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I found her honesty brave and frankly refreshing, BUT...
She said many times that her stepmother "accused" her of having a mental illness. She stated, "I was addicted to drugs, I did not have a mental illness, they are two totally different things".
No, they're not. Addiction is a mental illness, a disease. It's in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, it's treated with medications and therapeutic modalities. She did millions of people a disservice by saying that she was "only an addict" and did not have a mental illness. I think she is still using "addiction" as a defense to not only exonerate her father but herself. I am not judging her or her father. What a terrible, unbelievably difficult childhood (or lack of one).
I think there is still some pathology there...
I agree, though I don't really think her stepmom is saying this because she knows the difference. I think the shame of her being in the picture and married to the man is more behind her disapproval than anything else.
Plenty of my friends said the same thing about my ex, but I think reality is, that he "could" be a good man. If he were willing to accept his faults and deal with them, than I would agree, but he isn't.
Plenty of my friends said the same thing about my ex, but I think reality is, that he "could" be a good man. If he were willing to accept his faults and deal with them, than I would agree, but he isn't.
Yeah, "could be" doesn't quite make the cut.
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