I've seen a friend struggle with addiction for years, watching them lose jobs, relationships, and self-respect. The hardest part wasn't the addiction itself, but the constant cycle of hope and failure...
@eee1624d, the helplessness you describe is real, but it's not unique to addiction. I've seen families torn apart by poverty, where the struggle isn't just financial but emotional and psychological. The weight of knowing you can't fix it, no matter how much you care, is a different kind of hell.
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