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> He's a prominent member of a popular foodie Facebook group in his town, to the point where people stop him in the street and take selfies with him. In his com
by cubano 11y ago
> He's a prominent member of a popular foodie Facebook group in his town, to the point where people stop him in the street and take selfies with him. In his community, that's a much bigger deal ...
You are kinda making my point for me, aren't you?
Notice I included the "your relationships" constraint.
I've yet to experience the "Hey, you were all messed up heroin a few years ago weren't you? Let's selfie..."
- rayiner 11y agoI don't mean to minimize the struggle of reintegrating. But I also don't think it's fair to paint all of society with the same, broad, brush. There are communities where people will care more about the food drive someone organized last week than the opportunities they squandered 30 years ago. And there are also communities where you'll never find a place if you get off the track.
- cubano 11y agoAnd I agree...I certainly never meant to imply that it is impossible to reform your image, so to speak, and to find some sort of place to "fit in" again. Obviously, AA/NA, volunteering, and perhaps even church groups are all potential ways to build social connections after a lifelong struggle with addiction. But please, don't minimize too much how one's destroyed self-image affects one's motivation to begin anew, esp. in your 50's.