When this particular addiction isn't spoken about, or downplayed "oh it's just blah blah blah..." That only furthers the addicts disease telling them it's no big deal so they don't take it serious until they are in so deep they only see darkness and death at that point.
This is SO important. I wish that I could pin this comment so everyone sees it. Diminishing someone's addiction does SO MUCH damage and devalues them as a person. I will never understand this way of thinking. I will spend the rest of my life fighting against this. I love you girl, thank you for commenting.
Your video was quite on point and not all over the place. Addiction is tough and recovery isn’t easy either. It’s like what a homeless person has to go through to get off the streets and into a job and place to live. It’s a very difficult path. Thank you for getting this topic out into the open. You are helping people with every view. I wish you the best.
I have never tried these drugs, but like many have been touched by them through extended family. In my experience the main issue seemed to be around environment. There are protocols to get off opioids, but the resistance to falling back into the lifestyle is thin. If you find yourself back in an environment where the drugs or the people you associate with them, are available, then it's far more likely you'll give in. This is the toughest challenge, imo. When it comes to Meth, I really don't know. From what I can make out it's really tough to recover from it. I think we're dealing with the symptoms rather than the disease. Society is decaying. There are a whole lot of people who feel disenfranchised, and that have nothing to lose. They don't have any goals and ambitions for their lives. They're in an environment where they're forsaken at birth. It's a national disgrace that things have been allowed to go this way. I see each and every drug addicted person as a cry for help. They're lost and feel no belonging, everyone forsakes them, family, friends, and community. The family structure is in tatters as we have generations of addicted people caring for other addicted generations. What they need is some hope. I recall being told that the problem with recovering from addition is that you then have to face the real reason behind it. It's not until you're sober that you're faced with the grim reality, and some stories are horrific. They need proper help. Free help. Methadone clinics need to be regulated to ensure they follow protocols and don't become their own profit center. We need to give people purpose. I certainly don't have all the answers, but we need to get back to community. Some people claim to be able to do this through their faith. If it works, great. I don't have a belief myself. We really need a better path forward, because increasing numbers of people are falling down the rabbit hole. People are losing their jobs, their homes, their dreams. We've crossed the line and 5 minutes of pleasure is preferable to 24 hours of pain. I wish I had the answers.
I have quit every thing that I was addicted to and I have never heard any other drug actually talk to me except for meth. It is harder than anything else to quit harder than smoking, drinking, pills, coke, weed all of it. its so fuckin hard to kick especially if you are a functioning addict who holds a job has a family and in the shadows is an addict. Fucked
Shww never have I had a comment resonate with me more than yours. It’s like a constant conversation that no one else can hear. I was the same as you; functional on the outside and in the shadows something completely different. The hardest part for me was telling my loved ones who didn’t know and hoping they wouldn’t cast me away. You can do it, I promise. If you need help or someone to talk to let me know
Well said, thank you 😊 who did you get you peer support certification through and would you recommend them to others wanting to get certified? I feel like quality education on the actual facts about SUD is vital to recovery but it's so hard to find that when most "treatment" centers often spread misinformation themselves
Hi! So I got my certification through my states Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. In my opinion yes, I would recommend them with a few caveats. I feel like most training that you take (with anything) is going to have the provider's bias in some way or another. I go into trainings with an open mind and willingness to learn new practices etc. that can help. Just keep in mind to not fall one way or the other. Because recovery means so many different things to so many different people. And being trauma informed should be first and foremost. I learned a TON when I took my classes for my certification. I still utilize my notes and material from my classes. So yes, in a long winded way, I would recommend them. It never hurts to add to your knowledge base! :-)
My wife. Died of a meth OD i didn't. Know she. Was. Using. But. Had been. Using. For awhile. She lost her. Job. Then her. Friends and and almost. Except. Me and her family didn't. Know. What. Was going on till after she died i miss her. A awful lot. Don't assume. That. It's. Something. Else. Like. Natural mood swings. Like i did. Be aware it can be. Meth
When this particular addiction isn't spoken about, or downplayed "oh it's just blah blah blah..." That only furthers the addicts disease telling them it's no big deal so they don't take it serious until they are in so deep they only see darkness and death at that point.
