Posted by curtm on May 1, 2006, at 10:05:40 [reposted on May 1, 2006, at 18:16:30 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Why sarcasm- help, posted by SLS on April 28, 2006, at 18:05:57
curtm> My first CDC Counselor said I was narcissistic(not to the point of disorder) which has underlying self-esteem issues. Therefore by bringing other people and things down, relatively enables me to feel higher.
Scott> That sounds very much like a friend of mine.
Do you have any issues with authority?
curtm: Of course I have issues with authority, but I have managed to avoid run-ins with the law all these years. I try to avoid situations that have much authority.Do you find yourself hoarding things?
curtm: No. I hate having junk around. If anything, I'll throw stuff away that could easily be used by someone else.What was recommended to you as treatment?
curtm: CDC Counselor said I would never be able to quit drugs on my own. I would have to go to AA or NA forever. He said I would do best starting out in in-patient therapy.
Well, guess what... I quit on my own. I didn't want to lose my child (wife I could live without,) but I didn't want him to grow up with divorced parents if I could help it. So I quit.Since I quit though, my bipolar personality, which I believe was suppressed by drugs, began to show. Maybe it was even exaggerated from using/being suppressed for many years.
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