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  • Do I have any say over conditions aside from species?

    If so, a dog in a rich family. One of the more intelligent breeds, possibly a border collie or German shepherd. Seems like a good life; well fed, sheltered, nothing to worry about other than wondering where my owners went/when they’ll be back when they leave the house.

    If not, idk, make me a jellyfish or something. No thoughts, just floating mindlessly in the ocean without a care, occasionally getting touched and making them regret it.



  • While I largely agree, most (not all, ofc) AA chapters will clarify that a “higher power” doesn’t have to be god. Could be fate, causality, or just the universe in and of itself - the purpose of the step is surrendering and accepting that you alone cannot resolve your addiction.

    That being said, religion is pushed on you more often than not and many chapters will end with “the Lord’s Prayer” which always bothered me, along with other issues.

    It’s not a perfect system, but it does work for many people and if it has helped you then all power to you (or rather your higher power, I guess)

    My main gripe is that it often focuses on the symptoms rather than the root problem. Addiction is often the result of a deeper underlying condition that leads one to seek escape using substances, which then leads to physical and/or psychological dependency- be that depression, trauma, psychological conditions, etc… Treating the addiction alone can break the dependency but leaves alone the same conditions that led to substance abuse in the first place, which I believe is why you will so often see people repeatedly cycling in and out of the program.







  • BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zonetomemes@lemmy.worldSide quests
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    14 days ago

    If I remember correctly, you also had to restart the entire mission if you failed the optional objectives, you couldn’t just load the last checkpoint. I never attempted it, but I’ve seen videos of it and pretty much everyone agreed that it’s one of if not the the worst side objectives in the entire series