What If Self-Medicating C❄️caine Is the Solution and Not an Addiction? The Dangerous

Описание: What If Self-Medicating C❄️caine Is the Solution and Not an Addiction?

The Dangerous Rationalization:

This is the most seductive and destructive thought pattern that keeps high-functioning individuals trapped in dependency cycles.

Why This Logic Feels So Compelling:
• Your work performance genuinely improves with use
• Executive function challenges temporarily disappear
• You appear more capable, not impaired
• Traditional addiction signs aren’t present
• The substance seems to solve a legitimate neurological problem

The Brutal Reality Check:
If cocaine were truly “medicine” for your brain, it would:
• Maintain consistent effectiveness over time (it doesn’t)
• Not require increasing doses (it does)
• Be sustainable long-term (it isn’t)
• Not create tolerance and withdrawal (it will)

The Self-Medication Trap:
• What starts as functional enhancement becomes baseline necessity
• Your brain’s natural dopamine production deteriorates
• The gap between enhanced and unenhanced performance widens
• You lose the ability to function without chemical assistance
• The “solution” becomes the primary problem

The Test:
Can you maintain your current level of performance for 90 days without any stimulants? If the answer is no, it’s not self-medication—it’s dependency disguised as a solution.

The Hard Truth:
I convinced myself for years that cocaine was merely helping manage my ADHD symptoms, not feeding an addiction. This rationalization kept me trapped longer than any substance ever could.

True solutions build capacity. Dependencies create fragility masked as strength.

The most dangerous addiction is the one that makes you believe it isn’t an addiction.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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