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The paralells (and Johnston was an idiot)


Don't take it too personally or something. I know very honestly (like many people do) how hard it's to be recognized, loved by women, who don't wants you, and creating "different type" of music. But IF YOU ARE MENTALLY ILL AND TAKE TONES OF LSD, then you just an idiot. There's no excuse for that, because he probably knew, it would change him forever. all that devils, demons and numbers are just a toxic psychosis. There's no connection between that and manic depression illnes at all. So, sorry Daniel, but you was just really dumb in this way.

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Certainly didn't help him, but he was already suffering greatly before them. Life with mental issues is almost constant battle and sometimes you don't wanna stop your illness from you doing and trying different things. I don't think his faith helped him either, that just made him believe in Satan.

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I would say Daniel's faith was more self damaging than his drug use.

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