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View submission: Heavily Addicted to drugs, can't get out...
May I gently supply this....
In so, so, so many cases, substance abuse is rooted in unprocessed trauma. It's survival and a way to cope. We do the best we can.
I would like to suggest therapy....EMDR specifically has been incredibly helpful for me. Processing that trauma (if I may be so bold to presume) is the very first step.
Meditation is going to be instrumental in reconnecting with the most authentic version of yourself and from that point, spirituality has so much room to take root.
I wish you love and light.
Comment by ConfidenceShort9319 at 18/03/2025 at 20:59 UTC
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Seconding this. Came from a broken home with lots of alcoholism and violence. I have three siblings and we’re all addicts. One of us died in December as a result of addiction.
It’s not a genetic brain disorder - though genetics play a part - rather, it’s a human mind’s attempt to nullify constant mental agony because their brain has developed in an environment of chaos and instability, instead of an environment of safety and security. The addict’s mind continues to feel that chaos and instability long after it’s passed; it becomes hardwired into us that nowhere is safe and no one can be trusted.
Drugs give us the stability and control we crave: we know that if we get this pill, or powder, or liquid, then we will feel this exact way every time. It becomes the only means of regulating one’s emotions.
Honestly, I don’t think my parents should have had children. I don’t think either of them have the capability of raising a healthy, functional adult. Unfortunately mistakes happen, and I was one of them, and it is very evident.