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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 696120" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>The physical health thing is perfectly normal. It doesn't take too long living the junkie lifestyle before EVERYTHING begins to get affected. Both mentally, and physically. And since our physical well being is dependent on us WANTING to be well, our mental well being is all the more crucial. We stop caring about our appearance, our hygiene, our overall health. This is why you can actually watch a junkie's progression (rather, regression) through mugshot photos. I was always a bit conceited. I took a lot of care in my appearance, and my physical health. But even for me, it all became second in my list of priorities. Which was, basically, 1.) Obtain drugs, and 2.) Anything else, but ONLY if I completed number 1. </p><p> </p><p>And it does sound like he is starting to come around, even if he hasn't fully committed himself. The fact that he shows initiative and made those phone calls certainly isn't something to scoff at or disregard. It is probably more than he has done in a very long time, isn't it? At the very least, he has spent some amount of time truly looking at himself, and what he is becoming. That's a hard thing for us to do. Both literally, and metaphorically. I avoided actual mirrors. Not because I was so concerned about how my hair looked or anything like that. I just didn't want to have to see myself at all. My outward appearance, or what was inside. Junkies don't like themselves. They like themselves less and less as the addiction progresses. Until you actually hate yourself. Not the kind of hate where you want to attack the person. More like the kind of hate where the thought of a person is physically revolting. THAT is how we feel about ourselves when using.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 696120, member: 20267"] The physical health thing is perfectly normal. It doesn't take too long living the junkie lifestyle before EVERYTHING begins to get affected. Both mentally, and physically. And since our physical well being is dependent on us WANTING to be well, our mental well being is all the more crucial. We stop caring about our appearance, our hygiene, our overall health. This is why you can actually watch a junkie's progression (rather, regression) through mugshot photos. I was always a bit conceited. I took a lot of care in my appearance, and my physical health. But even for me, it all became second in my list of priorities. Which was, basically, 1.) Obtain drugs, and 2.) Anything else, but ONLY if I completed number 1. And it does sound like he is starting to come around, even if he hasn't fully committed himself. The fact that he shows initiative and made those phone calls certainly isn't something to scoff at or disregard. It is probably more than he has done in a very long time, isn't it? At the very least, he has spent some amount of time truly looking at himself, and what he is becoming. That's a hard thing for us to do. Both literally, and metaphorically. I avoided actual mirrors. Not because I was so concerned about how my hair looked or anything like that. I just didn't want to have to see myself at all. My outward appearance, or what was inside. Junkies don't like themselves. They like themselves less and less as the addiction progresses. Until you actually hate yourself. Not the kind of hate where you want to attack the person. More like the kind of hate where the thought of a person is physically revolting. THAT is how we feel about ourselves when using. [/QUOTE]
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