Posted by Athene on October 6, 2014, at 14:33:56 [reposted on October 14, 2014, at 19:45:39 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Lou's response/request-izwhtitiz, posted by Lamdage22 on October 6, 2014, at 14:25:31
> If you find yourself in that realm, this post could save your life, for people in withdrawal that do not know what it is, can think that their mind has been altered forever by the drug and that they could never return and be like they are without end so that suicide seems to be an attractive alternative to living in that state."
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> There is no need to be in this realm because you can withdraw without being in this "realm" which i (and a couple of doctors) call PSYCHOSIS. In psychosis, a lot of things can happen (in some people). Not in controlled withdrawal.
> This psychosis wouldn't be there if the person was healthy enough and the discontinuation was slow enough.
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> And this i find irresponsible that you describe this realm, which means psychosis, as a potential path toward health.
>I think there is another option. While withdrawing bit by bit, working to heal the emotional distress that comes up - in bite-sized chunks due to the slow withdrawal. Often drugs will suppress our feelings, so coming off of them will cause a return of the original feelings. This could end in a state considered outright psychosis, or depersonalization, panic, insomnia, etc., which is not desirable. People need help staying healthy as they withdraw, so they don't end up falling off the cliff. Because for many of us, that just leads back to the hospital and higher doses.
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