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Old 01-02-2018, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by nytepassion View Post
I believe it was because of all the fuss that was made over me. Everybody enabling me, doing everything for me, not letting me suffer the consequences, but jumping in and rescuing me. It gave me the idea that I must be in some way special and that gave birth to an ugly monster that expected and demanded them to fawn and cater. Addiction is pure selfishness and drug addicts are opportunist we take advantage of those who care about us. Honestly the more I was permitted to walk all over those that loved me the more I felt contempt, anger and resentment toward them for allowing me to.

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Thank you for that. The "selfishness" aspect is often mentioned when it comes to addiction but I've never seen anyone get in to the "whys".
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