addiction
The realities of addition; the truth about living under, above and beyond the influence of drugs and alcohol.
High and Away
I sat in the darkness of my room taking in the cold summer breeze of Toronto through my half-open window. I have always wondered what the neighbors thought of my morning routine since I could never get myself to get a curtain to shield my occasional nakedness; What they imagined of such obscenity - The salaciousness - Day, and night, sunrise, and lights-out.
By Joshua Dedricks5 years ago in Psyche
Addicts Hurt Themselves and Others 7
Story 38 My father was an abusive raging alcoholic. I had an older sister and we were treated very differently. She was the golden child and I was the punching bag. My sister slept with my husband three days after we got married. He left me for her. My dad forgave her and spent holidays with them and wouldn’t call me. I built a massive viral business that was doing $30K a month and it wasn’t enough for him to pleased with me. After 12 years alone raising my kids I thought I found the love of my life but turned out to be a narcissist who was just like my father and tore me down mentally, financially and left with me nothing. When I told my dad he asked me if my $300 bang (we met on a cruise) was worth my $180K income and didn’t talk to me for many months.
By John Charles Harman5 years ago in Psyche
How To Fight Alcohol Cravings
What does alcohol have in a healthy person? As a rule, not very big. A person without alcohol addiction may occasionally drink on vacation. But often this becomes more frequent gatherings: alcohol is accompanied by gatherings with friends, weekend getaways, nature trips.
By Mustafa Rangoonwala5 years ago in Psyche
Him.
My eyes were wide, wider than usual. They darted, backward and forwards, backwards and forwards. They didn’t rest for more than a second, I took in as much as I could, in as little time as possible. My surroundings felt different, maybe a little tense. I glanced to the left, I saw a glass of wine (the usual), then my eyes shot right, my phone and car keys, I think I drove here … but where am I?
By Rosabella Wild5 years ago in Psyche
Oh my god - Have I really done that for Nothing!!
AS THE PAST NO.1 former professional American tennis player John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) used to shout out in exasperation whilst playing tennis 'I cannot believe this!', as he bashed his tennis racket on the lawn then subsequently threw it across the ground at the professional Wimbledon tennis club, London, so too is exactly what I feel like doing at this very moment... well that was me yesterday to be precise; although I do not exactly have a tennis racket but instead a computer - that I think simply decide that it hated me there and then.
By Jonathan Townend5 years ago in Psyche
Understanding Addiction
Understanding Addiction Introduction: It’s no secret that addiction is a problem in the world. No one is arguing that, but the thing is, society has an image of what an addict is, and the sad truth is that the image that society has is 100% incorrect. The fact is that today, an addict of any kind is automatically treated as a criminal and hauled off to jail. Yes, doing drugs is against the law, and for very good reason I might add, but is imprisonment really the right answer? I guess that depends on your experience with addiction as well as the people that suffer from it, so in this article, I am going to try to show you why there are better alternatives than prison for people that suffer from addiction as well as what some of those alternatives are, but in order for you to really understand WHY people that suffer from addiction need help that prison doesn’t offer, you must first understand what addiction really is, and what some of the reasons behind it are, as well was what society can do to actually help the problem.
By Crazy-Inker5 years ago in Psyche
How To Drug Detox?
Drug withdrawal occurs when a person who has used a particular substance for long enough and in sufficient quantities to become addicted to the drug, whether it is physically, psychologically, or both, stops using it. Read full article on How to Drug Detox below:
By Mustafa Rangoonwala5 years ago in Psyche
How To Detox Cocaine?
