Comments on: What does addiction feel like? Here’s a clear picture of what it’s like to experience addiction, to go through withdrawal, and to work toward sobriety

By: Kimberly Shrewsbury

Kimberly Shrewsbury — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 19:04:38 +0000

When they are using their minds adapt to the drug and their brain’s get use to the drug. When they stop using the drug their minds try to adapt to life. The person get’s very depressed without the drug due to withdrawals. They also have very bad anxiety since the drug is their coping mechanism. They are more likely to go back/ relapse due to stress they feel they are under, depression, or if they want to get high again, lastly because of how low they feel in life. Some student’s in school do drugs due to peer pressure or to be a part of the “in crowd.” They have serious withdrawals such as chills, with sweats, cursing, yelling, angry, and, hating everyone and everything, including themselves, and trembling like you have a temperature of 105. Day, night, sometimes it is all a gray blur. Sometimes it hits you all of a sudden, even after many days of being clean. : I don’t know what it’s like to live a day in their life but I can imagine their would be heartbreak and their life is stressful, a lot of money is wasted. I know some parent’s choose drugs over their kids. (my parent’s did and it was a very sad thing). I honestly hate when people say don’t speak on it if you haven’t experienced well I have twice been through it and I should have freedom to speak on it.

By: sharon Trueworthy

sharon Trueworthy — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 23:34:03 +0000

I totally agree with everyone here. AA is not for everyone,did not help me either in the slighest!!! What is good for one may NOT be for another why no one should be forced togo,or at least given the option to try it,if not something else. Good luck to those who do. Been sober now 5 years come December!!!

By: sharon trueworthy

sharon trueworthy — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:34:07 +0000

Just like AA was forced to go. Hated it ,is not for everyone,each person is different,each recovery is different. Telling your story,or admiitting your an addict,etc, I have no problem with,the meetings I do,did not help me in the slighest.I agree with Super Star ridiculous unless it is really helping you!!! Seriously was waste of time!!!

By: Super Star

Super Star — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 21:23:14 +0000

How disturbing that in 2019 others still feel the need to dictate how others recover. Suggesting that going to meetings is necessary is just ridiculous. Same as the “step” work. I, unfortunately, had to stop reading there. I am sure the rest was well off. That’s my assumption anyway.

By: Raymond J Oenbrink DO

Raymond J Oenbrink DO — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:46:10 +0000

A good brief description of the problem, more emphasis on recovery is important however. It’s been said that recovery is like sex; if you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right!