addiction,(which is a big problem) doesn't define who we are. Addicts are good people, and probably the best people on earth. Unfortunately addiction is a very selfish disease,, that changes peoples brains, and behaviors. It can turn the sweetest, most honorable person into a thief and a liar. The pull to use, and the anxiety involved with not using is enough to send any human being over the edge. It's up to us to realize that those bad behaviors are the drugs, not the person. The good qualities are still there, they are just buried under alot of substances and chemicals. The good news is that the brain does heal in time. The person really has to want it.
Kindeyes, thank you again and again for this thread. It seems to keep going on and on, because addicts are human beings with great qualities. The only problem is the drugs bury the goodness. It's good to look beneath the drugs, and see the real person. This thread has allowed all of us to do that. It's awesome to look at the good, in the midst of the turmoil.