When people stop using addictive drugs like cocaine, they often lead to withdrawal symptoms such as restlessness, fatigue, and trouble sleeping. These types of symptoms are the main reasons people avoid learning how to detox from cocaine. Unfortunately, it is easier to continue using than to undergo uncomfortable physical and mental changes. Read full article on "How To Detox Cocaine" ? below:
By Mustafa Rangoonwala5 years ago in Psyche
The Final Binge
The sun beat down as Lucas opened his eyes to the world, weathered green paint filled his view as he rolled over onto his back. He lay in daze, doing his best to fight waking up fully. A seagull in the distance and the sound of waves shocked his mind back to reality however, quickly sitting up to examine his surroundings, he became aware that he was on the back deck of some cheap beachside motel. He should be panicking considering he lives nearly three hundred miles from the nearest beach, but he was accustomed to waking up in strange places. The last thing he remembered he had gone to the pub for a few drinks after he had been let go from his job for being late or drunk for too many shifts, and he hadn’t driven since his license had been revoked two years prior, so he knew he hadn’t gotten here on his own. He searched around him for his phone so he could try to piece things together knocking over an empty bourbon bottle in the process. He became nervous when he didn’t see it, crawling around on all fours back and forth from one end of the deck to the other picking through the rubbish he had spread then passed out in the night before. He was on the verge of giving up when the glare of the sun bounced off something in the sand nearby, his phone sat half submerged about a foot away on the other side of the deck.
By Jarred S Baker5 years ago in Psyche
An Insane Voice
Sometimes, life has a cunning way of teaching you a lesson. In my expireince, the most prudent lessons that I have learned were dealt by a firm hand. I have been struck down and risen up, only to be beat back again. It was a pernicious cylce of self-reliance which finally came to an abrupt end. I dont know if it was grace, ignorance, or my own ego, but here I am, writing to you a "changed" man. Back then, in a twisted way, I found solace in my own destruction. Outside of instinctual drive, I beleive there to be no true answer as to why people do what they do, espeically when it comes to alcohol and drug addiction.
By Tyler Forte5 years ago in Psyche
Addicts Hurt Themselves and Others 2
Story 3 I am having a rough time..my daughter ran away March 8th, she has untreated mental health issues and a drug addiction, has refused help, refused to go to court to testify against her boyfriend for a protection against abuse order.. On that day she got violent, refused to go to court,..when I got back from court..she was gone. She ran away to be with him. He's been abusing her and giving her drugs but she's in denial there's a problem. His mother enables him. Now she wants to get emancipated and.. during this time she never came home.. I only communicated with her a couple of times but tried so many..but she blocked me. I joined Al-Anon to help with my healing but I do miss her and wish we could heal our relationship. I do understand though that she is responsible for her own recovery and has to accept for herself that she even needs help in the first place. It still hurts and breaks my heart though.
By John Charles Harman5 years ago in Psyche
Addicts Hurt Themselves and Others
Story 1 I’ve recently begun marriage counseling... alone for now. My therapist suggested I research and gain some insight from Al-anon as some of our marital concerns stem from alcohol abuse but after reading through many of your posts I am not sure I am in the right place or if Al-anon is the right fit for my situation. For those of you with experience would you consider someone who may not drink regularly (daily) but when they do drink they tend to binge drink an issue? The binge drinking tends to get excessive, often leads to driving when he probably shouldn’t, he’s verbally abusive if you suggest he’s had enough to drink or if you’ll drive instead of him, he’s defensive and just plain mean. The more he drinks the more he needs to drink over the years. The last few times this has happened he’s blacked out. He’s ruined my kids birthdays , vacations, anniversaries, etc. I’m typically his target so I’ve just learned to move out of his way. I’m grateful after hearing many other stories this typically only occurs monthly and not daily. After 30 years it’s old, tired and heartbreaking. I thought he’d outgrow the binge drinking, I always thought it was young immature behavior as I always thought of alcohol abuse as being someone who drank daily or something totally different than what was going on here. I now realize there are different types of addiction and ways they affect peoples lives. All that I know is that looking back on our memories and a life I had hoped to be a happy one I have vivid regular memories of a lot of drunken horrible tear filled ends to what should have been beautiful days and now my children are grown. A lot of time lost I won’t get back. I’m hurt and I’m angry.
By John Charles Harman5 years ago in Psyche
