What Opioid Addicts Want You to Know About Recovery | Iris 

Well done to you, ♥️

Motivational Daily Thank you.

I'm so happy for you and I hope that one day I can say the same.

Pained about the past. Show your right, I get bogged down in my yesterdays so much so I can't live in today.

Kulani Warner it’s more than just a habit. addiction literally re wires your brain and getting sober is much more than just breaking a habit.

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Jude Snyder 2nd better then 3rd

Vice Admiral Smoker I mean if you really count I’m like 15th but 😂🤷‍♂️

I was the child of an addict as well and I always thought she chose drugs over me, now I am struggling with heroin addiction. Trust me it's not that she's choosing voluntarily, eventually you feel that you have no choice. Your brain tells you that your stuff comes first. Stay strong!

Jude, No baby, your mom is caught up in the obsession of addiction. Imagine if you will all you can think about is something you want, something that turns off the screaming in you head! See that voice constantly telling her that she's a fake and a failure- worthless!! That's just a little part of what's going on. That voice in her head is trying to kill her. That's addiction goal!! Hang in there please go to alanon , that's for you..

Is not about u been second place is about something people hand really hold then selfs up mentally get consumed by it dugs is what makes them cope with that, well what they so "bealive" understand drugs takes over that person like its not whom they use to be because there mind set is far to gone, like this people they came back from it as that's the goal, u should never as a person think any less of ur self on other people's actions, and this can eather brake u or make u, so hopefully this makes u a stronger person and it's something u can learn on life choices 🙏❤️💯

those be the best chicks, I give them some good lovin to. some girls say i am like a demon. Plus I cook them a good meal and they rub my neck and treat me like a king. Then she may even join my other wives, and they all love eachother together in my honor. It truly is glorifying. Amen to Allah

She's too condescending

Addiction is one of the ultimate equalizers. It can be anybody.

It’s probably worth talking about gender-specific addiction stigmas, for both men and women. There are certainly some social differences, and some of those may be big hurdles to a person’s recovery (man or woman).

@Aunty Agony I am not a child and my opinions are my own. My mother was a drug addict and she was weak too.

Do you really believe there is something inherently evil about having a physical or psychological dependency? There have been so many people throughout who have struggled with addiction that have made enormous contributions to society. Besides, I'm sure you have an addiction of your own whether you admit it or not.

You may want to learn more about what addiction really is and what causes it. Gabor Maté has written interesting books about it, but his speeches are abundantly available on RU-vid, too. Basically, humans aren’t fully cognitively developed until like 8 years old. (Evolutionarily speaking, this is because we have narrow hips to walk upright but also very large brains and skulls; we are born underdeveloped compared to any other species because that’s the largest head that will go through the birth canal...) This means that from 0-7, we’re absorbing our environment and experiences without any kind of protective mental filter. If we have traumatic experiences, or if we lack vital love, our brains actually develop differently. We become wired to use disassociative coping mechanisms and maybe seek highs. We function differently, take different risks. Because chances are, we may have ADD, anxiety, Bipolar disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, depression, ocd, etc. It’s possible to re-learn and re-program... but addiction is the ‘dark night of the soul.’ It’s extremely trying, and can be next to impossible to escape. That’s because it’s a complex, layered problem. The roots of addiction can go all the way back to infancy (pre-conscious trauma). Without the proper resources, how is someone so sick supposed to fix their life? Addicts need empathy, and healing resources. Sure, inappropriate behavior must be curbed and not written-off. But it can happen to anyone. No one is responsible for their childhood trauma. Humanity would be far better-off if we addressed and resolved the chronic illness that plagues society, rather than remain deaf and blind to the real cause and allow it to continue unchecked, claiming more and more lives indefinitely.

@@90MysteriumFascinans that is one of the best definition of childhood trauma in regards to development and crisis. Layered- so true!! Its so not 30 day detoxification and all is well. You must be willing to change. Most of all you must be willing to let go of him or her...books can be written on addicts refusals to let go of unhealthy spouses