Drug Addiction Stories: Is There Anything Wrong With Me? Mentally? Socially? Etc.?
Question by Rayze: Is there anything wrong with me? Mentally? Socially? Etc.?
Well I’ll try to keep this as short as possible, but I do have a bit to elaborate on. In short, I guess it is almost like my “life story” thus far.
I guess I will start with some basic information about myself. Currently I am 17 and almost 18 years old. I use to play sports a few years back but stopped doing so (on school teams anyways). I like math and science and I am pretty intelligent. Currently I volunteer as an assistant coach for a basketball team and am taking college courses and plan to go to a university after high school. I was a World of Warcraft fanatic for a while, but I recently quit. People always would tell me how good I am at this and that so I am used to a lot of praise and notice for any talents I have, especially with people telling me “I know God has a special plan for you with all your talents.” and all kinds of other stuff. I’m not trying to be conceited but I just want everyone who reads this to be able to fully answer my question.
I am no psychologist/sociologist and definitely not an expert, but I have noticed some basic patterns or trends I follow as an individual. The first appears to be addiction. One thing or another when I find something I LOVE, I do it a lot. This has happened in the past with sports, video games, and plenty of other activities. Secondly, in the past two years I have more or less isolated myself from society. There are a few close friends I have but for the most part I haven’t done much but hang out with them occasionally. No parties, at once point I refused to go anywhere, and quit talking to many people that I knew well at the time (almost like avoiding a social setting).
Another of my “addictions” is smoking marijuana. I don’t want this to turn into a debate over drugs and whether or not pot is bad, but for my purposes I enjoy using it. My parents do dispute with me over my habit though. I have been in trouble several times for smoking weed over the past few years. I stopped hiding it from my parents and usually smoke in my room, but they only catch me every so often. (Not to justify myself with this disobedience, however both of my parents have smoked marijuana and I have witnessed both of them do it. Only one does now, and that is my dad who happened to be a large pot dealer in the past.) Generally when I get in trouble I have things like phone, computer, and car privileges taken away. I tend to get these back within a day because I need them ALL. (for homework, getting to school, contact with parents etc) I continue to do this even though I have been punished multiple times and my parents continue to say it will ruin my life although I have yet to see it come close.
I do understand though that it is my parents house, and while I’m under their roof it’s their rules. I’ll probably still break them though. I know they want the best for me and are just trying to help me in the end even if we aren’t agreeing.
So in the end my question was “Is there anything wrong with me? Mentally? Socially? Etc.”
And so I pose this to you. Is it normal to continue what I like no matter what? Is it bad to isolate yourself from people? Do I appear to have any psychological problems or otherwise describable difficulties.
If you need more information or have questions please let me know, and I would love for someone to answer this well 
Best answer:
Answer by Light&Life
Isolating yourself from people – not good
Only doing what you want no matter what – not good
You can do better.
Will you?
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you do not have a proper goal or aim in life. its simple. you assume that you know everything but actually you are getting spoiled.
Do something useful in life.
I deffinetly don’t think theres absolutely anything wrong with you. You’re a person, and like all people your life is obviously going to go in a certain direction. People do what they want, and what they think will be the best for them. I don’t think its weird that you do what you like no matter what. But, in the long run you should really think about your future. I’m not trying to sound like a parent or anything, mainly because i’m no where near to one, and also i know thats not going to help you solve your problem. But, you are almost an adult and this is the point in your life where you need to start making decisions based on what you want your future to be like. I think you really need to not try and isolate yourself from people. Being around people are what influence you the most and altogether they change your views on life. I think what you need to do is talk to someone, find someone you can trust and try to get your life moving again. Jump back to reality, and try to make the best out of your life
I agree with the person above, you should get a goal in life. You don’t see how it will affect you because you don’t even know where you’re headed. Great job with college courses and your university. If you get caught with pot there, you’re pretty much screwed.