This is SO important. I wish that I could pin this comment so everyone sees it. Diminishing someone's addiction does SO MUCH damage and devalues them as a person. I will never understand this way of thinking. I will spend the rest of my life fighting against this. I love you girl, thank you for commenting.
Your video was quite on point and not all over the place. Addiction is tough and recovery isn’t easy either. It’s like what a homeless person has to go through to get off the streets and into a job and place to live. It’s a very difficult path. Thank you for getting this topic out into the open. You are helping people with every view. I wish you the best.
Thanks Jessica ❤️🐨
I have never tried these drugs, but like many have been touched by them through extended family. In my experience the main issue seemed to be around environment. There are protocols to get off opioids, but the resistance to falling back into the lifestyle is thin. If you find yourself back in an environment where the drugs or the people you associate with them, are available, then it's far more likely you'll give in. This is the toughest challenge, imo.
When it comes to Meth, I really don't know. From what I can make out it's really tough to recover from it. I think we're dealing with the symptoms rather than the disease. Society is decaying. There are a whole lot of people who feel disenfranchised, and that have nothing to lose. They don't have any goals and ambitions for their lives. They're in an environment where they're forsaken at birth. It's a national disgrace that things have been allowed to go this way.
I see each and every drug addicted person as a cry for help. They're lost and feel no belonging, everyone forsakes them, family, friends, and community. The family structure is in tatters as we have generations of addicted people caring for other addicted generations. What they need is some hope.
I recall being told that the problem with recovering from addition is that you then have to face the real reason behind it. It's not until you're sober that you're faced with the grim reality, and some stories are horrific. They need proper help. Free help. Methadone clinics need to be regulated to ensure they follow protocols and don't become their own profit center. We need to give people purpose. I certainly don't have all the answers, but we need to get back to community.
Some people claim to be able to do this through their faith. If it works, great. I don't have a belief myself. We really need a better path forward, because increasing numbers of people are falling down the rabbit hole. People are losing their jobs, their homes, their dreams. We've crossed the line and 5 minutes of pleasure is preferable to 24 hours of pain. I wish I had the answers.
I have quit every thing that I was addicted to and I have never heard any other drug actually talk to me except for meth. It is harder than anything else to quit harder than smoking, drinking, pills, coke, weed all of it. its so fuckin hard to kick especially if you are a functioning addict who holds a job has a family and in the shadows is an addict. Fucked
Shww never have I had a comment resonate with me more than yours. It’s like a constant conversation that no one else can hear. I was the same as you; functional on the outside and in the shadows something completely different. The hardest part for me was telling my loved ones who didn’t know and hoping they wouldn’t cast me away. You can do it, I promise. If you need help or someone to talk to let me know
Well said, thank you 😊 who did you get you peer support certification through and would you recommend them to others wanting to get certified? I feel like quality education on the actual facts about SUD is vital to recovery but it's so hard to find that when most "treatment" centers often spread misinformation themselves
Hi! So I got my certification through my states Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. In my opinion yes, I would recommend them with a few caveats. I feel like most training that you take (with anything) is going to have the provider's bias in some way or another. I go into trainings with an open mind and willingness to learn new practices etc. that can help. Just keep in mind to not fall one way or the other. Because recovery means so many different things to so many different people. And being trauma informed should be first and foremost. I learned a TON when I took my classes for my certification. I still utilize my notes and material from my classes. So yes, in a long winded way, I would recommend them. It never hurts to add to your knowledge base! :-)
My wife. Died of a meth OD i didn't. Know she. Was. Using. But. Had been. Using. For awhile. She lost her. Job. Then her. Friends and and almost. Except. Me and her family didn't. Know. What. Was going on till after she died i miss her. A awful lot. Don't assume. That. It's. Something. Else. Like. Natural mood swings. Like i did. Be aware it can be. Meth
I’m so sorry for your loss
Thank You. Almost. 6 months now
Do you work at the VA?
No I don’t.
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