addiction
The realities of addition; the truth about living under, above and beyond the influence of drugs and alcohol.
The addicted
Hi I’m Justin, This is a short story about addictions and how to deal with your loved one that may be addicted. This is from my heart and personal experiences. First of all stop telling them that they are bad or no good they already know that . Second be patient with them. The key to overcoming addiction is with love. Your loved one is feeling they don’t belong or unconnected to his/her family or people around him. He/She has learned the wrong way and will continue to do the same thing over and over again no matter what you say or do. You have to connect with them,show them love, and spend time with them, and show them there is other ways to live and be happy. When you hurt them or put them down you are only pushing them further away. Do you know that an addict just wants to be loved. They just want to belong to something and make a difference. Right now the drug dealer shows them more love and concern then the addicts own family. (You may ask how is that true?). Well for starters maybe every time they buy there drug the dealer tells them be safe and take care. As opposed to you saying (fuck you im calling the police you are a piece of shit!). Also sometimes they may call to buy there drug and the dealer may say yo you got a family go home maybe tomorrow. That shows they also care about there well being. Now, when you see them you probably insulted them and told them there a loser. So please try to understand if you go to Dunkin Donuts every morning and get coffee and others suddenly ask you to never go there again that feeling is the same feeling the addict is facing in there life. Or if you are a marijuana smoker and suddenly are told not to use it ever again imagine that feeling and there’s a good chance you would not be able to do what others are asking of you. The addict has learned the wrong way you also perceive it as wrong or bad however that may be the only motivation they have at the current moment to get up and accomplish things for that specific day. I’m not justifying there use of narcotics or heavy drugs I’m just asking for compassion instead of judgement and hate. Most likely if there like me they won’t fit in anywhere. They don’t fit in with their family because the drugs are not tolerated or accepted and the family will tend to make there lives harder while on drugs, the last thing a family does is show love, they just preach and tell them there killing themselves. Families do not want the addict to feel ok or in a comfort zone while using so most families or friends will make chaos around the addict because of their hatred and/or anger in them, that there loved one is addicted. They don’t fit in with the dealers crew because deep down inside they want more for themselves. They don’t fit in with the addicts because there not proud of their drug use. They want to be free and clean, they just need a miracle in getting them to that point. I’m sure if you stop and think most things in life just kind of happen. Like for example when you get pulled over instantly you see lights and next thing you know you are receiving a ticket trying to remember if you were speeding or made a wrong turn or forget to use your turn signals. With the addicted it’s kind of like that, one moment everything is going great and next thing you know your whole life has been turned upside down. Please find it in your heart to move past the anger, past the hatred, and past the disappointments and actually help your loved one not by interventions, not by threatening Baker Acts against them. Not the conventional way that actually scares them and leads them to more drugs use feeling there is no hope. Take them to the movies. Take them to dinner. Take your time and give it to them. Tell them you want them to experience a drug free life and you will dedicate your time to spend with them to help them by doing activities and enjoying drug free moments with them in their life until they wake up, and see what is achievable if they would just dedicate their will and mind to change their current state of being an addict. Love wins, pay it forward, Please go show some love to someone who knows pain, and has suffered so badly because of there addiction. Also please quit stating things that people say which some believe as truth like your never going to change until you want too. I’ve wanted to change my entire life. I cry daily. I pray daily and I want to ask you (What would you do? Give up and die? Or keep trying as I do.). Sorry to disappoint anyone this is my struggle and I believe it will help the addicts and their loved ones somehow move forward and get closer to their breakthrough. ❤️
By Justin Simmons5 years ago in Psyche
Addicted Mom
I am a mother to 5 year old boy, he is the greatest thing in the world. But I am also an addict, I’ve been an addict since well before he was born. I love him dearly but love doesn’t conquer addiction. I wish he was all I needed to stop. I’ve been a great mother most of the time and sometimes not such a great one. There have been times addiction has gotten the best of me and my mother in law was the one that helped me with my son, so my son didn’t have to seen me like that. I am greatful for the support I have around me, but I didn’t always have that support. Before I had that support I was a mess ! I would go back and forth from being clean to not being clean and back to clean again, all the while I had my son. Trying to put him and his needs first some days I could barely get out of bed from being sick, but I still got up and did the things I needed to do. The worst part was me using around him when he was a baby to a toddler. I always did what I had to make sure he had everything he needed and made sure he was taken care of. Even though I did make sure he was taken care of and had everything I still felt like a horrible mom because I couldn’t give up the drugs and even more horrible because I couldn’t give them up for him! No one understands that no matter how much you love someone especially your children, the drugs always have a tighter grip on you.
