The ADDICTED TOAD - "SWISH IT UNDER THE LILY PAD...PEACE AT ANY PRICE"

This specimen has the potential to maintain harmony and be a mediator. Things get hazy when this Mediator/Harmonizer starts numbing out the daily challenges of navigating rough terrain. 



Addicted Toad Motto: "Swish it Under the Lily Pad...Peace at Any Price"!

Hazy Self Image: Maintainer of Tranquil Waters 
Motive: Peace & Comfort

(At first encounter with this specimen, we believe we've arrived in smooth sailing, harmonious waters, until crazy making sets in...) 

Characteristics:

Colour changes based on stress levels
When confronted, minimizes numbing out rituals 
Can be spotted stealing/selling the bog supplies 
Vigilantly protects habits like…
Drinking/drugging
Overworking
Chronic Gambling
Retail Therapy 
Emotional Eating 
Relationship Hopping

Creating Drama
Holds loved ones hostage to the addiction saga
Enlists a fleet of enablers to strengthen the gig
Closes a bulging eye to inner needs

Signals yes when hop action says no
Becomes neglectful of all swamp duties
Indifferent to the calls of loved ones 
Is known as the inattentive member of the bog

Often found unresponsive
Croaks things like:
"What can you do...nothing
changes anyways"
or "One day my ship will come in"

Avoids self reflection in clear water
Expects others "to keep it light" 
Energized by nighttime action
Blends easily with diverse specimens

Numbs out unpleasant turns in the daily hop
May avoid surfacing
Pretends to reside on the sunny side of the swamp
Hangs out in shady bogs

Skilled at manipulation
Unpredictable, spews lies with ease 
Keeps loved ones off balance with element of surprise
Eventually disassociates to lower functioning 

Without successful intervention, 
the habitat falls to pieces...


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