Re: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:03 pm
sad day
This. It's hard for me to not get angry at people who go out this way. But then I realize that I can't know what put them into that situation. If it's just WOOO party! not a lot of sympathy but some folks turn to self medication as a way to cope with larger issues. Normally not a good idea, but it is somewhat more understandable. I'm no saint and I'm fortunate that my dabbling in such things didn't lead to a life long thing. then again I drink to much so I should not throw stones.BitchPudding wrote:Very. He was such a great actor. Its a same his demons caught him in the end.
+1 - I never throw stones when it comes to this shit, because I know that it could have been me. From my experience, addiction is built into people's brain, and people who get addicted to drugs were destined to get addicted to something. I've seen people quit drugs (or cigarettes, or booze, etc) and simply replace it with some other addiction (gambling, exercise, TV, religion, whatever). It's like some people NEED to be addicted to something, no matter what it is. I feel fortunate that I lack that gene or switch or whatever it is, I've always been able to avoid addiction to things. But I know that it isn't any accomplishment or willpower or self-control, it's just that I lucked out. So I never judge others when it comes to that.AxAxSxS wrote:This. It's hard for me to not get angry at people who go out this way. But then I realize that I can't know what put them into that situation. If it's just WOOO party! not a lot of sympathy but some folks turn to self medication as a way to cope with larger issues. Normally not a good idea, but it is somewhat more understandable. I'm no saint and I'm fortunate that my dabbling in such things didn't lead to a life long thing. then again I drink to much so I should not throw stones.BitchPudding wrote:Very. He was such a great actor. Its a same his demons caught him in the end.
Sorry for rambling.
R.I.P.
Yeah, having an addictive personality is definitely something that you either have or you don't. The same way some people can fold their tongue into a U.bigchiefbc wrote:+1 - I never throw stones when it comes to this shit, because I know that it could have been me. From my experience, addiction is built into people's brain, and people who get addicted to drugs were destined to get addicted to something. I've seen people quit drugs (or cigarettes, or booze, etc) and simply replace it with some other addiction (gambling, exercise, TV, religion, whatever). It's like some people NEED to be addicted to something, no matter what it is. I feel fortunate that I lack that gene or switch or whatever it is, I've always been able to avoid addiction to things. But I know that it isn't any accomplishment or willpower or self-control, it's just that I lucked out. So I never judge others when it comes to that.AxAxSxS wrote:This. It's hard for me to not get angry at people who go out this way. But then I realize that I can't know what put them into that situation. If it's just WOOO party! not a lot of sympathy but some folks turn to self medication as a way to cope with larger issues. Normally not a good idea, but it is somewhat more understandable. I'm no saint and I'm fortunate that my dabbling in such things didn't lead to a life long thing. then again I drink to much so I should not throw stones.BitchPudding wrote:Very. He was such a great actor. Its a same his demons caught him in the end.
Sorry for rambling.
R.I.P.
Yep. It's a shame. At least he had the opportunity to contribute something while he was here.aegert wrote: Sad as fuck but predictable as hell.