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  • Ex Nummis@lemmy.worldtoCurated Tumblr@sh.itjust.worksIt's like a drug
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    3 days ago

    Simple. You’re vegetating on the couch, probably mindlessly doomscrolling, while fighting an inner battle that you usually lose. From the outside, people only see you on the couch. They don’t know about your internal struggle and how much energy it requires. They’ll simply conclude you’re lazy and unmotivated.


  • It’s an error in the dopaminergic pathway to your prefrontal cortex, where your executive function resides. Totally confused with laziness, especially for outside observers. But it is in fact a physical issue with a physical cause for many people. Not that knowing this helps with the stigma in any way, unfortunately.













  • Same goes for their clients. Most people turn to drugs as a way to escape something. Sometimes it’s trauma, sometimes it’s just boredom. But happy, fulfilled people don’t normally feel the need to do anything beyond very limited experimentation.

    This goes for ALL drugs, from weed to horse. The only difference is in the intensity of “denying reality”-power of the chosen substance, which is why people who are even heavily addicted can sometimes still manage to function, at least outwardly.