Hrmm. I don't know about jaded or clouded judgement.
It's like being kept in a cage of people. Eventually everyone starts starving and you, as well as the others, are seeing food in place of people(this analogy just for you AK) When you're addicted, you're in the cage.

When you're no longer addicted, you're outside the cage. You bring people food to inhibit cannibalism and try to explain how to get out of the cage.

Same as if someone you care about tells you they're in a bad mood. They warned you that you might get bit, but if you see them suffering, you feel compelled to help them feel better.

If you were in a bad mood for the same reason as them at the same time, you'd get away before you claw at each other.