Do you know a junkie personally?

[hardrock]

SO the girl I mentioned earlier texted me lastnight saying she was coming home. She says they think she was using and are cutting off her meds and sending her home without a drug test. Says she's gonna sue them. Fuckin typical. She's never responsible for anything. They found a needle in her room shortly after she got there and she claimed someone else was in her room. She says she wouldn't even know where to get it if she wanted to get high. Fuckin bullshit. She's gonna come back here and be worse than she was before she left in a week. Very sad.

 

[Chrisco915]

What is with the people saying all users steal. That's wrong. I myself am an addict. Once you are, you are. So the fuck what. I don't steal, and I don't use anymore. But I am still an addict. Wow, this thread really made me think twice about some people here. Shallow, and uneducated. Come on folks. Your at a illegal substance board, and your downing junkies. I believe there are plenty of junkies at this site who are in denial. Take the first step. I won't point out any names, but I personally know of three hardcore junkies on this site. For I don't talk with many people here.

I too am in recovery and have been labeled an addict. Do I feel like one? No. Do I look like one? No. Do I get treated like one after I tell people? Yes.

I have a good job. I have a good family. I respect myself and the people I inetract with. I am in better shape than I can recall in the last 20 years. I have a degree. I have been in the Army. If we talked face to face you would never have a clue I was a crack addict. The stigma and consistant mis-information makes it hard for people to admit out loud they have issues. We all struggle inside with this issue(those that have it) and then we have to deal with the chastizing from society too? Backs turned, doors closed, relationships severed. It is no wonder addicts turn inward and don't ask for help....so few are willing to give it. The fact it says "junkie" in the title shows a lack of understanding and respect for the individual inflicted with this issue. It isn't a joyride, a walk in the park, a helluva good time. It is hell on earth.

Being an addict doesn't make someone and automatic dirt bag, loser, low life, waste of oxygen, criminal. They are still people. People you may be interacting everyday with and not even now.

 

[calveless wonder]

coke whores

 

[walliwalibus]

coke whores

Pole puffer.... LOL you beotch.

 

[binö]

walli what was your fix?

 

[txbondsman]

Being an addict doesn't make someone and automatic dirt bag, loser, low life, waste of oxygen, criminal. They are still people. People you may be interacting everyday with and not even now.

exactly, but it does make them a sick person. Come on over to the group section, we'll discuss it further, anyone who wants to.

 

[wills_got_rythm]

I too am in recovery and have been labeled an addict. Do I feel like one? No. Do I look like one? No. Do I get treated like one after I tell people? Yes.

I have a good job. I have a good family. I respect myself and the people I inetract with. I am in better shape than I can recall in the last 20 years. I have a degree. I have been in the Army. If we talked face to face you would never have a clue I was a crack addict. The stigma and consistant mis-information makes it hard for people to admit out loud they have issues. We all struggle inside with this issue(those that have it) and then we have to deal with the chastizing from society too? Backs turned, doors closed, relationships severed. It is no wonder addicts turn inward and don't ask for help....so few are willing to give it. The fact it says "junkie" in the title shows a lack of understanding and respect for the individual inflicted with this issue. It isn't a joyride, a walk in the park, a helluva good time. It is hell on earth.

Being an addict doesn't make someone and automatic dirt bag, loser, low life, waste of oxygen, criminal. They are still people. People you may be interacting everyday with and not even now.

Addicts come from all walks of life, rich, poor, middle class whatever....the drug doesnt care who you are.

The whole problem is that addicts, 1. cant say no. 2. think that they are the only ones in the world with the problems they have. 3. cant deal with their problems in the way that "normal people" do.

 

[wills_got_rythm]

I had a problem with drinking for a while, and for me the alcohol did not replace my problems or "temporarily cure" them.

I finally realised that I cant do anything drunk or hungover all the time and I learned how to controll it I still drink a little but nothing like I did when I felt sorry for myself....

 

[walliwalibus]

Addicts come from all walks of life, rich, poor, middle class whatever....the drug doesnt care who you are.

The whole problem is that addicts, 1. cant say no. 2. think that they are the only ones in the world with the problems they have. 3. cant deal with their problems in the way that "normal people" do.

Can't say no I agree
#2=bullsheot
#3=by normal people do you mean the cigarette smokers, the legal drinkers, people who eat too much, people who starve themselves, people who have affairs (LOL), people who are greedy (that is a addiction), shall I keep going, because bro..... everyone has their issues. Look where you are posting this at. My my, ok so uh, have you seen the poll on people here who say they addicted? You are among many addicts. Once an addict, always one. I am a addict, but your wrong as I do say no.

So I take back #1 as bullsheot too, as it is BULLSHEOT.

Discuss........

BTW hey TXBONDSMAN!!!!!! Best advice, go and hit up the group and discuss among those addicted and see how many have already said no and enough is enough. But your always an addict.......

Thx for tuning in everybody, please visit the New Beginnings group and lets type it out. Peep's in there are very cool.

 

[txbondsman]

Addicts come from all walks of life, rich, poor, middle class whatever....the drug doesnt care who you are.

absolutely correct, it's soccer moms, DR's/ nurses, trash collectors, every single person who walks the earth, they can be an addict, and I have seen all of those at one time or another.

The whole problem is that addicts, 1. cant say no.

wmj, there is a BIG difference from not being able to say no, to the compulsion to drink/ take a drugs. HUGE difference. The addict certainly has the willpower to say no, but the comulsion overpowers that will. They simply cannot stop. I use the analogy of breathing to describe, compulsion. If you hold your breath, after a while you will want to take a breath, a little longer and you'll be consumed with taking a breath, then shortly thereafter, you have to breath. It's JUST that powerful. That is different from the person who just says, fuck it, I'll do it anyway, I want to stop but I'll do it later. He could stop if he so chose.

2. think that they are the only ones in the world with the problems they have.

yes, and no. Most are intelligent people who know that they aren't the only ones to go through child custody/ divorce battles, job loss, death in family, etc. Most know that the family problems that they grew up with aren't unique, but they do react differently to them than people who do not use alcohol/ drugs to manage the mental pain, saddness, or anger. So, no they do not think that their the only ones in most cases, but they are clueless as to how to react to the problem. I often said that I wish at birth, they included a "how to react" manuel for life, that would have saved me untold hours of misery.

3. cant deal with their problems in the way that "normal people" do.

true, I addressed that in #2 above. "Normal people" don't run out and buy a 1/2 gallon of liquor and drink the whole thing at one sitting, they don't go spend every last dime that they can get their hands on to buy rock, they don't sneak in and out of other peoples houses to steal meds that they know they have. The lengths an addict will go are vast, what ever it takes, that's how far you will go. "Normal people" don't do that. You are correct.

There is a paragraph in the AA Big Book that deals with this exact thing, I may have posted it before, but I'll do it again, it's worth reading. If you want to see it, come over to the group site, it's an open group for anyone who would like to come.


WMJ, thanks for you post, I wish no confrentation, it's just how I see it, you are certainly entitled to your own oppinions, and I accept that. Again, thanks for your post, we invite all discussions.