I don't understand what you mean, honestly. Why is this thread disgusting? The OP is concerned about their heroin addiction. Through the course of this thread (and some others by him about the same issue), we have gone from him saying heroin is the best decision he ever made, to realizing that it is a trap and wanting to get off. Now we're working on helping him with a plan to get off. How is that not harm reduction?
This whole side conversation is way off topic but I'm pretty confused by what your issue is. You're acting like you're being helpful or something, but your language is judgmental and dismissive ("begging like a helpless child", "stupid questions"). if you don't want to help, at least don't try to make him feel worse than he already does. EDIT: Okay fine I see you're quoting his words with the "helpless child"comment. But what are you trying to accomplish here?
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@menidiatis, just ignore him, there's no point insulting him and it just perpetuates it. And personal attacks are against the rules, too so let's all try to move past that. It would be best to clean this thread up a bit as this little diversion is off-topic and unhelpful.
No one said this thread is disgusting. I'm not 'acting' like anything. I 'dismiss' the notion as BS that you or anyone else here is having trouble understanding what I originally said.
I resent your suggestion that using & expressing one's 'Judgement' is to be frowned upon. Are you not judging me for the imagined crime of using language that is "judgmental and dismissive" ?
Your hypocrisy is breath-taking. For example...in your judgement, does " just ignore him..." seem dismissive to you? And in case you missed it...that's you actively encouraging others to engage in the very acts you (falsely) accuse me of.
I suggested some time out. You seemed somewhat hysterical. That was me politely pointing out the obvious. .
(SNIP) (SNIP) (SNIPPITY) (SNIP) for mocking me as a Karen.
I do share the HR philosophy which you were so quick to 'defend' against my plain comment. I have read countless examples of HR where you have reached out with remarkable insight, skill and compassion, including right here in this thread.
The 'stupid question' I referred to earlier is
"What do you mean?" I apologize. It is not a stupid question, nor a foolish one. Unfortunately, your question was accompanied by your lengthy reply before I could ever answer you, and hence I mistook it as a stupid one.
It wasn't stupid. It was disingenuous. One might well ask "what are YOU trying to accomplish" by claiming not to understand me whilst in the same breath responding (at length) as one who understands more about what I mean than I even do.
As for me, my remark stands. It doesn't have to, nor does it need to accomplish anything. Now however, I hope to accomplish my defense against the extraordinary & unwarranted hysteria leveled against me. I don't pretend to understand why you responded in the way that you did.
I believe something has gone very wrong in this particular Heroin HR scenario. I suspect you can sense it too.