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The insanity of addiction

Spiderman

Spiderman

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A lot of people throw away everything over an addiction.
I'm serious enough about sobriety that I'm going to open up to my probation officer and have opened up with mental health workers about my recent drug use.
What led to my relapse, is I'm prescribed a narcotic which I opened up to my doctor about abusing.
This led to other things, & I even went so low as to drink hand sanitizer.
I'm going to make a promise to my probation officer, and if I break that promise, I'm going to tell him to put me back in jail or rehab.
I've made up my mind before that I want sobriety more than anything else, but something unexpected keeps happening which leads me back to using.
Have you had any experience with addiction? If so, how did you overcome it?
What kinds of consequences did your addiction bring to you?
I just need to learn to hate drugs and alcohol passionately..
They rob so many good people of life.
Addiction is a disease, and one good thing that came out of being afflicted with this disease, is I would have no ability to understand the insanity of the addiction, and I would not understand drug addicts, I would condemn them and judge them had I not been afflicted with their disease.
It's not possible to understand why somebody would do that to themselves, unless you've been afflicted with their infirmity or vice.
 
sun rise

sun rise

The world is on fire
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I studied psychology many years ago and over time came to realize that addiction is something many many people, including myself, have been dealing with. I don't mean always classical drug and alcohol addiction and I realize that there is a difference between biological withdrawal symptoms and emotional distress when dealing with issues.

My mother in law was a "high functioning alcoholic" - meaning she only got dead drunk at night in the kitchen while she was supposedly making dinner. She also died prematurely because she could not stop smoking.

I've dealt with strong attachment to a number of different things. I've not mentioned food here before, but that's another one. As part of a program designed to help some of us lose weight, we attended several "Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous" sessions. I learned that the same urge to overeat, hide food, feel guilt, feel eating was out of control was present with food as with alcohol.

I've also come to know how helpful 12 step programs are for many and from what you've written here, that you already have climbed some of those steps.

So I wonder if you have or can find a "sponsor", someone who has dealt with what you are working on dealing with who you can call when temptation starts its siren song?
 
Spiderman

Spiderman

Veteran Member
sunrise123 said:
I studied psychology many years ago and over time came to realize that addiction is something many many people, including myself, have been dealing with. I don't mean always classical drug and alcohol addiction and I realize that there is a difference between biological withdrawal symptoms and emotional distress when dealing with issues.

My mother in law was a "high functioning alcoholic" - meaning she only got dead drunk at night in the kitchen while she was supposedly making dinner. She also died prematurely because she could not stop smoking.

I've dealt with strong attachment to a number of different things. I've not mentioned food here before, but that's another one. As part of a program designed to help some of us lose weight, we attended several "Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous" sessions. I learned that the same urge to overeat, hide food, feel guilt, feel eating was out of control was present with food as with alcohol.

I've also come to know how helpful 12 step programs are for many and from what you've written here, that you already have climbed some of those steps.

So I wonder if you have or can find a "sponsor", someone who has dealt with what you are working on dealing with who you can call when temptation starts its siren song?
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I don't know of any meetings in walking distance of where I am. I can't walk that far because of my injuries from a suicide attempt. I'm finding it helpful to journal everytime I get temptation to use and jot down all the consequences of abusing drugs and alcohol. I was really tempted to use these last 3 days, and I overcame the temptation quickly by journaling and praying.
 
sun rise

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
PopeADope said:
I don't know of any meetings in walking distance of where I am. I can't walk that far because of my injuries from a suicide attempt. I'm finding it helpful to journal everytime I get temptation to use and jot down all the consequences of abusing drugs and alcohol. I was really tempted to use these last 3 days, and I overcame the temptation quickly by journaling and praying.
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That's wonderful.

But there are programs that are online these days such as Online Intergroup : Alcoholics Anonymous - maybe one of them could be helpful?
 
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Deidre

Well-Known Member
PopeADope said:
A lot of people throw away everything over an addiction.
I'm serious enough about sobriety that I'm going to open up to my probation officer and have opened up with mental health workers about my recent drug use.
What led to my relapse, is I'm prescribed a narcotic which I opened up to my doctor about abusing.
This led to other things, & I even went so low as to drink hand sanitizer.
I'm going to make a promise to my probation officer, and if I break that promise, I'm going to tell him to put me back in jail or rehab.
I've made up my mind before that I want sobriety more than anything else, but something unexpected keeps happening which leads me back to using.
Have you had any experience with addiction? If so, how did you overcome it?
What kinds of consequences did your addiction bring to you?
I just need to learn to hate drugs and alcohol passionately..
They rob so many good people of life.
Addiction is a disease, and one good thing that came out of being afflicted with this disease, is I would have no ability to understand the insanity of the addiction, and I would not understand drug addicts, I would condemn them and judge them had I not been afflicted with their disease.
It's not possible to understand why somebody would do that to themselves, unless you've been afflicted with their infirmity or vice.
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You have to get into a different environment if possible, where addiction is less of a temptation, or none at all. If you are around other addicts, this will only lead you down that path, again. The government should offer forever assistance to people with your illness, because the alternative is a revolving door of drug abuse when you're back living in the general public with no job, etc. I will be praying for you.
 
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