Does the mentality of an addict ever change? I don't believe so. I believe its possible for an addict to become sober that's pretty obvious but for an addict to change the ways that they learned as an addict is something I've never seen. I'm not talking about all addicts, but just some of them.
The ability to lie, manipulate to get their drugs changes and they place their manipulation into other things, other aspects of their lives. It's something so subtle I don't believe that they notice it, but as an addict you know what you want, you know how to get it it, you know the right things to say and do to get it and then you place your mind onto getting it. It's the same thing.
Everything just becomes replaced.
So if an addict is using their powers they learned as a drunk for good, then that's not really an issue. It's when becoming involved with an addict and their old techniques they use to use as an addict turn into hurting other people, not with drugs or their addiction because at this point its taken care of but when they apply that mentality into other aspects of their lives. It becomes dangerous.
It could be said the same of everyone, we know how to get something we want, if we want it badly enough we know what words to use and how to play it. It's like when we're a child and we really wanted that piece of candy, (think of psychology learning and behavior) its the same methods that an addict uses, that we tend to use as well. However it comes off differently from an addict.
They still get cold, harsh, and cruel if they don't obtain what it is that they are looking for. It's a dangerous cycle, but no matter how sober the person becomes that cycle tends to still be there.
I'm not saying its always bad, but a tiger can shed its fur but it can never change its stripes.
Which brings me to a future paper I hope to write. The mentality of individuals in A.A (the 12 step program, attending meetings and so forth) what happens, and how often is the line between recovering addicts using each other crossed. How often are women or men who are attending A.A meetings preyed upon by the opposite or same sex?
A.A meetings are a place of safety, where members can talk about their addictions, and whatever else they have going on. But how often have I heard from A.A members that, "it's so easy to get laid at a meeting, I don't even have to try" or how often have I heard, "I need to be careful, people have warned me about men/women who prey on new members" a place of safety which leads to other types of violence? addiction? Where is the line drawn and how often does this line get crossed.
In the society that is A.A i've heard that, "its a right of passage, you learn"
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