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AlexStarr

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  1. Reading some of the criticism of Kristina, it's clear that there are far too many sensitive souls here. I thought her show, Addicted, was a pretty good show, and was handled a lot better than many of the Intervention episodes. Now that that's out of the way...let's get to the complaints about her being heavy-handed. Addicts, for the most part, can be terrible, selfish, hateful, vindictive individuals. By the time an intervention has occurred, they have stolen thousands from their families, neglected and hurt their children, caused physical harm to others, and have been outright bastards. Only other addicts want their addiction cured with "love" and kindness, and want the world to continue treating them that way while they use the kindness of others as a weakness. As a recovering addict myself, I can say with all honesty that until I was called on my BS and someone had a heavy handed approach to me, I had basically conned my way through tons of rehab facilities. It took a kick in the butt and losing everything and having people leave me to my substances ALONE without a warm bed, financial support, or a working shower, before I finally decided that I was tired of living the life of an addict. Kristina has either been trained by some of the best, or in time she realized that all of the addict-coddling only gives the addict another avenue to manipulate. Having a "disease" doesn't give one the right to be an a**hole to others and still get your addiction handled with tenderness. During my journey, I did some horrible things to people. There was no reason for me to believe or expect that my family, loved ones, or even addiction counselors would not make me own up to my garbage. Not all addicts respond positively to the gentle. loving approach. In fact, the majority of addicts have had already gone through that approach, and is one of the reasons why many con their ways out of rehab. Outside of the entitled points of view of many addicts, and the fancy resort rehabs, the gritty side of addiction usually requires a tougher approach.
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