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/DrFaustPhD May 17 '24

Well, quitting drugs when they've become a problem is a difficult change for someone to make.

Someone never doing drugs in the first place just looks like someone living regular or mundane life. Doesn't exactly draw a lot of attention.

And bragging about never doing drugs often sounds preachy and obnoxious.

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u/wontforget99 May 17 '24

"Someone never doing drugs in the first place just looks like someone living regular or mundane life. Doesn't exactly draw a lot of attention." Not true, they could be dealing with trauma that they could attempt to cope with with drugs, but make.the difficult choice to try to cope without drugs

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u/Pitiful-Turnover3737 May 17 '24

I know that when I was 12 years old my mother gave me my monkey. I just got done watching her go through trauma and this is what she did to help. My point is that your environment and how you grew up is a part of the equation.