• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    14 days ago

    If you are an addict, you’ve already surrendered to a Higher Power

    This is defeatist bullshit. And yes, before anyone says it, I know from personal experience.

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      14 days ago

      The higher power is the substance, be it booze, heroin, coke, meth or dopamine (for gamblers and others)

      Accepting that that chemical will always be there, always call to you, always be there to make you feel good when everything else isn’t working is the point

      Surrendering to the fact that it’s forever in your life, no matter what you do is the point, not surrendering control over your actions

      I know what I am. I know how the things that I do shape my life in every possible way

      It’s about how I manage it, not ignore it or pass the buck

      With kindness, I think you may have misinterpreted the comment you were replying to

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        13 days ago

        No, I understood it completely. It’s a mindset of learned helplessness and powerlessness.

        It’s the same fucking mindset that has people who accomplish terrifying and impossible things on their own accord, giving all of the credit to a non-existent god. No, buddy, you did this.