Can You Empathize With Someone With An Addiction

[nailedit]

without actually understanding that addiction?

Lets get the elephant out of the room first.

You all know that I have an alcohol addiction.

I don't expect anyone to understand it.

BUT, I do understand smoking addiction, Ive overcome that one. But I would not condemn anybody that struggles with it because ive been there.

I once had a friend that had a serious gambling addiction.

I don't understand WHY he felt the need to spend his weeks wages into a fruit machine in one go but do understand the addiction.

I can overeat on occasion but can't understand what hell must be happening to people who consume food in large enough amounts to make them sick.

I can't truly understand people who are addiccted to monkey dust in my city (of which there is an epidemic) because its not my drug of choice, BUT I can understand the actual addiction.

Is it even possible for someone who is not addicted to any chemical to even comprehend the hell that others who are chemicaly addicted go through?

And more so asking the question WHY?

I never asked to be an alcoholic. I never wanted to be like this. I never asked if I wanted to wake up in the morning with fear, sweating, dry wreatching, sweating and shaking.

Or worse...In the cells.

 

 

[jennybrown199023]

My brother has battled addiction for many years. I sought drug addiction treatment for him through Delamere. They helped with getting his life back on track, I've got my brother back now that I missed so much. I'll drop the link after just incase anyone needs xxx You'll get there!

 

https://delamere.com/addiction-treatment/drugs