Question by red_n_gold13: ive been to rehab and started going to church i stayed clean for 8 months now im back on meth i need help?
i dont want to loose my family im getting depressed i dont want to be here anymore i dont know how to stop rehab didnt work and i liked going i even loved going to church i thought i was strong enough but i guess not
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Answer by PINKPINKKISSKISS
therapist, continue going to church, take less and less each time and still go to rehab.Try to write a list of what meth will do to you .I will lose my family, it will destroy my health ect.
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Call for help! You have done it! You are stronger then the drugs! Please get a hold of someone that loves and cares for you and let them know how you are feeling. This is going to work out if you remain strong and keep up the good work for your family! Call your church pastor they will guide you! Don’t give up on yourself!
This might sound cliche’, but you’re seeking help so you are on the right track. I am an alcoholic and addict and have been sober for nearly two years. I abused alcohol, prescription drugs, and on one occasion, heroin. It’s not a matter of being strong enough. Addiction truly is a disease of the mind and body. Our brains are wired slightly differently from non-addicts’ brains. This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t take responsibility for our actions, it just means that you need to be patient with yours. You will never NOT be an addict. You will probably never be able to safely use a drug (such as meth) without falling back into that painful cycle that you are in now.
Church is good if you are Christian. Just because you “fail” doesn’t mean that you can’t go back and try again. I didn’t stay sober at first. I stopped, I started, I stopped, I started. You have to first accept that it isn’t safe for you to experiment with drugs. It’s hard to do. Stick with it. Be honest with your friends and family. Accept their support.
As far as rehab goes…it can work, but it’s not a guarantee. Do you have an N.A. book or an A.A. book? If not, go to this site: http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org for an A.A. book. I’ve found that even though the book primarily discusses alcohol, it helped me with all of my addictions. Frankly, I only drank when I couldn’t get other drugs.
Keep trying. Pray for help and accept it when it comes. You aren’t alone. Feel free to email me if you want to talk. laura.lemieux314@yahoo.com
I am also a drug addict, and everyone slips up …what you need to do is get back into rehab and start again. It seems like your strong and i have faith in you..If you keep on the same path you will either end up dead or in jail. Please get back on track you can do it.
Even jesus needed help carrying his cross. Call someone for help.
Well I wanted to first congratulate you for being clean for the 8 months! Any amount of sobriety is a step in the right direction and just your asking for help shows that you are wanting to steer yourself back onto the road to recovery. A relative was addicted to opiates (heroin, for example) and went to detox and then a drug treatment center for about 3 months. It really helped him and he continued afterwards with outpatient counseling and 12-step groups (preferred AA/alcoholics anonymous). Different 12 step groups may have varying degrees of recovery and one may prefer one over the other. After finding someone that one trusts, perhaps asking that person to be a sponser can really help, someone who has been through the ’12 steps’ and such.
Please really consider getting back into treatment. It can save your life and quality of life. Crystal meth is supposed to wreak havoc on the body as well as the mind and brain. Not everyone stays sober the first time after rehab. It may take the person being at another facility, in another program or when he or she is in a better state of mind to get well as it sounds like it is for you. Something just may click more now than before. There are some drug treatment programs that have state and/or county funding for those that qualify if health insurance is a problem. Your county board of social services may have some phone numbers to try (not sure if they will be open monday as it’s president’s day).
If feeling like wanting to hurt oneself (or others): 1-800-SUICIDE
Here is a toll-free number for possible referrals to treatment (the county phonebook may also list some places under ‘alcohol’, ‘drugs’, ‘mental health’ and/or ‘rehabilitation’): 1-877-544-8161 http://www.drugrehablifeline.org
Talk to your pastor. Its unbelievable what kind of resources they have sometimes. Plus they know you better than us random people on the web. They can at least give you moral support and encouragement if they cannot counsel with you themselves. Most pastors have connections and can recommend good therapists or whatever kind of help you need.
I know a former meth head. He had to find a way to release his stress in addition to what you are already doing.
If you stayed clean for 8 months, you obviously were doing a great job, but fell into temptation somewhere, right? I would suggest going back to rehab. If you did it once, you can do it again. I too struggle with an addiction (though not drug related), but I just keep trusting Jesus and I know that He’ll help me get through it.
if you keep using, you know you wil lose everything,…..
recovery is what you make of it, that includes rehab!
sometimes relapse can be the thing that shakes us to our foundation and clears the way for greater growth.
go to na.org for info on narcotics anonymous meetings in your area.
remember, staying clean is very abnormal for an addict, (our natural state is to be loaded). it takes time to actually feel okay in our own skin & be able to deal with life on lifes terms.
personally, i pursue recovery like i used to chase the bag o dope. i have to be willing to go to great lengths to stay clean and become a better person. i got rid of old playgrounds, playmates, & playthings. i don’t hang out at my old dealers pad etc. to do so would be absolutely foolish!
i used to be a hopeless dope fiend, but now i am a dopeless hope fiend!
put aside your ego, get honest, ask for help, go to rehab, na/aa meetings, flush the meth! you have a choice right now,…you can save your face, or you can save your asss, but you can’t save both!
you are in my prayers, cuz i’ve been where you are and it sucked! but it can get better-if you humble yourself and reach out for help.