Is it bad to share about addiction on social media?

[UP and COMING]

The world is changing towards acceptance of addiction as a disease and having less stigma but I was wondering if it's a good or bad idea to share about a person's personal recovery on social media. For instance, will it give a person public stigma or scare off potential employers?

[Sabeel]

Bad idea.

[unknown friend]

Its a bad idea to put anything personal online as it is never truly deleted and prospective employers do look. If your looking for a good job sometime in your future and a prospective employers see something that gives them the impression that you may have any issues that could affect your performance they will reject you.

Although you may have corrected things in your past they usually come back to bite you in the butt if made public.

Keep your private issues and life private!

[Antst]

Unfortunately, it sounds like you're one of those people who thinks the word "disease" provides an excuse for avoiding responsibility.

Addiction does have to be treated like a disease. Once someone has made bad decisions and has become an addict, it is not simple for that person to stop being an addict. But this does not mean that the addict is not responsible for his/her situation.

I don't know where you live, but I don't see anyone "accepting" that addicts are helpless. Addiction is not something to be proud of.

No employer is going to want to hire an addict. No sane person is going to want his/her relative or friend to get into a relationship with an addict. No sane person believes that addicts have no responsibility for their situations. And many people believe that addicts always return to their old habits.

I definitely would not post about addiction on social media--unless you are part of a private support group for recovering addicts (and I would make sure that your privacy settings are totally reliable). You may believe that addicts are helpless victims, but very few others are going to agree.