Man, when I was cleaning up off meth I decided to try out Narcotics Anonymous. Most depressing shit I've sat through. I felt like the shit I'd gone through paled in comparison to what other people were struggling with. I didn't stick with it, couldn't force myself to relinquish agency to god, the strength I needed to change and heal came from within not some sky ghost. The thing I took away though? Validation of my pain, it's subjective, just because someone goes through worse doesn't mean how you feel and what you've suffered isn't valid...isn't real...isn't bad enough. And fuck anyone who implies that's the case. They're saying that, I can almost guarantee, because they feel that their pain isn't valid.
Yeah my dude, 14yrs clean, all on my own. Got a beautiful wife, and a beautiful house, and I don't ask how I got here. I still struggle, but knowing that how I feel is just as valid as how everyone else feels. And that even though maybe it wasn't as fucked as what someone else went through doesn't mean it wasn't still trauma. I'm alright. And buddy, you will be too. I believe in you, you got this.
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i just dealt with someone telling that to me, I go on Lemmy to forget about it, and this is the first thing I saw. damn.
Man, when I was cleaning up off meth I decided to try out Narcotics Anonymous. Most depressing shit I've sat through. I felt like the shit I'd gone through paled in comparison to what other people were struggling with. I didn't stick with it, couldn't force myself to relinquish agency to god, the strength I needed to change and heal came from within not some sky ghost. The thing I took away though? Validation of my pain, it's subjective, just because someone goes through worse doesn't mean how you feel and what you've suffered isn't valid...isn't real...isn't bad enough. And fuck anyone who implies that's the case. They're saying that, I can almost guarantee, because they feel that their pain isn't valid.
Love you buddy, you got this.
It's a religious organisation? Yeah, big nope.
Yeah meng, AA and NA are basically a funnel for a splinter Born Again Christian cult. Noped the fuck out that mofo
damn man, I hope you're doing much better. and thanks for that :)
Yeah my dude, 14yrs clean, all on my own. Got a beautiful wife, and a beautiful house, and I don't ask how I got here. I still struggle, but knowing that how I feel is just as valid as how everyone else feels. And that even though maybe it wasn't as fucked as what someone else went through doesn't mean it wasn't still trauma. I'm alright. And buddy, you will be too. I believe in you, you got this.
That sucks. But don't be too down about it - remember that other people have it worse.
(Sorry, had to. I hope things get better.)
lol that was good
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Nothing better than feeling bad that you feel bad because you shouldn't feel so bad.
"What do you have to be depressed about? Your life is great!"
And yet because of this mental illness, my brain refuses to give me the good chemicals
Ah yes, I forgot that I can simply decide to be happy! How foolish of me.
Hey stop being so happy! Tons of other people have richer lives than you!
He's just sad because everyone keeps mistaking his awesome moustache for a frown.
He just loves Hulk Hogan, ok?
Who doesn't?
By that logic, I should never be happy because other people have it better than me.
I'm so sad 'cause I never ever really had the right to be
now i'm sad i didn't think of this first
Why so serious?