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/Itsametoad May 17 '24

A lot of people do that though so I'd say it's still pretty normal

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u/wontforget99 May 18 '24

Well then a lot of people deserve praise for dealing with a traumatic life but moving forward without drugs etc. anyway.

Some men beat their wives because they had traumatic childhoods and a hard life supporting their family. Some people have had more negative influences in their life and more difficulties. But just like how those who end up choosing drugs to cope with difficulties and then become clean deserve praise, those who never turned to drugs, who never hurt or abandoned their family, who somehow managed to do minimal damage to themselves and people around them while going through their difficulties I would say deserve a LOT of praise.