Posted by aiyyiyi on September 13, 2008, at 13:10:05
In reply to Re: Yes, starlight i agree and.., posted by jonh kimble on August 10, 2004, at 0:29:46
>>>>>>>> "Hi. Well I feel like anything I say will be a direct copy of what you said so maybe just an affirmation of finding something better than well whatever drug does the temporary trick. See drugs never made me kill anyone, (well lets start a little lower) or do anything really nuts. What I THINK they did is accustom me to immediate reward. Its hard to see in the murk of so many different drugs. I mean lsd makes me think wonderful things, pot too to a lesser degree.. But the best highs are (no i dont work for the nida) the times I did something, got the same high as drugs, but also the high of the intellectual, the monetary, the social, the whatever that drugs just wont do consistently. I say this without REALLY living it. Just last night picked up some meth. But I KNOW that there are better things. Social relations are great for this. Try going out with friends and laughing at what you just said cause you're so freakin smart, and/ or social acceptance is a great high. Sex! What the hell happened to the greatest dopamine surge that exists? Maybe thats not you're thing, but it should be. Ok this is rather murky and all but its a thought that I think is well worth pursuing. Cause when you get nothing but THROUGH your day, it would be crazy to say that your an idiot for doing drugs. We all need to feel high, sadly drugs are the easiest and most devastating way to get there. Did this make sense? Get high on telling me Im an idiot if it didnt. Id be proud."
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I think you are on to something truly profound here.Why don't they treat any and all addictions in the same fashion as drug addiction? Isn't someone addicted to adrenaline, just as much as your average alcoholic?
People can be addicted to TV, fast food, porn, drugs, protein supplements, shopping, pretty much anything that triggers the pleasurable endorphins in our minds.
Many so-called "healthy" addictions are viewed without the stigma that follows some of the less socially-acceptable diversions.
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