Terrbear Corner
His life is driven by the need to get high, to boldly go to the other side; the place where the world is made with walls of cotton and offers nothing more than the solitude of a personal hell. He reaches out, but no one can get in. He is suffocating and his light is becoming dimmer.
His drive triggers a personality, one with swagger and meaning. One that can talk the world into believing anything he says, even though he does not believe a word of it. This person will lie, cheat, and deceive anyone with whom he comes into contact just for the sure pleasure of getting just one pill or one drink. While he continues to burn bridge after bridge, he accepts it as if it wasn't his own fault. He blames the world for his addiction.
The first step for an addict is admitting the problem, and realizing it is solely his responsibility and fault. The addict has buried anything of true meaning; he continues to makes his way through life believing that he gets everything he wants; that he is a king, and that no one can touch him. When in fact, he has built a prison and world of make-believe.
He continues to struggle with family life, love, and financial jeopardy, all for the sake of that ultimate buzz: the one where everything is forgotten, or so he thinks. The sad part is that the person continues to bury himself and ruins every relationship with which he comes into contact. That is, of course, other than the relationships from which his buzz and drugs is a part of.
He wants to recover, but he fails every time. When he becomes completely sober, he says to himself, “This is the last time.” But after a week or two, he starts to feel the stomach pains and the craving becomes too strong to push back. He goes out for that final fix; and begins his struggle all over again.
If you are this person and you are struggling with addiction, whether it is alcohol, drug, or sexual, the solution is to disassociate yourself from anyone who had any part of that life. Then you need to find a rehabilitation center that can provide the care and the time to get you better. We are not suggesting a clinic that allows you to leave each day. It needs to be a facility that locks you away from the rest of the world and makes you a priority. It has to be a place that realizes that a full recovery will never happen and that it’s one day at a time. You have to accept that you will have to deal with the addiction every day of your life; but you have to commit to change or it will never work.
These individuals need the support and love of the real people in their lives. Not the friends they have in their addictions, those who accept the drug-life; but rather, the ones who do not allow addictions of any sort in their lives.
It is a commitment, but it is a commitment to oneself and to those closest to you. If you cannot commit to the recovery like you did the addiction, then it will never work.
If you are ready to commit and to make a change, here some important numbers to help:
Substance Abuse and Drug Rehab Counselor 1-800-559-9503
Oasis Rehab Center Http://www.psychoasis.com/ 1-304-733-3331
Highland Rehab Center Http://www.highlandhospital.net
Seneca Health Center 1-304-799-6865
Logan Health Center 1-304-792-7133
Fairmont Health Center 1-304-363-2228
These are all first steps for finding a solution for your addiction. May you find the road to recovery!