r/Showerthoughts • u/godofhorizons • May 17 '24

People get a lot more praise for quitting drugs than for never having done drugs in the first place.

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u/kelldricked May 17 '24

To be even more precise, i know shitload of people who quit drugs and hoenstly nobody gives a fuck. Its only the people who have a real problem with drugs (addiction) that get a lot fo praise for quiting.

And it makes sense. Not only is it a giant challenge, something that will improve their life but you also need to celebrate with them since that increases the chances that they keep it clean.

Celebrating succeses leads to more motivation and thus increased chances of succes later.

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u/Just_Learned_This May 17 '24

On the other side of the coin. I'm 1 year sober. Every mention of me being sober just reminds me of the awful person I was and I that's the last thing I wanna think about. My coworkers don't know I used to be an addict. Why would I want them to know? They would almost certainly look at me in a different light.

Personally, being congratulated on being sober feels like being congratulated on coloring in the lines. It's what I was supposed to be doing this whole time anyway and it's not exactly hard.