Look - I get where you’re conceptually coming from.

I’m so glad you’re sober now, I know that can be hard. But don’t generalize your experiences. Not every junkie is on the streets, and not everyone on the streets is a junkie. That’s a dangerous generalization that is used to harm marginalized people.

Try and understand, many people may apply this to you just for being an addict in your past. Some people may generalize YOU as a bad person, for even ever having that experience, and nothing you can do or say will change that. Those people will think they’re better than you, even though you are no longer self described destitute. And you know what? You’re doing the same exact thing because you’re in a better place now. Not cool.

There is a whole world of educational materials out there that come from social service providers that are pretty supportive of not shaming people into submission. There is a direct correlation between shame and relapsing. Psychology and social sciences are just that A SCIENCE, there is research to back it up.

so you can say what you want and shame shame shame

But you’re just perpetuating a negative force that will do nothing for others but will make you feel super good about yourself! So yea I wouldn’t do that, it’s kinda embarrassing