>Honestly I don't get how you can perceive that he's happier, but still see him as having changed "for the worse". Is it is "for the better" for someone to be

>Honestly I don't get how you can perceive that he's happier, but still see him as having changed "for the worse". Is it is "for the better" for someone to be happy and ignorant/naive/delusional or to be of sound mind and unhappy? Not that this applies to the OP's post, but I've known people that have changed (by drugs or otherwise) where they've become happier, but also less mentally stable.