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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on February 2nd, 2009

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Does the abuse of alcohol/drugs create the monster or unleash the monster already within?

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  • by Karkhan on February 2nd, 2009

    Karkhan

    Unleashes the monster, people that can do stuff such as abusing drugs and alcohol, are already monsters.

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  • by a 10sEn is the AB Ninja Lounge bartender on February 2nd, 2009

    a 10sEn is the AB Ninja Lounge bartender

    I think it can be a little of both.

    I suspect that most people who abuse alcohol/drugs had something that drove them to using it in the first place, like depression or anger. But alcohol, and I think drugs too, have a funny way of getting you to wallow in your pain. What I'm saying is that alcohol tends to make people's thinking become myopic (it shrinks the number of things one can think about and people get tunnel vision). Over time, with all of this negative energy inside, it has the potential to rot the person into someone who is angry at the world or overly depressed. That coupled with impaired judgment could lead to some violent behavior.

    However, I have met a couple of very happy alcohol and drug abusers over the course of my lifetime, so I won't say that everyone who abuses drugs/alcohol has a negative reason for abusing the substances.

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  • by Tel UK- Licensed to fish! on February 2nd, 2009

    Tel UK- Licensed to fish!

    I dont think alcohol can actually create a monster,I can think of several people who should not drink because it makes them violent,but I also know several people who get really silly and funny on alcohol and would never become violent.
    With regards drugs, I think these can do anything to anybody I have seen personality changes in the nicest of people whilst on perscripton drugs, let alone banned substances.

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  • by Account Closed on February 2nd, 2009

    Account Closed

    From those I have been around while drinking they all have told me that I am more calm and at ease with life. as opposed to being loud or mean. I always felt that alcohol enhanced the mood you are currently in. I do not do drugs so can't help you on that one.

    The only time I know the monster that is within comes out is when someone close to me gets harmed or threatened. In this case I have to say I have a problem controlling the beast and often times I go overboard.

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  • by Anonymous on February 3rd, 2009

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    I think they create the monster. I, unfortunately, experienced this with my bf a couple of weeks ago. He has always drank a lot, and on occassion taken some type of drugs, not sure what. He has never been mean or violent in anyway for the two years that I have been involved with him, but two weeks ago, he drank too much and took too many zanax(I think is the name of the pill), and with the combination of the two, he became a monster. He loves me very much, has been under a lot of stress(work-related),but that night he became violent. He showed up at my home at 2-3am in the morning & wanted to come in. I knew he was upset and didnt want to let him in, but he said he would kick the door in, even though I was scared as hell, I opened the door to prevent him kicking it in. He talked to me, in a serious manner, never really said anything mean, then left. I quickly locked the door and was sooo glad nothing bad happened. Then he came back, wanted to come in again, said he had one more thing to tell me and I told him I wasnt going to open the door, he then started kicking it and I told him I would call the cops, he said he didnt care. A few minutes later he threw a big rock through the glass and shattered the glass. That was scary enough, but next thing I heard, were the squealing tires of his truck and he was driving into my garage door. I couldnt believe it. I was pretty afraid, but then he drove off. I was in shock. Could not believe what had just happened! My bf has some problems, just as everyone else does, but one thing I have always known about him is that he has a good heart and that was one of the reasons I loved him. BUT, that night just tore out my heart. I knew he had become overwhelmed with everything and that it finally caught up with him and sadly, he turned to alcohol and drugs to numb his pain and fear, and as a result hurt the one person he loved the most, and that was me. Of course, everybody says I should leave him. I did make amends with him a couple days after the incident, because of my love for him. My thoughts were, you don't kick a horse when he's down and I love him and I know he loves me, and because I know the monster he became that night, was not him. He has left for another state to enter rehab and is very very sorry for his actions. He hopes to continue seeing me eventually, said he realizes he could have killed himself that night or someone else and with the help of his family, he just entered the program Monday for three weeks. Unfortunately this incident has really torn apart an otherwise wonder relationship. I have been reading advice from readers and talking to friends about all this and everyone is advising me to leave him and that a person usually doesnt change. I have been told he may have the best intentions, but once he gets in a slump again, may do the same thing. It breaks my heart to see such a good person go to waste and what could have been a wonderful loving relationship lost because of the drugs and alcohol and what it turned him into that night, which was a monster. I wish you luck in your decisions. I know it can be very very difficult and how painful it can be for the victim of a loved one.

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  • by dead leaves raked in a pile on February 2nd, 2009

    dead leaves raked in a pile

    Depends how drunk the chicken gets.

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  • by overeasy240 on February 2nd, 2009

    overeasy240

    It's a great starter for the monster already within.

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  • by CT on February 2nd, 2009

    CT

    Depending on the individual it can be a little of both..but I'd go more for...it creates a monster..

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  • by shrinkess on February 5th, 2009

    shrinkess

    If there isn't a monster in there, no. In the case of drugs, some of them can mess with your mind and create pseudo monsters, which are just as harmful as the real thing.

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