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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 694320" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>Yes, she wanted it. As much as I would love 60mg of oxycodone. It would be really awesome. For about 4 hours. Then, my whole world will crumble. Every promise I made to myself, and to my aunt. So, knowing the consequence, why would we possibly relapse? Obviously, that would not be a sound decision to make consciously. I think we become... lax. To the point where we allow our subconscious to drive us a little more. Clearly, she did not sit there and think the decision through. She described it as not being a real decision. Not the kind that you sit there and think all the way through. She thought about as far as the next few hours, and that was all. Had she fully considered the decision, she wouldn't have made it.</p><p></p><p>It isn't just hard for people on the outside to understand an addict's thinking and behavior. We struggle to understand it, too. I mean, it really doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Which is how you can tell that it isn't JUST about being a <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> up. If it were just that, the fix would be much easier. It's incredibly complex from all perspectives. </p><p></p><p>I think fear is useful at first. Whatever gets us to that first meeting, or that first treatment facility is a good thing. But if we base our sobriety on fear alone, we will eventually fail. Fear fades. And things are less frightening when we understand them better. Recovery is about appreciation. We need to appreciate all the positive things we can keep if we remain sober, and we need to appreciate all that we will lose if we do not. Which is why recovery is not an event. It isn't an occurrence. It is something that you are either doing, or you are not doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 694320, member: 20267"] Yes, she wanted it. As much as I would love 60mg of oxycodone. It would be really awesome. For about 4 hours. Then, my whole world will crumble. Every promise I made to myself, and to my aunt. So, knowing the consequence, why would we possibly relapse? Obviously, that would not be a sound decision to make consciously. I think we become... lax. To the point where we allow our subconscious to drive us a little more. Clearly, she did not sit there and think the decision through. She described it as not being a real decision. Not the kind that you sit there and think all the way through. She thought about as far as the next few hours, and that was all. Had she fully considered the decision, she wouldn't have made it. It isn't just hard for people on the outside to understand an addict's thinking and behavior. We struggle to understand it, too. I mean, it really doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Which is how you can tell that it isn't JUST about being a :censored2: up. If it were just that, the fix would be much easier. It's incredibly complex from all perspectives. I think fear is useful at first. Whatever gets us to that first meeting, or that first treatment facility is a good thing. But if we base our sobriety on fear alone, we will eventually fail. Fear fades. And things are less frightening when we understand them better. Recovery is about appreciation. We need to appreciate all the positive things we can keep if we remain sober, and we need to appreciate all that we will lose if we do not. Which is why recovery is not an event. It isn't an occurrence. It is something that you are either doing, or you are not doing. [/QUOTE]
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