Posted by Andre Allard on June 4, 2000, at 10:10:34
In reply to coping with the fact that lifes not much fun, posted by si on June 4, 2000, at 7:03:25
What you are feeling is to be expected considering a week ago you were using heroine and alcohol. Give the drugs another week to get out of your system. In the mean time though, you have no choice but to suffer. I have been a drug addict as well as an alcoholic. I would take anything I could get my hands on to lessen the emotional pain I felt day in and day out. The drugs, alcohol and depression landed me in the hospital for an entire month. Every day I was in the hospital I thought about drugs. The thing that stopped me from opening up a bottle of my little pink friends was the reminder that drugs exaberate my depression. I would do anything to not to be depressed so everytime I have that erge to "bottle" up my problems, I think of how awful I felt while I was in the midst of severe depression. It does the trick everytime. Sure it would be easy to go back to "Pink Floyd" but just remember that everytime you take something you are that much farther away from feeling better in the long run.
It would be very beneficial for you to seek professional help if you have not already done so. The fact that your parents are aware of you situation and that you are taking meds suggests that you are already getting some kind of help. Good luck!
poster:Andre Allard
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