I didn't take him as trying to rub anything in anyones face. He was just stating his own experience there. I am sure that there were things that fucked with his head in and out of Straight as a result of being in there. I have yet talked to anyone that was there sober or not that didn't have something that they felt that Straight messed with their head about. He just said that he was able to get over a lot of things and move on in his life with a wife , a job and his kids. I don't know him personally or does he me. But, when I get jammed up about shit in my life and I can't seem to get out of it and I am depressed, pissed, scared and hopeless...my ears tend to perk up when I hear someone else or see someone else that overcame the same shit that I am sitting in. I mean this with any issue in my life not just Straight related things. I truely don't think that anyone wants to be unhappy....people want friends and family etc. Why wouldn't someone want that? I am not taking away from bad shit that has happened to people. We ALL have a story. There are some very bad things in my story that I had no control over, the sweet thing now is that I do have control over it now for the most part. I simply mean that I have the power of choice now with everything about me. I know what my experience in Straight was and I know who I am. I don't forget anything about my life....my history in life is like a huge classroom where I learn as I go but, for a really long time after Straight I stayed in the same grade for years. This is a gay analogy but, this world does not owe me shit and if I want something I have to go after it.. I am no different then you or 7 stepper. We all are "survivors of Straight" and I want to hear his story as much as I want to hear yours. I also want to hear how you are dealing with things and how he is dealing with stuff now (I mean this in general not just you two specifically). Then I am able to choose things that I read that I think may be of help to myself. All I am saying is that when your read his post, you got pissed at something....when I read it, I didn't get pissed at all. Why is that? I am not saying that I am right and you are wrong.... i'm just asking why the big contrast between 2 individuals that have a ton in common? Listen dude, I can respect your opinions and most certainly your emotions as I have felt them to but, you just seem to be very quick to slam the door on someone that rightfully should be able to walk in here. Peace to you.
[ This Message was edited by: Scott D on 2004-02-15 10:28 ]