Substance Abuse

[larryr530]

I recently just got introduced to mental health . And substance abuse stuck out to me . I haven’t seen 24 hours of reality in over 10 years ..

[NeuronerdDoaty]

Well at least you got past Step 1 in the 12 step program. Denial. Good for you! Whatever your poison of choice please go find a group. Don’t do it alone. Talk to your doctor and maybe see what your options are and where your starting point is. I’m very proud of you. This isn’t easy. I look forward to good news!

[larryr530 in reply to NeuronerdDoaty]

It’s so hard ... I don’t have motivation to even clean my room

[Magicdreamer]

Hi. I too have had drug addictions and it took me a year to detox my body and start feeling 'normal' again so well done for stopping the self abuse and know that I have compassion for you during this time as it can be very disorientating. The addiction is a symptom for a deep wound and I'm still dealing with it as I'm still a smoker so I still have the addiction behaviour. This doesn't make you a bad person it just means you're hurt. I wish you the very best in your recovery.