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Eerily prophetic lyrics.
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Eerily prophetic lyrics.
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Wow. She learned nothing from the mistakes of those who destroyed themselves before her.
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24FPS
Wow. She learned nothing from the mistakes of those who destroyed themselves before her.
Like Keith?
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When I see a person with so little respect for anything I'm afraid I don't have respect for them.....dead or alive............
btw shouldn't this thread be OT ?.........................
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21stcenturystones
why is this sad news. if you've followed her at all you knew this would happen. 27 years old.....kurt,jim,janis,jimi. dance with the devil you die eventually
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EddieByword
When I see a person with so little respect for anything I'm afraid I don't have respect for them.....dead or alive............
btw shouldn't this thread be OT ?.........................
I think you should also consider that her additctions were a sickness. Some get the help they need in time and some unfortunately do not. Nonetheless, I think the last thing one should do right now is judge.
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Edith Grove
EddieByword, next weekend I'm traveling to the town where I was born in '61, and I'm going to have to confront someone who's suffering with a similar situation.
I regret that the death of someone who's so respected has brought this on, but the words you just wrote has enlightened me on how to go about confronting this person.
Thanks, man.
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When I see a person with so little respect for anything I'm afraid I don't have respect for them.....dead or alive............
btw shouldn't this thread be OT ?.........................
I think you should also consider that her additctions were a sickness. Some get the help they need in time and some unfortunately do not. Nonetheless, I think the last thing one should do right now is judge.
I had those 'addictions',('70,s & early '80,s) many of my friends including my sister died from them too, when I got married (in the morning) I went to my good friend's funeral in the afternoon...........I overcame my addictions with no help from anyone except my wife who once put a cold fannel on my forehead when I was shaking and sweating. I broke the physical and psychological hold in one move...by asking and answering one question....Did I want to live or die ?...and understanding that to answer in the affirmative and then possibly play with that new will thereafter I was going to die. Afterwards I realised regarding others with similar problems that I was not at all special...that question is there, in everybody, to be asked to themselves and answered free of charge. When you get caught up like that with substances there is a way out and all you have to do is let the will to survive blossom and not play around deceiving yourself or others. The Will will sort out all the other side effects - no problem.
I realised when I got better that there is only one thing stopping anybody from proceeding and succeeding on the same path as me and that's a propensity for self pity and self induglence. Since then I've not subscribed to the notion that addicts have an illness at all...it's just self-indulgence. Illness is where one has no choice. I had a life threatening cancer about 20 years ago...In that case I felt completely impotent, I think the idea that addicts are impotent, citing "I can't help my self...I'm addicted" is a myth put about to excuse their self indulgence." All someone has to do to shake the shackles of toxic substances is.. they must want to.....This is borne out also by experienced rehab centres who will tell every patient...."There's no chance of this treatment succeeding unless you want it to"...........(personally I think rehab is a self-indulgence too....man...grow up and sort yourself out).......
Also there's a thing that's said of addicts..."once you've completed the program that's not the end...once an addict always an addict ...it's just a matter of taking each day as it comes and keeping the substances at bay...which will always be a struggle........for the rest of your life"
Well I can't relate to that either... I NEVER think about drink, drugs or even cigarettes (Which I gave up 10 years ago from 40 a day).......NEVER...EVER..........my will to live has me too involved in life affirming pastimes for these things to ever enter my consciousness..........EVER....(Tonight being the exception of course).......