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Posted by lyla ray on February 11, 2007, at 21:59:51
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict? » lyla ray, posted by Phillipa on February 11, 2007, at 21:54:44
i dont know how to do that lol
n the treatment thing i dont want my mom to know!!
Posted by Declan on February 12, 2007, at 1:00:28
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by lyla ray on February 11, 2007, at 21:59:51
I had coke a few years ago and it was one of the best nights of my life.
If I had it around I'd end up taking it every 10 minutes.
But if you only take it once a week, what you are dealing with is a psychological craving. For me that involved freedom from the awfulness of being me. I felt so free, just for a little while. I could go up to people at the party and say 'I'm Declan, who are you?' and best of all, simply not care what was to come back from them.
It is obviously very moreish so you have to be careful. If you (or me?) get your hands on enough there'll be trouble.
Posted by djmmm on February 12, 2007, at 11:59:44
In reply to signs of being a coke addict?, posted by lyla ray on February 11, 2007, at 16:53:13
> i need to kno how u kno if ur an addict i kno its one thing to do it sometimes but i need to kno if ur only an addict if u do it alot can u b one if u only do it like once a week or two weeks? its every chance possible its just not everyday chances,i need to kno kk tnx
It's hard to say... there is no easy response to your question.
If you think you may have a problem, then you probably do.
You can usually gauge an addiction, by examining the effect the drug has on your everyday life-- not necessarily the frequency at which you use the drug.
For example:
Are you bingeing on coke?, choosing cocaine over friends, family? paying for coke instead of, say, paying for your rent? Are you missing work, or school because you are high, or coming down? Do you spend a lot of time thinking about doing cocaine, or getting it?
Posted by rina on February 12, 2007, at 12:43:08
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict? » lyla ray, posted by Declan on February 12, 2007, at 1:00:28
> I had coke a few years ago and it was one of the best nights of my life.
>
> If I had it around I'd end up taking it every 10 minutes.
>
> But if you only take it once a week, what you are dealing with is a psychological craving. For me that involved freedom from the awfulness of being me. I felt so free, just for a little while. I could go up to people at the party and say 'I'm Declan, who are you?' and best of all, simply not care what was to come back from them.
>
> It is obviously very moreish so you have to be careful. If you (or me?) get your hands on enough there'll be trouble.
The way i see it, if "I" use ANYthing that alters my mind or mood at ANY time, for ANY reason, even just to let loose,
food, sex, gambling, etc.etc.etc. i should probably ask myself the question "WHY."
if im in a good place i'm naturally feeling good, if not, i'll probably look for help to get me there!!!
this disease is cunning and baffling and VERY VERY progressive, and easy to fall into the trap of
instant gratification it gives me, and it doesnt matter how much or how often to get a good hold on me.
best idea, if someone thinks they dont have a problem, leave it all alone and dont ever touch it,
instead i pray they, look inside themselves and find out why they need to find outside help to feel whole. Be good to yourself and take care.
Posted by Crazy Horse on February 12, 2007, at 13:35:17
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by lyla ray on February 11, 2007, at 18:29:54
> > > i need to kno how u kno if ur an addict i kno its one thing to do it sometimes but i need to kno if ur only an addict if u do it alot can u b one if u only do it like once a week or two weeks? its every chance possible its just not everyday chances,i need to kno kk tnx
> >
> > If you think you might be an addict, you most likely are. Purely my opinion.
> >
> > -Monte
> >
> >tnx but like i dont do it a lot mayb once a week but i do it every time i can but i dont steel for it i dont even pay for it i have people that share with me but i ask them to by it for me i kno if i had money for it i would by it like every day but i only do it when some one else has it or is willing to by me some sooo can u b an addict if u dont do it every day or even every week?
>I used this same argument about whether or not i am an alcoholic. I finally surrendered. I AM AN ALCOHOLIC, i was using booze to deaden my emotions. I since have been sober going on 3 years. :)
-Monte
Posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 14:15:03
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict? » lyla ray, posted by Declan on February 12, 2007, at 1:00:28
i knew some one with that name b4 n my friends had it today n i begged it for him but he only gave me a tapped cig but he gave me speed instead i just feel calm when i do it like everything in the worldis right for even just a second n i love that
Posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 14:18:09
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by djmmm on February 12, 2007, at 11:59:44
yeah a lot of time thinking bout it n my friend had some today he was sellin n i wanted it soooo bad i hate going to school bc id rather stay home n get high n when i come down i dont wanna go to school n i skip a lot i dont pay for it a friend buys it for me wich is y i dont do it alot but i was thinking bout getting a job so i could have it all the time wich is when i realized i might have a prob.
Posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 14:21:01
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by rina on February 12, 2007, at 12:43:08
im not sure if im addicted to coke im aware that i may have a problem n i def. think im a drug addict i look for it spend money on it when i have it i prefer coke but will go for ne thing my freind gave me speed for the first time today i snorted it with out even a second thought
Posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 14:23:05
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict? » lyla ray, posted by Crazy Horse on February 12, 2007, at 13:35:17
good job thats awesome im trying last night i decided to quit doing drugs n then today i begged for coke n did speed
Posted by Crazy Horse on February 12, 2007, at 14:24:36
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 14:18:09
> yeah a lot of time thinking bout it n my friend had some today he was sellin n i wanted it soooo bad i hate going to school bc id rather stay home n get high n when i come down i dont wanna go to school n i skip a lot i dont pay for it a friend buys it for me wich is y i dont do it alot but i was thinking bout getting a job so i could have it all the time wich is when i realized i might have a prob.
Um, yeah..if nothing else I think you most definitely have a drug abuse problem. Not judging here, with all these freakin' probs we have, it is very tempting. If i didn't have my family, i would probably still be drinking. Just please be careful.
-Monte
Posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 14:26:29
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict? » lyla ray, posted by Crazy Horse on February 12, 2007, at 14:24:36
i will tnx for the help
Posted by Crazy Horse on February 12, 2007, at 14:28:01
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 14:23:05
> good job thats awesome im trying last night i decided to quit doing drugs n then today i begged for coke n did speed
Typical addiction traits. Quit now while you still can.
-Monte
Posted by rina on February 12, 2007, at 19:56:12
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict? » lyla ray, posted by Crazy Horse on February 12, 2007, at 14:28:01
> > good job thats awesome im trying last night i decided to quit doing drugs n then today i begged for coke n did speed
>
> Typical addiction traits. Quit now while you still can.
>
> -MonteUse me as an example. I had never drank in my life. I'm 35 now. All of a sudden seven months ago I started drinking. Drinking with my meds landed me in the hospital with a .5 alcohol level. Mind you .6 is death. It didn't take much more to see that,regardless of never drinking before that time, I became an alcoholic. Since then, I've been sober for 5months now. All because I thought I wouldn't get hooked, since I had never done it in my life.
Posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 20:00:21
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by rina on February 12, 2007, at 19:56:12
yeah i try but as soon as its in front o fme im like yay!!!! im pretty sure that im a drug abuser/addict w.e it is if i cant get one thing ill take w.e is there except heroin would never do that
Posted by rina on February 12, 2007, at 20:03:50
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 20:00:21
> yeah i try but as soon as its in front o fme im like yay!!!! im pretty sure that im a drug abuser/addict w.e it is if i cant get one thing ill take w.e is there except heroin would never do that
Sweetheart, get some help while you can. It may only get worse.
Posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 20:11:33
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by rina on February 12, 2007, at 20:03:50
yeah im working on tryin some more with by myself then if that dont work
Posted by nolegirl23 on February 12, 2007, at 21:45:27
In reply to signs of being a coke addict?, posted by lyla ray on February 11, 2007, at 16:53:13
> i need to kno how u kno if ur an addict i kno its one thing to do it sometimes but i need to kno if ur only an addict if u do it alot can u b one if u only do it like once a week or two weeks? its every chance possible its just not everyday chances,i need to kno kk tnx
Let me tell you about being a cocaine addict.
You start out just using occasionally, for parties and stuff.
Then you realize that the stuff is pretty good for studying, after all, it helps you focus and sleeping is the last thing on your mind.
So now you have an awesome little party favor, and a study aid..
But you are sleeping a HELL of a lot less, so you decide that a little bump or two will help you get through the day, after all, you don't want to sleep through class or work.
