I always like Damien, he seemed like a nice enough guy. I always thought from watching him on here, I have never met or spoke with him personally, that he can be easily persuaded and that he has an addictive personality.
I remember him talking about his personal life in the BTS once, and that he has not had an easy life. I am sure the break-up with Paul has taken a toll on him. I also remember that he has a bit of a temper and I wonder if that was part of the reason for the break up. Paul seemed to be the counter balance that Damien needed in his life.
If he is truly a drug abuser and not just a recreational user I see bad things ahead for Damien. He will continue to head towards a darker place that will be harder for him to get out of.
Damien needs to deal with his past, exercise the demons from his past and get on a new path in order to have a better life. I know that is easier said than done, I know I do not know the whole story but I do know that substance use and abuse is not the answer and it will not help in any way.
Now that I have finished my degrees and graduated (Psychology) I feel that I can comment on some of the models behaviors etc.
In Damien I see a person who is seeking love and affection but his anger issues pop up due to his past. He seems to be a generally good person who wants to do the right things and have a happy life but until he deals with the past issues and put them away for good it will never happen. In my opinion he is trying to deal with the issues himself, he tries to bury them, he finds love and affection, the issues come forward and the cycle begins again.
I only hope that someday he gets some professional help and that he deals with the true issues that are eating away at him from inside his soul. Hopefully he does this before it is too late. Drugs are not the answer or solution.
I know that I have gone off on a tangent here but I see in Damien what I have dealt with in my personal life, unfortunately my friend in personal life went from weed to heroin and now is dead. My circle of friends all knew he was into pot and that he had personal issues and we all tried but we never realized that the drug use had escalated to the point it had until he was found dead. We all wonder what we could and should have done differently.
I can honestly say that I have never used an illegal drug once. I can also say that I know I have an addictive personality and I try my hardest to distance myself from things that I could be addicted too. My biggest downfall too date is my porn addiction, and I am working on controlling that.