By trisha raybuck5 years ago in Psyche
Heroin Was The Stepping-Stone to Becoming Addicted to Something 100x Stronger
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By Casey Jones5 years ago in Psyche
The deception of drugs
In the beginning of time, one can say that experiences with what are now called, " chemical substances" are known to many merely as "getting high." This understanding is that for the mos part, one starts out using drugs at a young age solely for fun and escape. They feel overwhelmed with their problems and studies and feel that the drugs will help them cope. It's all a lie and the poor victims fall faster than lightening in a society full of hopeless people. Hope is why they choose their drugs, they have given up on it and fall hopeless victims to it. People think they enjoy their consumption of drugs, it goes without saying. However it does become common knowledge for all users that after an extended period of time, the "fun time" or enjoyment is over. Many ponder over what it is exactly that happened. Why did the fun end so quickly? What turned out to be a great experience can lead to a destructive relationships and even death. The reality cannot be ignored because it is so vast that it changes everyone's life for the worse.
By Camaryn Loren5 years ago in Psyche
How to Spot the Signs of Addiction
Many people think that if their loved one was struggling with addiction, they would know right away. Many people don’t even think about what addiction looks like until they have been personally and deeply affected by it. However, addiction is a complex and sometimes sneaky disease that isn’t always easy to identify in the early stages. That being said, identifying addiction early on is critical, because the sooner a person gets treatment, the better.
By Hailey Parks5 years ago in Psyche
Golden California
I was born in 1995 right smack in the middle, almost a 90s kid but not. The youngest of four and the most spoiled. I have no recollection of my early years just three memories. A tea party magically set up in a dark room, first and last time it snowed, and after my parents divorced leaving the old house one last time.
By Amelia Hignojoz5 years ago in Psyche
A Toxic Kind Of Love
Living with Ben and Susan was not easy. Susan would get drunk off of box wine and Klonopin, Ben would down two to three bottles of Robitussin and blast off to space. Me? I was damage control. My relationship with Ben was not perfect. We broke up once in the summer of 2014, but we navigated out way back to each other. I should have stayed away, but I was so in love with this man that I just went right back. It was shortly after that break that things slowly spiraled downward. One night I was playing a video game, minding my own business while Ben was tripping. He was having a bad time, unlike any other bad trip I had ever seen. He was sitting on the ground, cross legged, rocking back and forth hitting himself in the head. He was out of his mind. Eyes glossed over, couldn't talk, his tongue was swollen to the point he could barely move it. Yet he was just sitting there, rocking back and forth like a mental case, hitting himself in the head and pulling at his hair. I had never noticed before, but he had a bald spot at the back of his head where it was evident that he had done this several times before. This trance, continued to happen. I would try to talk to him about it the next day and address my concerns, but he would call me a liar and tell me that it never happened. One night I decided I would use his phone and make a video. I filmed it happening so I could show him while he was sober. During the episode, he got pissed off at me, stood up, proceeded to pry his phone out of my hand and throw it against a wall. He walked over to it, deleted the video and told me to never do that again. In a state of shock, I decided no response was the best way to go and began to work on some of my writing.
By Ashley Starkweather5 years ago in Psyche
What are the funniest cocaine memes?
It's an article of faith among many drug addicts that what they are experiencing are the funniest cocaine memes out there. Many addicts believe that these hilarious images of cocaine use are a part of their everyday reality, and are not something that is meant to be funny. They believe that these are things that happen to them every day and can never be avoided. But there are some very interesting facts surrounding these drug jokes.
By Helen Taylor5 years ago in Psyche