So, now you have a party favor, a study aid, and a lil' something that gets you through the mundane , mediocre life that you live day to day. After all, everything is better when you are coked up, right?
After a few weeks (btw, every week that goes by is ALWAYS the last week that you will snort...), you realize that coke makes your life 10 times more awesome than it was before, so you are pretty much using every day (or every other day..) through class, through work, for studying, for partying, for 'getting in touch with your inner poet...'
for whatever.
Then you are out of cash, after all, that sh*t is expensive. But, you have Visa, or Mastercard, and they have this wonderful feature called cash advance.
Then you are broke, taking out money that you don't have off of your credit card, and pretty much hooked on some sh*t that is going to permanently change your brain chemistry.So, in short, you know you are addicted when you can think of nothing but coke. You know you are an addict when you are willing to spend money you don't have, risk losing people who you care about, and when you cease to care about yourself, your looks, and your health.
Personally, I have never been the same since my 2 years of cocaine addiction. I have never been really, truly HAPPY since my days of cocaine abuse.
Get out while you can. Trust me.
Posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 21:56:30
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by nolegirl23 on February 12, 2007, at 21:45:27
yeah i have insomnia now ive always had problems sleeping but now im up like all night n i sit there n think man if i had some coke i wouldnt have to worry i could just stay up n thats exactly right i think about it all the it calms me down i can sit there n just do the same thing forever n i think about it all the time n today i did speed bc i was so tired n alot of my friends got mad n there mad i do coke n i always say im not gonna do it ne more but then i do sooo i say wont then i get upset when i cant stop thinking about it then i want it even more bc im upset that i cant stop n im like wtf but im tryin n imma keep tryin to control myself when its offered to me
Posted by munificentexegete on February 14, 2007, at 6:30:50
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by lyla ray on February 12, 2007, at 21:56:30
> yeah i have insomnia now ive always had problems sleeping but now im up like all night n i sit there n think man if i had some coke i wouldnt have to worry i could just stay up n thats exactly right i think about it all the it calms me down i can sit there n just do the same thing forever n i think about it all the time n today i did speed bc i was so tired n alot of my friends got mad n there mad i do coke n i always say im not gonna do it ne more but then i do sooo i say wont then i get upset when i cant stop thinking about it then i want it even more bc im upset that i cant stop n im like wtf but im tryin n imma keep tryin to control myself when its offered to me
isn't there some legal drug she can move to? like dexamphetamine for "anxiety"? which has a better "hit" and which is more toxic in the long run?
Posted by munificentexegete on February 14, 2007, at 6:57:18
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by munificentexegete on February 14, 2007, at 6:30:50
> isn't there some legal drug she can move to? like dexamphetamine for "anxiety"? which has a better "hit" and which is more toxic in the long run?
that post was made when I was feeling a little too jocular. I believe in the no med approach unless there is an underlying disease including chemical imbalance.
Posted by lyla ray on February 14, 2007, at 14:16:16
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict?, posted by munificentexegete on February 14, 2007, at 6:57:18
i have anxiety ive been diagnosed with that and depression n due to the anxiety i have insomnia wich doesnt help with my coke use its gotten worse
Posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2007, at 17:12:17
In reply to signs of being a coke addict?, posted by lyla ray on February 11, 2007, at 16:53:13
I've read everything you've said in this thread, and you sound like somebody with a serious drug problem. You haven't truly suffered from your problem....yet. And I doubt anyone's advice could even give you a glimmer of what suffering might lie ahead for you. I only pray that you sort this out, before you do.
Lar
Posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2007, at 17:19:26
In reply to signs of being a coke addict?, posted by lyla ray on February 11, 2007, at 16:53:13
You can ignore the 12-step stuff, but please consider the questions posed in the short Narcotics Anonymous pamphlet called, "Am I an Addict?" Just consider that these questions were posed by addicts themselves.
http://www.na.org/pdf/litfiles/us_english/IP/EN3107.pdf
Lar
Posted by lyla ray on February 15, 2007, at 14:31:17
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict? » lyla ray, posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2007, at 17:12:17
tnx every ones been very helpful
Posted by lyla ray on February 15, 2007, at 14:32:27
In reply to Re: signs of being a coke addict? » lyla ray, posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2007, at 17:19:26
mkay tnx
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