No empathy for people who die of a drug overdose
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noizyme — 15 years ago(October 23, 2010 07:40 PM)
Read "The Chris Farley Show." He knows it was his own fault. He fought it like a true Hollywood addict, meaning that he played the system to get clean for a second, and go use the next. He would play with people's sympathies to get them on his side, and then run out the door on them while their backs were turned. His family and friends were tired of countless relapses and he was no longer able to get insured for the movies he wanted to work on because of his addictions. And like most addicts, he would binge before he went into rehab as a way of having one last time with his vice.
Despite the classic addict behavior that comes with needing alcohol and drugs, Chris Farley was a decent and complex individual who got caught up like a lot of people do. I would hate for people on IMDB to discredit what countless amounts of people in his personal life have written or said about his wonderful heart, mind, and personality. I think that there are exceptions when it comes to those you care about, and for Farley, I felt like I could relate to that guy in someway. Now, I'm no actor nor a comedian, so empathy on that professional level is a variable to me, but as a human being, I think I share what a lot of overweight guys from dysfunctional families share, so I can empathize on that level. -
criztu — 15 years ago(December 13, 2010 06:10 PM)
You know what? I totally agree. Yes, drug addiction can be a serious mental problem, but he was a fool.
You're superficial. Chris Farley, like John Belushi, Bon Scott, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morison, was not a fool.
Smoking or antidepressants are just as bad an addiction as drugs and alcohol. There's hundreds of millions of gambling addicts, shopping addicts, eating, collecting, working, fooking, etc., addicts.
It just that a lot of addicts don't succumb to their addiction as sudden as Chris Farley or John Belushi. -
rumipoet24 — 14 years ago(January 22, 2012 12:12 AM)
The Clown's Prayer
(is a poem or prayer that comedians of various sorts use for inspiration. The original author is unknown.)
As I stumble through this life,
help me to create more laughter than tears,
dispense more cheer than gloom,
spread more cheer than despair.
Never let me become so indifferent,
that I will fail to see the wonders in the eyes of a child,
or the twinkle in the eyes of the aged.
Never let me forget that my total effort is to cheer people,
make them happy, and forget momentarily,
all the unpleasantness in their lives.
And in my final moment,
may I hear You whisper:
"When you made My people smile,
you made Me smile."
-Anonymous-
"Want to know how to make God Laugh? Tell Her your plans." -
Amills23 — 14 years ago(December 21, 2011 12:37 AM)
He's the one who did the drugs true but most people die by something of there own doing. Smoking, drinking, lack of exercise, over eating ect.
Just because someone died in a foolish way doesn't make there death less tragic. I feel more pity for the life he had and the demons that plagued him to think he had to do all those drugs to feel better. -
pballers — 14 years ago(January 11, 2012 09:04 AM)
I know half the crap on this board is old but I feel like commenting.
I'll find it ironic when they discover your body on the floor with needles in your arm.No I honestly hope that doesn't happen but unless you walk a mile in someones shoes you have NO idea what they were thinking. Drugs are a powerful thing and once they take hold it's not a simple "Oh let me put this down and forget it".. -
hoboboxerjoe — 14 years ago(March 18, 2012 03:45 AM)
As a former drug addict I have nothing but empathy for these people. Just because some ex-addicts say they don't have empathy for what they used to be doesn't make them right, or wrong, for the matter.
What the FACTS are is that drug addiction is a mental illness, it comes about from a vast myriad of other mental illnesses and enviromental conditions.
Example: In Afghanistan the opium problem is so bad that in many villagers it is their sole source of medicine, a way of staving off the feeling of hunger, etc. Mothers often give it to their children, via smoke blown in their face or giving them the pipe (I have literally seen toddlers hitting the pipe). And yes, they all become addicted fairly quickly.
So, do you have empathy for them? All the innocents who become addicted literally from childhood and had no say in the matter? Or was it their "Decision?"
Seems to be like you haven't put much thought into this and are just reacting with emotional bias. -
mrnocal — 13 years ago(November 13, 2012 08:55 PM)
Gotta love the "know some people who have" opinions. Until you've been in their shoes you have no clue whatsoever. Yeah, agree to have "zero empathy"because you haven't experienced it. Unless you've experienced it, you can't possibly have empathy. Drugs, alcohol, pot, food, cigarettes, Helleven video game addiction are very real things that take over lives of so many people. Depression (changing the subject in a way) is a very real emotional and physical disorder that leads many to not recognize the addictions of drugs/alcohol/etc.
No matter how wonderful someone's life appears on surface, others can never really know what's going on in their head.
I was addicted to marijuana for about 15 years. Failed a urine test for a new job and stopped it cold turkey. Turned to alcohol as a replacement and now struggle with that. Don't give us all this "empathy" BS and "drug addiction can be a serious mental problem". You have no clue. The people you know who have overcome their addictions.well, nothing but positive support for them! Not every human being is as lucky.
Please do not attack me for my opinionswe're all entitled to them. -
Thenewnexus — 12 years ago(March 11, 2014 11:22 AM)
You don't have to feel bad for anybody that dies of a drug overdose,but you don't have to be cruel about it. What if a friend or somebody in your family died of an overdose? Are just going to say that piece of sht knew what he/she was doing was wrong and refused to get help so they deserve to be dead. i can't feel bad for a family member or friend that would die of an overdose but i would would still be sad since I lost somebody close to me
I use to own this town
Now my life's been turned upside down
Just a phase I'm going through