Author: BeautifulDisaster
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 3:23 pm
Qhorse, i THINK i understand what moviemaker was trying to say. I think what he meant by saying you will never return to a pre-opiate state, is that once you cross the line from from dependance to addiction, you will always techinically be an "addict" even if you do return to a state where you feel normal and happy without opiates. IMO just because you are technically an addict dosent mean that you cant live a happy, productiv e life without opiates, it just means that you will have to put in some work to keep your sobriety and always be aware of our addictive tendencies. I think that most sober addicts will have those fleeting and recurring thoughts that "i can use recreationally, i wont become addicted again, just one more time" and that we have no control over, that is most likely a part of our brain now, but we can learn how to deal with those thoughts and cravings, and relearn how to live again. That does not mean we cant live a happy, meaningfull life, it just means we have to be aware and watch our backs. I think thats what moviemaker was trying to say, but he could have put it a little more gently to someone who at this time is probably feeling like the wd is never
going to end. It WILL end bryan, with time your brain will learn how to function again without opiates, theres just no way to go around it but through it and just know you WILL get there.