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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Drugs do damage and that's the difference? Rather broad and speculative.
It depends on the drug honestly. But yes, generally there is irreversible neural and physical damage caused to the body.
Take huffing for instance. It is a very powerful addiction that causes a lot of brain damage. But is it really the chemical being huffed or is it another mechanism like oxygen deprivation.
This is why I say it depends and once again I think most the damage would come from the results of addiction (which is just pathways being reinforced in the mind). A lot of time with drugs like meth most of the damage comes from people not taking care of themselves (not eating, sleeping, etc.).
Yes, I get the concept of damage. The point is the difference here. Because I'm comparing the derangement of the two. The damage is not really relevant to that. It's the fact that there's derangement that matters.