aquajet said:
Way to pile it on, people.
Sorry, and I don't mean to offend anyone, but posting on MacRumors about your drug addictions is just plain stupid. No matter who you know on here, how close you feel to them, etc. It's just dumb. This site isn't your counselor. Yes people give advice here and there and help each other out with life issues, yet...did we see the original poster post that he needed help with his life from us? Suggestions from us? Places to reach help from us? No.
I just don't see the point. If you post that you're a drug addict and just screwed up your life on a public forum, what do you expect? People to say "congratulations"? And I mean why? If I was stupid enough to do this to myself, I would feel embarrassed to post it publicly...especially when my "I'm a drug abuser" post has absolutely no point other than to inform us a person we've never met and are probably never going to meet just screwed up his life because he abused drugs. Seems like after what's happened to you, I would have a few things a little higher on my priority list than posting on MacRumors, no matter how much I love it.
Do you see where I'm going? I don't mean to offend you, any other drug abusers, or any former drug abusers that are currently on MacRumors. Had a drug abuser posted, say, a post asking for places to go in their hometown city to get help with their problem, or asked for suggestions on how to mend their life, I wouldn't have a problem with it. I think that's totally fine. We have some great people here on MR and I think they could all put something in and help the person. Yet, what's going to come of publicly denouncing yourself on a forum and posting a topic which you can almost guarantee you're going to get things "piled on".
To me, it sounds like a cry for attention. If that's what's going to help you (attention), than I think you would be better off making some friends around your city that are "clean" and start hanging out with them. Once they get to know you they'll probably try to keep you off the drug...oh...wait a minute...you didn't ask for my help, you just wanted to tell me about your screwed up life so that readers could comment on it? I know that sounds harsh, but it's reality. It really is. I mean what is the person looking for? I just don't understand it. I can read, I can see the remarks suggesting that I'm not making anything better, but seriously...how can you? Like anything some Mac user says on a website is going to influence his decision anyway. If that was true, he would have stopped the drug a long time ago after seeing TV commercials, various anti-drug ads, hearing stories about other drug related tragedies, etc. So, please, think about what I'm saying...like I said, not meant to offend anyone or put anyone down. Just something to think about.
Anyway, that was pretty fun to write, and the best I can do is wish that the OP would get better ASAP and get back onto his life, not addicted to anything.
Ryan
