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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight
Yeah, I know it looks really bad typed out. His delivery of it was different though...it didn't so much at the time feel like he was saying my drinking beer was as bad as smoking crack...more like anyplace where you're a regular can feel welcoming. It would have been better if he'd used the example of a coffeeshop (especially since he has a bit of a coffee addiction--see the first part of my session writeup). Then again, maybe he was trying to make the point with the crackhouse that anyplace where you consume an addictive substance can seem welcoming...
I might have to ask him about that comparison tomorrow, what exactly he meant by it. In a way, it makes me think of an ex who was abusing prescription pain pills (like, getting them illegally). At the time, I smoked (stopped over 10 years ago), and he would be super critical of my smoking, acting like it was worse than his using the pain pills. I was like, "Well, I couldn't go to jail for smoking, so..." As in, yes, it was incredibly unhealthy but also...legal. Plus he kept lying to me about the pills.
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I can see how the 'crack house' reference could be taken up wrong by some and only you know the context it was said in.From previous posts about your T it sounds like he said it in the context you said above and was not putting alcohol and crack on the same level.
My initial interpretation of the comment was...., of course, a place that has you addicted to their product whether that be coffee from a coffee shop, alcohol from a bar or a crackhouse is going to make you feel welcome. You are giving them money and supporting their business and people who are addicted are a more reliable income than those who are not...... It is only whilst writing this I also realized that you could perhaps put therapy in that bracket too...hhhhmmm....