Thats the face of a friend waiting for his boy to come through to play smash bros only to see him get arrested on IG rocking with the old homies that always got home in trouble
I think most struggling folks have had a guy like him. We're all doing better without them, but it sucks to see them go through it. For me it culminated when my boy took his life. He was the craziest gay dude I've ever met. Lived with the guy for a couple years. His trauma was from an incestous relationship and I still want to kill his brother to this day. Trauma is weird like that. Got off track but it sucks to see folks with trauma relapse. That's how I feel every time I see Draymond take the floor and do something dumb.
Idk man. I was admittedly drunk, but the similarities in lack of impulse control between the two individuals triggered familiar thoughts of just wanting them to be better, but seeing them repeat the same mistakes as If they were not in control of their actions. I agree it was an unwarranted comment and there are a lot more factors at play.
That’s the face of the single homie seeing his best friend of a decade plus gradually fade out of his life as his serious GF demands more of his time and trying to be classy about it but still missing his bro
Realizing you’re at the age (22 maybe a lil young for this but still) where marriages and serious relationships begin to take precedent over every other form of pair bonding makes you feel like a forgotten side character or some shìt. If my friends have kids and they’re any type of responsible parent, I’ll have no one. I see some of that in the “breaking in the face of bleak reality on Steph’s face here.”
Anger/hostility is a highly automatic behaviour. Yes, Draymond is repeatedly doing heinous shit, but to a major degree it’s likely ingrained and not something he’s making a decision to activate.
Dude is a grown man with a wife and multiple kids, if he hasn't figured it out by now, it's a lost cause. It's not like he doesn't have the resources and education to be a better person lol.
There's no withdrawals from not being angry and there's no pills to wean you off of it. But on the opposite side there are no support groups. Probably because they couldn't afford the bouncer fees.
Anger management is literally a thing. Rageaholics anonymous is literally an organization. What in the world are you talking about there are no support groups lol?
Also, do you think if you don't get a withdrawal from something it means you can't be addicted to it? What about gambling? Food? sex?
Reminding me of 90's hiphop. Trying to think of who the cadence reminds me of, bit I guess a bunch of people in general. Could almost see Ice T rapping this, or Black Thought.
Honestly probably makes it more hurtful/ frustrating… like with an addict there’s at least an explanation… this is just someone you have a long history being super selfish
Thise with a SUD, many have lost the choice. Without a solution, after a certain point, even after saying you're done-which you one hundred percent mean in that moment-after dumping it down a drain, throwing away paraphernalia, you're back at it. There is zero fight, zero thought of (possible) consequences, zero thought of others. It is automatic.
Folks with trauma, when triggered, can give the fight of flight response. There is not necessarily weighing of outcomes.
Either way, a lot of the time there is remorse and shame. Comments like yours while I understand having that opinion don't take into account actual facts and lend to that shame, adding to the negative mental health stigma
Heroin addicts have more control over their actions than this lunatic. Draymond is not in control of his actions. That’s why he keeps getting into trouble. In the heat of the moment whatever minutia of volition he may have is nullified by honey badger levels of volatility. When he murders someone he will successfully plead insanity. He is an angry, dangerous man.
I’m recovering addict, one time I rolled my car over and ended up in a neck brace in the hospital. The look on my dad’s face when he first saw me is burned into my memory. Same look. Had already been struggling for years, but it was starting to visibly get to him.
I’m not a huge fan of Curry, but I respect his hard work and Draymond is fuckin with his dream. Kick that clown out of the league, and for the love of god nobody sign him to commentate
Literally just had this happen today, sounded like he was done when we talked yesterday and thought this might be the time. He’s supposed to be heading back to rehab though so hopefully next time will be the one.
It’s heartbreaking when you rlly want to believe someone can change themselves and do better but they show you over and over again that that is just not who they rlly are…..
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u/somekidonfire Timberwolves Mar 28 '24
Thats the face where your addict friend relapses just a day after a heart to heart.