Yes, I’m aware of that...even if they know well what will come if they do go off...they enjoy the highs....not realizing their highs aren’t seen by them for what they really are...that too is often in their thinking more than reality.
Lots of it is dependent on “feelings”....which is part of the problem as well. Feelings come and go normally in life but some attach themselves to them as the determining factor of how they live life....not real good at overcoming feelings they’d rather not contend with.....so they seek something outside themselves to combat them as an escape.
We all do that...escape from life at times of discomfort...it’s part of dealing with life as it comes....even Jesus went into the mountains to be by himself. HE knew where is strength to cope as a man came from...and would meet with His father there.
Unfortunately without faith..people will escape to unhealthy vices which simply numb the feelings rather than deal with them. And you don’t have to be mentally ill to do that.
Unfortunately without faith..people will escape to unhealthy vices which simply numb the feelings rather than deal with them. And you don’t have to be mentally ill to do that.
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Sadly, faith isn't always enough. At my sister's memorial service, much was made about her faith, but in the end, it didn't save her.