I really appreciate that you distinguish that many activities can become addictive behaviors, not just substances. In my case it is video games. I enjoy them and consider it a comfort / pleasure hobby, but the lines become blurred because I can spend large amounts of time on it, and use it as a coping mechanism. I did the same thing with books, and really the escapism is what drove it for me. I would use these activities to escape the unhealthy / abusive living situation I was growing up in, not realizing I was creating life-long addictive behaviors. Love your takes, please keep making content!
I've been sober for 35 years. My baseline is other people's "so-so" state of being. When I'm not there, I'm depressed. That's the way my entire existence has been. In other words, there's no meaning, no purpose for existence. Life has been, and continues to be something to be endured; to be put up with, and to avoid pain as much as possible.
Very interesting video. I have a closer friend who has a very abusive father. My friend interestingly has been at the extremes of happiness and despair. Happiness in the form of gambling, casual drugs use, alcohol. He is now expecting happiness in the form of a baby so fatherhood. However he keeps saying what's next? As in what will be the next big thing. It appears once you have extreme dopamine hits you become restless and once you have happy news you look for the next big thing or will add to the happy news by getting drunk. I think he may have a problem with alcohol. Sorry what I'm trying to get at is drugs do much deeper damage than anyone could imagine. It's almost as if you struggle with happiness after. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
self harming is not a drug. its a passive aggressive way to get attention, from a teen daughter whose mother can't choose and keep a quality man to be a permanent father.
I really appreciate that you distinguish that many activities can become addictive behaviors, not just substances. In my case it is video games. I enjoy them and consider it a comfort / pleasure hobby, but the lines become blurred because I can spend large amounts of time on it, and use it as a coping mechanism. I did the same thing with books, and really the escapism is what drove it for me. I would use these activities to escape the unhealthy / abusive living situation I was growing up in, not realizing I was creating life-long addictive behaviors. Love your takes, please keep making content!
Definitely scary how party supplies slowly morph into addictions then poor mental health!
I've been sober for 35 years. My baseline is other people's "so-so" state of being. When I'm not there, I'm depressed. That's the way my entire existence has been.
In other words, there's no meaning, no purpose for existence. Life has been, and continues to be something to be endured; to be put up with, and to avoid pain as much as possible.
Sounds great, apart from the fact that the boredom never goes away. Life just happens and it's impossible to get any motivation to do anything.
So true 😢
My mental health improved significantly after I got sober.
Big up, my man, for having the strength to move forward. I'm working on it. It's so much harder to build something up than breaking it down
Great video. Thank you for the motivation
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Very interesting video. I have a closer friend who has a very abusive father. My friend interestingly has been at the extremes of happiness and despair. Happiness in the form of gambling, casual drugs use, alcohol. He is now expecting happiness in the form of a baby so fatherhood. However he keeps saying what's next? As in what will be the next big thing. It appears once you have extreme dopamine hits you become restless and once you have happy news you look for the next big thing or will add to the happy news by getting drunk. I think he may have a problem with alcohol. Sorry what I'm trying to get at is drugs do much deeper damage than anyone could imagine. It's almost as if you struggle with happiness after. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
self harming is not a drug. its a passive aggressive way to get attention, from a teen daughter whose mother can't choose and keep a quality man to be a permanent father.