Let the Addiction Therapy Guy help you out of the Vicious Cycle of Addiction
I too was once like you lost in the cycle of addiction. I was even unable to ask how to find the way out for a long time. I just wandered aimlessly from one drug to another. Along the way I did meet many people that were willing to help me.
I think I had pretty much been put out of every place I ever lived. My family and friends gave me a place to stay and thought they were helping me. The truth is they were enabling me to continue using. I burned a whole lot of bridges in my using days. I am here to let you know that this is not necessary and if you would like to learn more about addiction therapy check out some more posts.
Four new things you can try that will help improve your life and recovery
If you go to meetings get to know a few of the guys in the program. Start to share with them about yourself. You may even find some you would like as a sponsor and also find you’re not that much different than them. Here is what I would suggest find someone that you trust and tell them something secret yourself you have never shared with anyone else.
1.If you can do this it will pay off tremendously. It does not have to be the worst thing you have ever done. What I am saying is we learn to trust others. The first time I did this I can not tell you the burden that was lifted from me and the sense of freedom I felt.
2.When I was in therapy I began to trust my therapist with small secrets which no one else knew. Eventually I built up the courage to tell her every foul thing I had done in my life. Mind you that I am a man she is a female. I really had to humble myself for this one. Once again I was set free.
3.If you have a sponsor begin write the steps. This is what was suggested to me and I done it. What I was speaking of about sharing secrets will come along in the forth step and you should share it with your sponsor. I will add here though that sharing your life story the good as well as the bad can be done with who ever you want. I chose my sponsor because I trust him. I will go through all the steps in another post.
4,I think it is a good idea to pray. Some of you may already do this. This is another thing that came with time for me. I am not one of those who will tell you if you don’t have a higher power to use a rock or pray to a door knob or whatever as your higher power. I think that is utterly ridiculous.
I believe that if you stick with the program you will find a higher power. I pray every morning when I wake up and every night I thank him for getting me through the day. I will also often pray throughout the day also.
Meetings are great way to stay clean and calling others too. What are you going to do when the urge to use comes over you and you can’t get a hold of anyone and there is no meeting? Well I can tell you what I would do and that is to ask God to remove the desire to use. That’s all you have to do. It does work I dare you to try it.
It took me a long time to get clean and sober but I can tell you this there is nothing like it. You will make new friends find new things to do and places to go. It is beyond your wildest dreams why not find out what its like today.
Good luck
My name is Art. I help people to recover.