Do you know if you’re an addict? sometimes we struggle with the very idea or thought of addiction, for starters if you know the following prayer chances are you have been struggling the this question.
“The Serenity Prayer”
” God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.”
The first step to getting help is admitting you have a problem. If you can’t do that wholeheartedly, you aren’t ready to get help. Most of the time, we reach a point in life where we want things to change. But, we don’t know how to make those changes.
Addictions can be anything. The very definition of addiction is this: A compulsion to do something even if it’s harmful to you. In the case of the fentanyl addict this definition rings true. As a fentanyl addict you have no control over your addiction it controls you. Unfortunately, this also makes you easy prey for predators. These predators are otherwise known as your drug dealer, the connection, or even your “friend.” Most fentanyl addicts start out exactly like my son. It begins with a prescription from his doctor. The abuse came after he developed the addiction or the compulsion to over use his prescriptions. He then turned to a “friend” and started buying what he thought was the same drug. Sound familiar?
So if this is you, and you would like to get help, here’s the second problem. You can’t do it alone. You really should have a sober person who is willing to go the extra mile with you on this journey. Recovery is not easy at all for the addict or the people supporting the addict. This will be hard, but the end result will be rewarding. I promise you that much.
You might say by now, “I can’t do this.” I’m telling you, yes, you can. Here’s how to do it: exchange your energy. What does that mean? It means the energy you use every day can be redirected. Take the time you dedicate to the pursuit of your addiction and use it towards doing the opposite of what you do every day.
Recovery is a lifestyle change, you will need to learn how to be a functioning person because you have lost that part of yourself. Addiction robs you of the simplest things. Take a look at the picture below. That is my son Joshua on the left in active addiction and on the right he was a year and a half in recovery, the difference is like night and day.
Do you need help?
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