Being an addict can make your choices very important

[nownlater]

My question is, Once your labeled as an drug addict does society have the right to make you feel inferior to them?
I've delt with that issue all my life after becomming and addict.

[gnarly_1]

Hi   well a lot has to do do with the way addicts behave....just because you quit the dope does not equal recovery we still obssess over stupid sh it where compulsive and a host of other behaviors untill you try a program like n/a to deal with the addict you will have addictive behaviors you got 2 yrs without using  time to get recovery  Google N/A meeting in your aera............Gnarly

[dwhitti777]

Correction: change "relationship when you were an addict" to "relationship when you were using".  I recognize that we are always addicts...

[dwhitti777]

Usually if someone is putting you down and trying to make you feel inferior it is more about them than you. Everyone (except maybe psychopaths) have things they are insecure about. Unless this person is someone important in your life who you want to keep a relationship with... I would just ignore them and even cut them out of your life. If they are important then you might want to find out where this is coming from and why. There could be many reasons.  Everything from residual anger over your past relationship when you were an addict to something else they are dealing with in their life. If they mean enough to you tell them how this impacts you. Look up "conflict resolution" for good ways to phrase things and stay calm. If they are not important to you and you don't have to interact with them...just cut them out. You fought an amazing battle to own your own life. You have your life back from the meds....why give any control of it to anything or anyone else? You are your own hero. Celebrate that instead of beating yourself.

[NitaG77]

You are the one that has the choice on how you are going to feel.

[nownlater]

I have been sober for over 2yrs, I have had a self estteem problem and I dont take compliments very well but let someone put me down I seem to believe those easier.

[jifmoc]

What makes you ask that right now? Something happen?

Nothing we can do about how anyone sees us. Your feeling of inferiority is yours. Are you clean?