45 Things People Say When They Use Alcohol and Drugs
November 10, 2010
by Dr Mark Agresti
Alcoholism, Benzodiazepines Detox, Drug & Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction Rehab, Drug Use, Marijuana Use, Methadone Detox, Opiate Addiction, Opiate Detox, Suboxone, Subutex
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- Wanted to get high.
- Just wanted to.
- To get a mini vacation.
- Just wanted to checkout.
- Needed a reward.
- Out of anger.
- Out of frustration.
- Works hard and deserves it.
- Thought I could have just one.
- Everyone else was doing it.
- Needed something to loosen me up at a party.
- Need a stress reliever.
- Social Customs (weddings, holiday etc.,)
- To feel more adult.
- An act of retaliation.
- To try something new.
- Boosting self confidence.
- Masking unsatisfactory relationships.
- To feel at ease.
- To make a good time better.
- To make a boring time bearable.
- Given up on life and wants to destroy themselves.
- To forget about problems.
- Can’t accept the way they are.
- To avoid acceptance of major loss.
- Have depression, mania, anxiety, and self medicate.
- To help deal with a loss.
- To live in an impossible situation.
- To deal with physical pain and hardship.
- To deal with a break up.
- Hearing voices telling me to drink/use.
- Use to stop withdrawal.
- Can’t imagine I would be doing anything else but that, (born to be a junkie).
- Because I was prescribed these medications.
- Because I am an addict.
- Just cant stop.
- Because life sucks anyway, so why does it matter.
- Cause that is who I am.
- To prove I can handle it.
- To cope with loneliness.
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On that list, the reasons for me was social customs, wanted to check out and stress reliever. I am an Alcoholic and for a long time not only could I not remember how to spell Alcoholic, but I didn’t think I was one. I never had anyone express their concern for my drinking and when I tried to make sense out of it, my friends or family didn’t think I had a problem.
I was on a mission for truth and to make sense of it. I finally got real with myself and admitted that I do have a problem. After much trial and error trying to moderate my drinking. I once read a book quickly in a book store regarding drinking problem and it said that it’s not about the frequency in which you drink. Its like when you eat, you eat enough and you are full, you can’t have anymore. When you have a problem with alcoholism, you don’t get full, you can keep going and going until you blackout.