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Don Spike confessed on Channel A's "Oh Eun-young's Geumjjok Counseling Center" on the 26th of last month, saying, "Four people are having a meeting inside my head and living together," adding, "I have a quadruple personality." Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Bang Je-il] An expert analyzed that the multiple personality disorder and morbid jealousy recently revealed by famous composer and businessman Don Spike (real name Kim Min-su), who is accused of methamphetamine use, are typical side effects of drug abuse.

Choi Jin-mook, head counselor of the drug addiction counseling center at Incheon Chamsarang Hospital, who has lived a new life as a drug addiction counselor after using drugs for 23 years, spoke about Don Spike in an interview with CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' on the 29th.

First, Counselor Choi analyzed, "(Don Spike) appeared on a broadcast and said he has morbid jealousy and is overly obsessed with his wife. That phenomenon is a very basic symptom that occurs when using methamphetamine."

He continued, "The effects vary depending on the drug, but with methamphetamine, one suspects and obsesses over their wife, and then feels as if another self is inside them," explaining, "There is the rational self, the self stripped of reason and left with only instinct, and it feels like there are multiple selves."

Don Spike confessed on Channel A's 'Oh Eun-young's Geumjjok Counseling Center' on the 26th of last month, "Four people are having a conference inside my head and living together," calling himself "a quadruple personality." He added, "Min-su, Min-ji, Don Spike, and Ajuba live inside me. Their personalities are completely opposite," and revealed, "Sometimes, four to six hours feel like just ten minutes."

At that time, Don Spike also shared a story about excessively suspecting his wife. He said, "When we were dating at home, she would suddenly rush home at 11 p.m. It wasn't just once or twice, so suspicion built up." He added, "To verify, I secretly went to the parking lot at night and touched the car hood."

This was to check the return time by the temperature of the hood. The panelists present reacted that the suspicion was excessive.

Counselor Choi explained that such behavior by Don Spike is a basic symptom of drug use.

He further stated, "Medically, the times when humans release the most dopamine are at death, during sexual love and intercourse, and at orgasm," adding, "With just one dose of drugs, one experiences 100 times the maximum orgasmic pleasure possible in daily life. The pleasure lasts from as short as 4 hours to as long as 72 hours."

He said, "If one tries to endure by willpower, it becomes 'self-deception,' creating various situations where one deceives oneself," and added, "For example, a married person might unknowingly get angry at their wife, create stress from the fight, and then end up in a situation where they say, 'I use drugs because of you.'"

He continued, "This leads to blaming others after being pushed into a situation where drug use is inevitable, and since this is never satisfied, the amount of drugs keeps increasing, ultimately buying a 'one-way ticket to hell.'"

Counselor Choi also revealed that he himself attempted extreme choices several times. He explained, "When using drugs, one thinks 'I should stop,' but fails and is defeated by oneself," adding, "Self-esteem drops, and a situation where quitting drugs is impossible is created, leading to many attempts at extreme choices."

He emphasized, "Even if one does not make extreme choices, continued drug use damages the frontal lobe, causing memory loss, mood swings, and self-centered behavior, turning one into a wreck. Drug addiction is a disease."

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Counselor Choi said, "Because drugs are illegal in South Korea, the person closest to you is likely to introduce drugs," and speculated, "Since Don Spike was seen going to various hotels and using drugs with many people, it seems a group has formed, and it likely started out of curiosity."

He added, "About 30 years ago, when I used drugs, it was mostly personal transactions among special classes or partygoers, but now over 90% are people in their 20s and 30s." He continued, "I now go to educate friends who are on suspended indictment, probation, or first-time offenders, and 80% are in their 20s. Before COVID-19, it was not this bad."

He expressed concern, saying, "The channels to buy drugs in South Korea are SNS, and people in their 20s and 30s can easily access SNS, so it is like an open market. Many have come to think 'marijuana is okay,' and there are other drugs, creating a structure where drug experience is inevitable."

Counselor Choi pointed out, "Even if they want to quit drugs, there is no education, so they don't know how." He said, "When group counseling is done in prisons, they are truly desperate, but there is no way to rebuild," criticizing, "Currently, 99.9% of drug users do not know it is a disease, and policymakers think just punishing is enough."

Finally, he urged, "The drug recidivism rate in South Korea is about 35%, and there are no policies for these people, so policies must be prepared urgently."