Damn Patrick that shit sucks ass in a way I can't really wrap my head around. I'm sorry to hear about this. Sucks knowing what the right thing to do is. You didn't make this choice though.
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Originally Posted by -m-  Not that I know your sitch Aud, and I'm not trying to start shittle with you, but from what I understand you're either an addict or you're not. |
Yeah, lots of people peddle that crap.... most people who use drugs/alcohol at the level of an "addict" quit on their own. Some, the extremes, need help. Most who do, still fail. Though some succeed. Usually its a process not a destination... making the gaps between periods of use longer and longer is, imo, success. Complete abstinence, often unobtainable, often leads to the, "fuck it" response and deeper backslides. Anyway, there are addicts and then their are addicts. I think too many AODA "professionals" and tea totalers fuck of the definition for reasons having nothing whatsoever to do with the "patient." A huge percentage are former addicts who see an addict in every appointment and they're on a crusade to cure the fucking world. Drives me up the goddamn wall.