addiction
The realities of addition; the truth about living under, above and beyond the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Addiction.
Addiction. A couple of months ago, on the brink of football season ending, I visited my favourite coffee shop in the morning, where I do most of my writing. The Penny on First Avenue. The Penny became one of the key places in my journey with writing, however, the point of this piece is not to sing praises to a coffee shop, but rather to talk about the connections I’ve made there. As a very inclusive and warm environment, The Penny often attracts outcasts alike- people that long for a sense of community, a sense of belonging. That wasn’t the case for me per se. What attracted me to that place was the fact that it is a very healthy working environment. I can’t do my writing within the comfortable confines of my room. My inner self requires that I go out somewhere and do it.
By Alex Barbu6 years ago in Psyche
That Was Methamphetamine I Just Smoked?
Methamphetamine is a very dangerous, illegal drug that can cause short and long term problems in the brain and problems with emotions. It is very addictive, and people using this drug can have hallucinations and delusions and become paranoid and violent. The physical aspects of long-term addiction are tooth decay, weight loss, and sores where the meth user has picked at his/herself to get rid of the imaginary bugs crawling on them. When someone is addicted to meth, they only care about getting high.
By Denise Willis6 years ago in Psyche
Alcoholism
More than 15 million people struggle with an alcohol use disorder in the United States, but less than eight percent of those receive treatment. More than 65 million Americans report binge drinking in the past month, which is more than 40 percent of the total of current alcohol users. These are the facts when it comes to alcohol.
By Jenna Lynn6 years ago in Psyche
Normy and the New Year
December 31 Normy and the New Year Fireworks are already going off outside and its twenty minutes before midnight. This is our first New Year’s Eve in five years that we are fairly certain our daughter is clean and sober. We know where she is. For a parent who has never dealt with addiction, this may not seem like a big deal, but for me it is every birthday wish I’ve made these last few years. As the clock ticks toward the New Year I am so thankful for this simple pleasure; knowing my daughter is safe tonight. We removed all the alcohol from the house before the holidays and let all our family that would be visiting, there would be no alcohol in our home because we do understand that sobriety can be so fragile especially in the beginning.
By Sarah Seas6 years ago in Psyche
Grateful Addict
For most of my life, I lived with a little kid— nagging, picking, pulling at the back of my shirt— come here, come on, you need me, you must have me, I will make you better, you can't do it without me, you need me. Like an annoying little sister, clinging to your every move, demanding your attention and seeking only the most negative of response. And like any good drug addict, my most negative response is what she got.
By Krystal Michelle6 years ago in Psyche
A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC part I:ENTRY
Hello everyone. My name is, well, the rule is only your first name but since this is my story and I am the author, then you know who I am and I am a recovering alcoholic. I wrote this piece on the 3rd of August, 2014, so I guess it's been a while. I wrote it at the time as I was reaching a milestone I never imagined I'd get to. A milestone of which I am careful to be proud of as they say "Pride comes before a fall", and I sure as shootin' don't want to fall off my lil milestone wagon and so to celebrate I decided I'd write some of my story.
By Victor Mendez6 years ago in Psyche
Addiction
Disclaimer: the experiences of addicted people are extremely complex and cannot be appropriately covered in this post. This is just a brief review of where science is at this point and it doesn't necessarily match the feelings of people with an addiction problem. Addiction many times has a lot of emotional layers behind it that make it ever more complicated to exit from it. However we may choose to define addiction, addicts should be treated with empathy, in treatment centres and in society. I believe addiction can be a way to cope with other complicated situations that the person has gone through and that these should be appropriately addressed so that an addict can recover. In no case should they be dismissed as weak or superficial people that don't deserve help.
By Laura Sotillos Elliott6 years ago in Psyche
Sober
"It's all in your mind/head", or [it's] just playing tricks on you." Those two famous statements would send my nerves raging feeling my body tingle as if it were falling asleep. Then one day I had a full on panic attack, all I could think about was not to go to sleep or I might not wake up. People say we use 10% of our brain, but they have it all wrong. We only use 10% to think. We use the full capacity of our brains unless we were paralyzed. I have to remind myself that there is a difference between the mind and the brain.
By Game Tight6 years ago in Psyche
