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RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman[W:90]

Re: RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman

year2late said:
I don't know. Alcoholics are always alcoholics even if they quit drinking, right?
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yes. the term is "recovering alcoholic", or in crude terms "dry drunk".
same thing though, once susceptible, you stay vulnerable. Everyone is different, and generally the longer 'clean time' the better, but there are no hard and fast rules/guarantees.

So you got to know yourself, and be aware that you are an addict/alcoholic, if not a practicing one
 
Re: RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman

annata said:
yes. the term is "recovering alcoholic", or in crude terms "dry drunk".
same thing though, once susceptible, you stay vulnerable. Everyone is different, and generally the longer 'clean time' the better, but there are no hard and fast rules/guarantees.

So you got to know yourself, and be aware that you are an addict/alcoholic, if not a practicing one
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I could be wrong, but I've heard the term "dry drunk" to refer to an alcoholic who no longer drinks but hasn't gone through recovery. The idea is that while they may abstain (through sheer force of willpower) they still have the same dysfunctional thought patterns of the addicted personality, so their risk of falling off the wagon are thought to be greater.
 
Peter King said:
I am said that he his dead, for his fans but more importantly for his family/loved ones. They will have to miss someone they truly loved.

But as for him? I am sorry that he is dead but the only one anyone can blame for this is PSH himself, drugs kill, everybody knows that. Continued use of drugs usually kills people, if not in the short term then it will kill them in the long term.

Mr. Hoffman killed himself with his irresponsible behavior and it is his loved ones who are paying the price for his drugs taking. They are the ones who have to miss their loved one. I might sound like a jerk, but I used to be addicted to gambling and know that it is hard to stop doing something you mentally and physically are hooked on, but mollycoddling junkies is not going to help them. The harsh and painful truth is the only thing that can help someone.

Philip Seymour Hoffman selfishly choose his addiction over his children and even though it is sad for everybody around him that he is dead, this might be a wake up call to other celebrity and non-celebrity drug addicts that it can and will happen to all those who choose to feed their habit, this is the ultimate price you will pay.
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Should have been "I am sad that he is dead". Just call it my "Doh" moment (as in Homer Simpson).
 
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sangha said:
I could be wrong, but I've heard the term "dry drunk" to refer to an alcoholic who no longer drinks but hasn't gone through recovery. The idea is that while they may abstain (through sheer force of willpower) they still have the same dysfunctional thought patterns of the addicted personality, so their risk of falling off the wagon are thought to be greater.
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So very true.:(
 
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