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I've known infants that don't act this infantile when people say things they don't approve of.
Substance misuse rots your brain and you become like a child. Emphasis on the word "like". No child will have similar lifetime of hate and malice coupled with insecurity and narcissism.
Very much so. Toddlers, who almost totally lack empathy, show more empathy.
If a toddler punches their friend and you tell them it's bad and they need to say they're sorry, they say they're sorry. And also feel bad about it even if they don't know why they feel bad about it.
Wtf? Substance use does not cause hate or Narcissistic behavior or any of that shit. That's not why they're evil.
I guess you have never watched a family member descend into meth abuse then.
Permanent personality changes such that trust is pointless, redemption is merely a faint hope, all motivations are underlaid with a new narcissistic set of delusions and denials.
Since I have watched this happen to three family members of distinct lineage and personality types, all of whom were pleasant and acceptably kind beforehand, my small sample size is nevertheless very convincing.
I am a recovering addict, genius. I have plenty of experience, speaking of myself as well as those around me, with meth and many other substances. Not every addict is like that.
Yeah, should have clarified, meth can cause narcissistic behaviour, not hate. Other substances, no. All the alcoholics and heroin etc. addicts that I know or am related to or have worked with, were not fundamentally changed in character or even personality by the addiction. But chronic meth use, yeah. Big difference.
Heavy use of alcohol does cause gradual brain damage in the areas it affects. Frontal lobe, memory and motor centers taking the biggest hit. Actions become more selfish and impulsive, but not always violent or hateful. That really depends on the character beneath, but not always.
I know three lifelong alcoholics personally. All of them have the same delusion that they could have been something great, but there was a conspiracy to ruin them, by "the man" and they had no choice but to take the path they took. They feel very bitter and sometimes get in to crimes and violence just to rebel and give some payback to totally random recipient. It can be muggings, petty theft or repeated DUIs, because "fuck the man".
Then again I've met the sweetest childlike characters near the local drunk shelter that have slurred speech and walk funny with very small steps even when they are sober.
... so you never know.