addiction
The realities of addition; the truth about living under, above and beyond the influence of drugs and alcohol.
De Profundis: A Visual & Poetic Story
“This is not how your story ends…” The thought seemed to float in from across the veil. I was dangerously close to the edge; the place between life and death; one decision away. Sitting cross-legged, hunched over on the disgusting mattress on my living room floor, I was allowing utter defeat to wash over me; praying it would consume me and this would all be over soon.
By Victoria Lynn6 years ago in Psyche
5 Behaviors Of Emotional Intoxication
Emotional intoxication comes from personal and emotional conflicts that directly affect our psychological and physical well-being, making us vulnerable and causing symptoms such as: irritability, depression , emotional instability, fatigue, etc.
By Shanu Singh6 years ago in Psyche
A Mother's Story of Addiction
There are so many stories by addicts, by wives or girlfriends/boyfriends of addicts, by children of addicts, but few from a mother's perspective after her child has died from an overdose. Oh, you can find those stories, but they are on social media pages that are FILLED with grieving mothers. We, in effect, on these pages "preach to the choir."
By Kathleen Elizabeth Comfort-Steinbaecher6 years ago in Psyche
How To Heal From Addictions
Are you in that tight spot where you've lost friends and family, dreams, and aspirations because of alcohol and drugs? Then this article is for you! Sober living is your ticket to freedom, and some people practice sober living near me, and they seem just fine. Others sign up for sober living in Stuart, FL (Florida), because of the quality of their services.
By Ryanroberts7146 years ago in Psyche
Neverland
Neverland: MJ, Propofol and the absence of sleep The creative brain never stops working; it is in a constant state of invention. One idea can trigger several other ideas, each one as captivating as the next, not unlike how the multiverse develops. To some this may appear a blessing, but to the blessed, it often becomes a turmoil of disorganized noise, a miasma of motifs. The constant din is often difficult to drown out or shut down using even the most dramatic of means. Ask any college student writing that all-important term paper. After a diet of caffeine and speed, winding down falls into the category of not an option, and sleep no longer contaminates the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, its prominent position replaced by insomnia, hallucinations and paranoia.
By Antonio Jacobs6 years ago in Psyche
Chotkis and Makers Mark
Addiction is defined as the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity. Addiction is characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences. It can be thought of as a disease or biological process leading to such behaviors. Note that the word “condition” is used, and not the word “choice”. Because guess what? Being addicted to something IS NOT A CHOICE.
By Ana Plumlee-Jusi6 years ago in Psyche
The Effects of Alcohol and Drugs on the Teenage Brain
Your brain is who you are, it’s what makes you, you. You wouldn’t be able to speak, breathe, move, or feel without your brain; so why damage it? When drugs enter the brain it interferes with everything, which can eventually lead to it changing how it works overtime. This also means you are at high risk for addiction, a serious disease that can ruin your entire life, even with the littlest amount of drugs or alcohol. Teens don’t know the dangers drugs and alcohol can do to your brain or the fact that you’re slowly poisoning your brain when you are consuming these harmful substances. In the long run, drugs and alcohol will ruin your life permanently; a little can do a whole lot.
By Savanna Moore6 years ago in Psyche
Simple
Hi, My name is Taylor.. I’ve had a rather strange journey.. I’ve had my highs and I’ve had my lows. They call me a silent sufferer. Because I’ll stay locked in my head about things that are serious for a long while. And just suffer the consequence and loneliness of my minds way of being a jerk. I am very humble I don’t take anything for granted... I think? I can actually be very positive despite the negative challenges I face inside my mind. I believe you can find the positive to every negative... and at times that can be hard! I’m really into the mind. I pay attention to facial expressions, body language, tome reactions, responses and remarks in order to better understand what people are really thinking... I pay attention to these things even when I’m not the one engaged in conversation with them to get an idea of not only who they are but how they think and why that’s how they think. I’m very literal and serious... although can’t anyone also be a huge goof ball. My down side I here is that I like to have control over everything around me I like to have everything close to me that I love so you could imagine how being a mother with out her children is extra challenging for me. I obsess on making myself perfect because I want them in my life. But I haven’t won that battle. I am a very open and very honest person I am not ashamed of anything about myself Although I do feel that I am failing my babies. I do feel ashamed of that. However I also feel it’s a shame that when you need your loved ones the most it’s conditional I feel when your at your lowest you should be able to count on them to not give up with out a fight on you but instead they get angry and blame everything on you just not caring. In reality they couldn’t be more wrong not care? My kids my life my my mind my heart my everything just all down the tubes and you think that I just don’t care? Why is it that people think that addicts just don’t care? Like you think I am happy with only living a partial life? Do you think I am happy that my children my children are not with me? I mean they are my babies how could I not care about that? Seriously? Simply because I’m addict means that I don’t care I guess... and everyone leaves it at that because they don’t want to deal with the truth but I. Reality because no body wants to deal with what needs to be dealt with in addiction addiction is the greatest most huge pandemic in the world and we lose thousands of people everyday to addiction! But never mind that right? I like to meet the needs of people who are spiritually hurting who are sad who have had a bad day who need a hug because I know how that feels so I’m easy to relate with . Empathy is a huge deal and I don’t think very many people have it which is a shame because we all have feelings and half the people bottle them up and go half the time being in a bad mood are just focussing tunnel vision on what they have to do which yay everyone loves 9 to 5 that’s what I live my life for systematic function yes haw!!! I like how systematic people don’t like to deal with the realities of addiction or to deal with the addict at all but yet their family member a people that are missed may e it’s a part of that systematic function and peoplw don’t even know it? In my stories I’m going write a lot about addiction
By Taylor Duke6 years ago in Psyche
All a Junkie wants is Avocado on Toast
My eyes heavily cracked open after midday. For the past what seemed like years, I had regulated my routine to being that of non at all. Three days earlier Nick and I had imposed ourselves onto our friend, Eddie, and into his tiny studio apartment. A double mattress lay on the floor with a small flatscreen perched at the foot on a grey plastic milk crate. The menu screen for Sin City playing on repeat. I must have been tangled in those sweaty sheets for twenty four hours at least.
By sarah-rashael6 years ago in Psyche
Support All Forms of Recovery
Support All Forms of Recovery As a nation, we’re in a trying period like most of us have never experienced before. Prior to Covid-19, the recognized estimate of those struggling with an issue of Mental Health was one in five Americans, although many of us in the industry believe that to be criminally low. During this pandemic, however, that estimate has been as high as one in two, with rates of anxiety and depression skyrocketing.
By J. Shifman6 years ago in Psyche
