People judging other people's habits

[iameatingjam]

Over my short years I've met a lot of people and there's something I have noticed. Everybody has their own problems. Its like nobody can just accept that its that simple. People struggle to demonize the actions of others to make what they do seem less bad. Its really just an act to make one feel better about themselves. I don't think anybody isn't guilty of doing this at least once.

I've met people who:
-drink and think smoking weed is bad
-smoke weed but think drinking is bad
-drink and smoke weed but think cigarettes are soo bad
-do coke and think anybody who does E is an e-tard
-do E on a regular basis and think coke is such a hard scary drug

It gets worse

-I've had a friend that smoked meth that was worried because I tried cocaine
-A guy that smokes crack that thinks heroin is the devil
-A girl that smokes meth daily who stopped talking to a friend because he tried heroin
-My dad has a friend that shoots up dope on a regular basis that calls my dad an alcoholic
- A guy that shoots up heroin and smokes weed but swears against cigarettes, alcohol and any stimulant.

Its ridiculous, everybody does it. Its all the same in my eyes.

Thoughts? Anybody else experienced this?

oh one more. A chick that does E a lot and said "I'd never try mushrooms, they're such a bad drug"

 

[ech0s85]

a lot of people are just stupid. I also know a girl that would smoke meth all the time but get pissed at me if i mentioned doing coke.

My all time favorite experience of this stuff was when i was at this chicks house and they were smoking 80s. They passed it to me and i finished the last hit and then put a chunk of tar on there to keep the circle going and she freaked out and made me leave her house.

This stuff is pretty common. I know a guy that takes 3 bars a day but talks shit about me doing OC and tar.

And i have another friend thats in denial about opiate addiction. Anytime me or my other friend run out of money and cant afford to go out or are dopesick or something hell be like "well thats what you get. you shouldnt be a fucking addict man." Yet hes had either a large amount of suboxone or heroin every single day for months. He gets all his shit through me and sometimes when he gets on his high horse about my or my best friends habit i have to fight the urge to cut him off for a couple days and see what he has to say then.

 

[malakaix]

a lot of people are just stupid.

This is pretty much it, people are just uneducated.

Not to mention 'most' people who use drugs have deep issues to begin with, so any excuse to justify there use of a particular drug over another is valid in their mind. I've been judged and looked down upon in the past for using LSD by a person who actually caused severe damage to his pancreas through excessive heavy drinking, and he said this to me 'while' drinking (even after been in hospital) and smoking a cigarette, you could just taste the irony.

Either way, i dont pay much attention to these people other then for a laugh.. they still have time to learn.

 

[double ewe]

this comes to mind.

on a slightly different note, i think there is a little validity in a drug user trying to let another drug user know that maybe they're going a little overboard. for example, i have a friend who's REALLY into cocaine. i used to be REALLY into cocaine. and on the one hand, i feel like a hypocrite telling him that he should slow down, but on the other hand i also feel like my experience gives me some credibility. it's not like i'm just automatically judging because i think it's an evil drug - plenty of my friends are into it, doesn't bother me a bit - i just have been around the block enough to know that you ought to be concerned when you're up til 8am four nights a week.

 

[drmcnasty]

There are two sides to this though. I have had more than my share of battles with addiction. I have an old girlfriend that came over a while back and started talking and I didn't like anything I was hearing. She went to Atlanta to see her friends and call me to tell me she is bringing home this girl she grew up with. Well I know this girl has a bad heroin habit. Then she is sitting on my couch telling me she got pulled over while she was there and mentioned where she was. I know this place is a huge heroin trap. How do I know, because I have been around for a while. This is not the sort of thing she needs at this point in her life right now. She is young and sweet and she is a lot like me which is a bad thing. I haven't used heroin cuz I know how I am and it would be a death sentence for me. I enjoy drugs in large quantities so shroom LSD and mdma are what I choose. Speed and coke have done a number on me because I over indulge. I have known functional addicts and have no problem with that but she would not be functional. Hell my heroin using friend sat there and agreed with me the whole time I ripped into her about the situation she is in.

 

[RedRum OG]

people hate on people. stoners are people too.

 

[Z Y G G Y]

People often just like to talk shit about other people regardless of what they are doing wrong. It's just human nature I guess. People like to try and find faults in others so that what they are doing wrong doesn't seem that bad. Most people are guilty of it at some point.

 

[homeydontplaythat]

i agree, it is human nature. i live in a community of people, essentially a co-op. i have lived in a monastery before too - you would not believe how fucking judgmental people can be. they constantly talk shit about others because it makes them feel better about themselves. or they are just bored and have nothing better to do. a mixture of frustration for not being recognized for your own efforts, being jealous, and general insecurity. what is that silly acronym, oh yeah FTW. freeze the weiner!!!!