Addicted To Suffering.

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An overlapping phenomenon is Munchausen Syndrome, which is not an addiction to suffering per se, but to the positive attention once receives when suffering. People claim to be sick or otherwise disabled in order to manipulate people into caring for them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factitiou ... ed_on_self

There's even a specific Internet version that's been written about:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchausen_by_Internet

Munchausen by Internet is a pattern of behavior akin to Munchausen syndrome (renamed factitious disorder imposed on self), a psychiatric disorder, wherein those affected feign disease, illness, or psychological trauma to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves. In Munchausen by Internet, users seek attention by feigning illnesses in online venues such as chat rooms, message boards, and Internet Relay Chat (IRC).

I think this just adds another layer of segregation between people who feel sh***y & people who fancy themselves sane, exalted normal people.

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Maybe instead of typecasting depressed people as addicts, you could recognize addiction as a disease & not a nasty habit.

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-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos

I think a lot of people in this thread are dehumanizing a group they clearly don't associate with or necessarily know at all.

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"Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds."
-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos

Masochism

Apathy

Not exactly.

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"Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds."
-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos

I don't fit in the moderators' little boxes, except for EZ & Ferris. This makes me want to leave.

Raise your hand if you're arrogant enough to automatically understand your neighbor's emotions.

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"Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds."
-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos

Every last one of these is true for me

In retrospect, thread is disgusting.

Reported the lot of you. Bleh. How the !"£$%^&*()_ does Alex choose his moderators anymore?

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"Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds."
-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos

Addicted to suffering is no different from the fear of breaking from any cycles at it's core.
Even if the cycle isn't 'suffering' nor it seem like an 'addiction' -- heck even if said cycles had little to do with an individual's actions, thoughts or emotions.


How can one break from the cycle... If they would rather feel despite their expressions?
If they justify it? If they perpetuate it?


I don't think telling anyone to stop feeling what they're feeling isn't the key here. Nor do 'enable' it. Nor do judge them for it... Nor to simply tell to 'ignore' and bury it. It's a tricky puzzle, see?
As much as most who do would rather beat them up, or themselves if they got into the pit themselves.

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None of you addiction theorists get it.

Makes me want to slam my head into a wall, but then you would never have the quality code you always demand.

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-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos

Let me put it this way, your theory has not replaced drugs & alcohol yet. I'll let you know if you get there.

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"Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds."
-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos

I'm feeling great sitting alone, drunk listening to death metal all night with my hashish vape, no thanks to you negative nancies.

Deal with it.

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"Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds."
-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos

It's a free country.

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"Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds."
-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos