Archive for July, 2007
A trip to Rehab world
My trip to a drug rehab facility changed my life dramatically. My addiction to crack cocaine turned me into a monster that couldn’t be stopped. It only took one experience with the drug until I became hooked and once I was hooked I became a danger to my family and everyone else around me. It was strange how quickly crack took over my life. I was completely overpowered by its devastating effects and completely unable to regain control of my life and return it to the way it originally was.
That’s when I finally checked into a drug rehab facility. It was there that I gained the tools to battle my addiction and avoid any possibility of relapse. After going through the program I realized how bad things were when I was hooked and I was able to regain my former self. It definitely took some time for me to get back to normal, but once I got back to myself I knew I would never be a junkie again. Rehab truly changed my life.
Posted in Addiction Treatment Resources | No commentsThe never-ending darkness of Depression
Depression is never not There. That’s the worst part of the disease: Depression is never not There, never not with you, never not looming over everything you Do or Are like a dark and inescapable cloud. Depression, for me, was There when I woke up in the morning and went to bed at night; it was There when I studied myself in the mirror and faced the world during the day. Depression was always There: always just There. And it wasn’t until I got depression treatment that things started to change.
If you’re here, reading this, you obviously know how awful a disease depression can be. Now, for your own sake, you’ve got to have the courage to do something about it. Depression treatment can only work if you want it to work, if you have the courage to seek depression treatment out, and the strength to see it through. For your own sake, don’t wait another day to make the right decision. In the fight against depression, inaction is a recipe for disaster.
Posted in Dual Diagnosis and Eating Disorder Resources | No commentsI needed the pills
Damn vicodin! How the hell did this happen? I guess I know the answer to that question. I mean after the accident everything sucked. Actually, after the accident everything hurt really bad. I did all I could to withstand the sheer pain that I was experiencing and it was definitely no picnic. Day in and day out I was lying in bed writhing from the seering white heat of my injuries with no visible end in sight. I basically did everything I could without having to depend on painkillers.
After weeks of trying to be a brave little soldier I eventually gave in and had to ask the doctor for a little something to alleviate the pain. I hated doing it but there really seemed to be no other way to go. The doctor prescribed vicodin and my crazy ride began.
The pills definitely did their job and held back a great deal of the pain that I was feeling before. It was all fine and good except when I was told that I was all better. That was a problem for me because I didn’t quite agree. I felt like I still needed the pills for the pain that was still hanging around. Needless to say I had developed a problem and I needed help. That problem of…painkiller addiction. I’ve been thinking about getting some help, but I just don’t know where to turn. I did find this phone number the other day….
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