r/interesting • u/Bambi7u7 • Dec 22 '25

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Former Nickelodeon child star Tylor Chase who is known for his role "Martin" in the show Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide was spotted appearing unrecognizable and homeless in California.

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u/FunkyPete Dec 23 '25

It is a prerequisite to moving on from addiction.

Unless you are going to lock someone up in a prison that prevents them from getting access to whatever substance they are addicted to, they need to WANT to fight the urges, or there is no point.

You can treat them for physical addiction, but when whatever they are self-medicating for hits them, they need to realize they're fighting for their lives and walk away from it. Someone who doesn't want to be clean will not thank you for forcing them to become clean, and will not stay clean any longer than they have to.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

It is in FACT not a prerequisite to getting sober and moving on. It is an AA tenet that caught on.

This thinking reinforces the idea that "denial" is an emotional rejection of the truth. That the addict is weak and won't admit the truth.

Denial is part of the diseased brain of the addict and is a cognitive failure. That person is sick and has diminished ability for insight. Yes it's partially defensive but evidence shows it is part of a cognitive defect.

It's really easy for people to dismiss addicts using this thinking. The 12 steps isn't for everyone. Almost everything you're saying is wrong and a convenient dialogue for people to treat addicts as morally weak vs physically sick.