I recently went on my facebook and was struck in the face by a statement, although not intended for me, threw me into a defensive mode that Im ashamed of....
" I dont believe there is such a thing as addicts in the medical sense. I think its just an excuse to say they cant stop when they dont want to"
I know that (my stepson) was talking to a friend of his when he wrote it, but I went into every n/a tradition and medical fact I could think of on the defense. Im sure if the whys of why I did but not sure why I did not use my wisdom, and knowing that I cannot control anybodys actions but my own. The voices inside me inside me heard every single person that has ever called me a weak minded person that is just making excuses. Wow .when I calmed down a bit and reread what i wrote...oh you can tell I was a bit defensive!
I will ask my higher power to remove this in me, and pray for those who dont understand for I know that is what I should have dont in the first place. **I did reach out to the "kid" he was actually talking to and tell him that when he was sick and tired of being sick and tired , there is a better way in n/a**
Hi...A pity they don't teach anything about the science/biology of addiction in school (including med school!). When I was working in the field as an addiction treatment professional, I just soaked up, and soaked up, the wonderful body of research and knowledge that exists. For me, it's just ten times as appalling, and sad, and scary, and anger-provoking, when I am confronted with the almost hateful ignorance that prevails about this brain disorder, which is what it essentially is. It takes a lot of patience to educate people, especially when they're really not all that interested in learning. I must be experienceing a heighted sense of empathy and identification here...I'm getting defensive and mad too!!! LOL God, grant me the serenity....
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From dying and surviving to living and thriving. LeeU
God, grant me the serenity....
