MLM Survivors Club: [MLM Survivors Club] Re: "mlm junkies"

Monday, January 28, 2008

[MLM Survivors Club] Re: "mlm junkies"

Hi Steve,
Actually I agree with you - I can see where my lifelong self esteem problems have led me
to this addiction - and made me susceptible to those promises of success which might
have made me feel more worthy...
I take responsibility also for the losses in all areas of my life - and I am writing it all down
- not with a view to publishing it - but rather I plan on burning it...
After this I will feel cleansed and able to function in society - and I plan on going back to
my voluntary work where I will be valued, if not in dollars, then just for being myself - and
that is someone who is kind, generous and very human. I am going to make that my
success story.
Thanks to everyone for your expressions of support - all your points of view are
respected.
Kathy

--- In mlmsurvivorsclub@yahoogroups.com, "steve.indepass" <steve.indepass@...> wrote:
>
> Hi folks
>
> I keep seeing people refer to themselves as "mlm junkies".
>
> I made some comments a while back about mlm and addiction - and got
> roasted for suggesting that mlm 'use' (like drug use) was a coping
> strategy of people with low or damaged self-esteem. My comments were
> seen as unhelpful generalisations, lacking in empathy and somewhat
> insulting to the innocent 'victims' of mlm - all of whom, supposedly
> had healthy self-esteem that was then destroyed by the evil of mlm.
>
>>>>>>
> Why am I posting again about this? Because like any addiction, unless
> people take responsibility for what drives them to use 'stuff' as a
> way to avoid facing their inner pain, the industry (drugs, gambling or
> mlm) will continue to thrive. This morning, I picked up two more
> posts here saying 'I'm a mlm junkie' - and the response from the
> forum, once again, was 'It has nothing to do with you - you are the
> victim of evil people'.
>