I mean, I’ve seen some wild shit. Worked in the field and it was like an inoculation against going back to the old life.
I have a handful of friends in recovery. I've seen the relapses and a lot (but definitely not all) of the things you said. People are just so willfully ignorant about so much just so they can feel superior to others. If anything, it makes them look stupid and uninformed. I'm glad you survived your past and continue to strive and thrive, ma'am. I hope our new friend nostr:nprofile1qqsryzfwcx393j0jcydf5ka48vf8egsfg8ccq0wh7ec4q58l360azwsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qg4waehxw309ahx7um5wghx77r5wghxgetk9ud630cc gets where you are. He's definitely got some great people backing him here.
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One of my friends in active recovery is working for the suicide prevention/crisis hotline locally. I am blown away by his ability to keep his head and his sobriety dealing with some of these folks. Not to mention not becoming callous but also no having his heart shattered every time he talks to thes folks.
Bless them. That’s hard work. We do these jobs (I did for 4.5 years) because we want to give back. Hard work. Low pay. But best work you’ll ever do. We are the survivors, so we are the ones built for it. Most of the industry is made up of peer support. Some “normies” jump in and can tend to struggle.