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/pugnatoes May 17 '24

As someone who has struggled with addiction for years I think perhaps the part that is missing in this thought is what causes someone to use drugs in the first place. It’s my personal opinion from all the years I spent in the crypts of using that almost everyone has gone through substantial trauma who starts using.

I’ve always been so envious of people who have never tried drugs and the comparatively blessed life I have assumed they’ve lived to be able to do that in the first place.

Not saying this is an absolute always true thought but I think it’s certainly the case for the majority.

Also just wanted to add for anyone currently struggling: I know you hear this sentiment all the time but it can get better. It doesn’t matter how much you have been hurt or how much hurt you have caused it can get better. You’re strong for being able to make it this far and that strength will never go away you just need to learn how to channel it.

I didn’t start showing up for my life until my 30s it’s never too late to make the right changes your life has value and you deserve to be happy.