I am not trying to be I am a smarter than you type.
I never once thought you were "trying" to be anything........ However, I want to clear something up with you and others who may read this because I KNOW from past experience on other forums that problems can arise with people because of a defect in myself that others often either perceive as "pesky" or that I have a "better than thou attitude". Nothing could be further from the truth though. About 2 years ago I was diagnosed with adult Asperger's........ I am not handicapped from the disorder intellectually (just in other ways). Actually it is the opposite with me as I was diagnosed as a high functioning Asperger with much higher than normal thought processes in certain areas. They say I have a high intelligence and this may be one of the reasons why people perceive me as being pesky. Most of the time I never even think much about the way I am except for when I am interacting with others on forums such as this one. I hate telling you or anyone about this stuff as I usually keep it very private but in this case I feel I must because I LOVE this forum and vaping in general and I don't want a bunch of people here to get the WRONG perception of me. So please, if you see me jumping in on discussions and debating just know that I am slightly different from most people but I in NO WAY am desiring to be pesky, nor do I think I am better than anyone else just because I may view things in life through the eyes of a person with Asperger's. Actually, most of the time, I feel inferior to most people as strange as that may sound.
I am sorry you have your addiction. Smokes made me feel better. It took the edge off life when it became stressful. I can't say I was addicted but maybe I was. I have 5 clients that are psychologists and a daughter that has expressed interest in it. She will be sitting down with 2 of them and seeing if it for her. We have discussed addiction before. Around 3 years ago when one came into my office and saw my vaporizer on my desk and asked questions right after he said I can't bill him for the time
Thank you for the kind words
Yes, I have suffered with addiction all of my life and with many varied substances. I also suffered with having Asperger's but did not even know I had it.
Yes we do agree on things yet disagree on others.
Of course we do. Nothing wrong with that. Most folks disagree on certain things. If everyone agreed on everything then this would be a rather "strange" world.
I wasn't copping an attitude. I was trying to show that when humans do things for enjoyment it doesn't necessarily mean they are addicted.
Of course that is one of the ideologies that we disagree on. Plus, I was not saying that you were copping an attitude! My statement was a generalization and I was talking about ANYONE who thinks that specific way.
I am a big guy and in my college years could put away a lot of beer.
Ditto.......... I am also a rather big guy and I also used to put away a lot of beer, which is one of the reasons I ended up in hospitals, jails, and treatment centers. I Da*n near drank myself too death. If I still allowed myself to drink then I would challenge you to a drinking contest
We all have different physiologies. What is an addiction to one doesn't mean it is to another.
I do not agree with this but then again I do not totally disagree with it either.
After having an alcoholic in law pass away it is good that you conquered your addiction. I have a client that has a drug addiction which is ruining their life. The cries for help are tough to bear. I commend you for conquering yours.
Thanks for the kind words. But truly, you do not have to commend me because I got so bad with my drinking that I had either one of two choices. Either STOP the self destructive drinking and killing my body or die. Simple as that. I chose to live.
