Your analogy is even more stupid, Sorry but it is true.
To each their own ... as long as you are honest with yourself, "it's all good". Not recognizing your problems is what may hurt. ( I am not talking to "you" in the above statement ... just in general lol).
I am in complete agreement with you. I have done a couple of hubs around this subject, because I am one of those "rare cases" that stayed completely functional. I was honest with my family and I did not allow my addiction to mess up the other apects of my life.
Yes, these are two completely different topics, but not many people few it like that. I am on your side here.
You make that ultimate choice of which way you want to go and if you really care what others think than to begin with you probably wouldnt be in this predicment to begin with. Honestly, I feel drug use or alcohol use doesn't slow the mind as long as your not depending solely on that source....i feel they actually expand your horizons, how many people can say I stared at a bush for 3 hours on shrooms and I really appreciated nature after that being able to process that into your mind and see the world in a light that you havent seen before...why is that so terrible is a good question that I don't think I answered for you....sorrry haha.
Drugs or Alcohol addiction is one of the most dangerous habit that will kill you slowly. Those are like slow poison. It totally spoils your life.
Yes it's your body and choce, I just pray you don't kill your self by making the wrong choice.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.