tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625138782476481808.post716369580780822516..comments2023-10-26T08:21:40.425+02:00Comments on 1 door away from heaven: ad - dic - tionShadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625138782476481808.post-89168333232522821652019-06-05T01:48:18.000+02:002019-06-05T01:48:18.000+02:00A safe place? I don't think I can wrap my hea...A safe place? I don't think I can wrap my head around that as I think it is called enabling. It's like putting a bandage on a wound that won't stop bleeding.<br /><br />wishing you peace, love and joy in your life...Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625138782476481808.post-80168398500942522872019-06-01T23:24:00.215+02:002019-06-01T23:24:00.215+02:00My son is a recovering addict alcoholic, and it ha...My son is a recovering addict alcoholic, and it has been 5 years or will be next month. It could not have happened if he had not hit rock bottom and felt the pain of the affects of what was going on. What is going on there is horrifying to me. It is a disease that affects all involved. They are only enabling and prolonging the disease, and in many cases, these people are not reaching the place of wanting true help, because of "safe spaces". In those cases many will die of overdoses, and other affects. Thank you so much Shadow for sharing your heart and life with us.Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625138782476481808.post-28444540528085942832019-05-30T07:28:54.387+02:002019-05-30T07:28:54.387+02:00I am a drug addict.
There is no cure for addition ...I am a drug addict.<br />There is no cure for addition just a conviction to a choice each person must make for themselves.<br />Someone else can not make it for you.<br />I have been at war for 22 years and the best I can do is a stalemate.<br />Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129182819187055533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625138782476481808.post-88552338364497776952019-05-25T20:29:38.145+02:002019-05-25T20:29:38.145+02:00There is a definite shift going on "conventio...There is a definite shift going on "conventional" mental illness to drug induced mental illness, friend Shadow. I have worked in psychiatry since 1979. Back then we dealt with schizophrenia, bipolar and personality disorders ... Now our units are filled with schizophrenia drug addicts, bipolar drug addicts and oodles of personality disorder drug addicts ... on top of that we are dealing with with gender dysphoria drug addicts ... it gets harder and harder to differentiate between who is who and what is what ... as they all present psychotic features, drug induced or otherwise. In a way I am glad to retire from this helping profession soon cuz itI find it makes me more and more bitter, helpless and hopeless. Anyway ... Much love to you and for your precious family. Always, cat. PS: Greetings to your singing son ... smiles ... Mine just returned from his 2 year trip by van, Leanne and cat Benny back home to Alberta. @paulleanneandavan ^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625138782476481808.post-45129586147927478732019-05-24T16:25:01.413+02:002019-05-24T16:25:01.413+02:00I rare touch into the life of a poet. Thank you fo...I rare touch into the life of a poet. Thank you for sharing this Shadow. It gives me hope for loved ones that still struggle. <br /><br />Being a child of fear, I didn't use drugs. I tried control to make everything feel better. Eventually, neither drugs nor control work and I had to face the feelings I had tried to get rid of. Still working on that really.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895379382598203558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625138782476481808.post-82702984380427867762019-05-24T16:05:54.924+02:002019-05-24T16:05:54.924+02:00Safe space? That's enabling. Give them a rehab...Safe space? That's enabling. Give them a rehab safe space instead.<br />What a blessing you escaped it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625138782476481808.post-44298780109179811122019-05-24T14:42:54.591+02:002019-05-24T14:42:54.591+02:00Definitely. I, too, came from an alcoholic home a...Definitely. I, too, came from an alcoholic home and had my first drink at 14. Should have realized that I had a problem, but back then we did not talk about alcoholism and addiction. The only drug I ever used was weed. I was a afraid o the others. I had a friend who did become a heroin addict and she hit bottom in many ways. But, evidently she found her way out of that world because when I eventually found her again on FB after 40 odd years, although she had passed she had done so with loving children and grandchildren and had pulled her life together. I got clean in 1991 2hen I was 46 and haven't had a drink since. And in 2001 I finished classes and became a substance abuse counselor. I wanted to give back what was given me. But I do agree with you. there are many out there who do not have the chances that we did. mxtodis123https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com