#addiction awareness

[dognonsense]

Advice if you love/care about an addict but they're not ready for abstinence. This is meeting people where they're at- the most important part of harm reduction

#copied the caption from tiktok #addiction #addiction awareness #recovery #harm reduction #harm reduction tiktok #harm redux #unhoused

[neuroticboyfriend]

i don't know what addict needs to here this but, you have time to get yourself together. you don't have to have all the answers right now. whether you're just trying to survive or trying to recover, those are both things that are a process. if you're still here, there's still something that can be done - now or in the future - to make your life better.

it is true that addiction takes lives - many lives. but many more also survive, many still recover - even the people whose lives were at imminent risk every day, many of them found they had so much more time than they thought they did... and found ways to use that time to become healthier and happier, even if they still actively use (ex: harm reduction and community support!)

you are not doomed. you don't need to be fixed; you aren't broken. you just need to be alive and take care of yourself as much as possible, given the support, resources, and knowledge you have. that's all you can do.

#softspoonie #addiction #surviving addiction #addiction recovery #addiction survival #recovery #harm reduction #mental health awareness #mentally ill #chronic illness #chronically ill #disabled #disability #disability positivity #neurodivergent #neurodivergent positivity #mental illness #mental health #addict #addiction awareness #mental health recovery #mental health support #mental health tips

[the-perks-of-neurodivergency]

So, a lot of chronic pain patients are understandably wary to the suggestion that we might be addicted to our pain meds, but it is actually very possible and I really wish we talked about it more. Like addiction to pain meds is likely less common than ableds would have us believe, but that is still possible and we should address it more.

Like if you are taking more meds then you are supposed to then that is a problem. If you take your meds when you don't really need them, or mix them with other substances to increase the effects that's a problem. If you're lying to people to get more meds, or hiding the amount you're using, or stealing to get more meds that's a problem. If you're meds start effecting your mental health or your ability to function then that is again, a problem.

That doesn't mean you have to stop taking your meds, and effective healthcare should never force you to do this. But if you've noticed you have an unhealthy relationship with your meds, or if a loved one has expressed concerns about your use thrn it may be time to reassess your relationship with your prescription. Try to get in touch with harm reduction programs to say what steps you can take to keep yourself safe. I go to a SMART recovery meeting once a week, but you may find you have different services in your area.

Being an addict doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you, or that you've done something wrong. There are many factors that contribute to addiction and not one of them is that you weren't trying hard enough to use a specific substance responsibly. You are not alone in this. Stay safe.

#chronic pain #pain killers #addiction #addiction awareness #addiction recovery

[meowtismz]

Yeah maybe "support addicts" maybe... tho still call "crackheads". Still think porn addicts "disgusting pervert". Still think SH addicts "not try hard enough". Still think "socially acceptable substance" addicts not be valid????? Stop be hypocrite!!!

#disabled #actually disabled #chronically ill #addict #addiction #sh addict #addiction disorder #awareness #addiction awareness #disability positivity #disability awareness

[nnnyxie]

i feel like we don’t talk enough about how strictly reading/writing smut can literally lead to a porn addiction. porn isn’t strictly video and smut readers/writers need to understand that.

porn can be written.

all of your books are being straight up smut is not cute. it’s not funny. it’s worrying and you need help.

porn addictions are real and serious. if you cannot enjoy a book/piece of work or cannot read a book/piece of work that does not have smut in it, that’s unhealthy.

porn addiction isn’t considered a ‘real’ addiction. but, it is just as real and just as detrimental as any other. it effects your relationships. your mental health. it effects all aspects of your life and it needs to be treated.

i am absolutely not trying to shame anyone with an addiction!! i just believe that it is absolutely necessary that we discuss this.

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#addiction awareness

[ix-c-999]

[This post has no DNI other than not to involve it in discourse, mockery, or other harassment]

#.txt #[venn] #[ransom] #flashing / #addiction #alcoholism #actuallyaddicted #actually addicted #addiction awareness #alcoholism awareness #blinkies #blinkie #spacehey #our blinkies #our content

[theaddictspoetry]

What will you do when the party ends? When the drugs run out, and you're all in your head? At 3 AM with nothing and no body left, All cause of some fun, some escape we didn't realize would end.

-addiction took everything from me, but never again.

@theaddictspoetry

#addiction awareness #addiction quotes #recovery #poetry #recovering #drug addiction #addiction #addict #drug addict #bpd #poem #poet #women poet #girl poet #poets of ig #poets on tumblr #tumblr poet #deep poetry #poems daily #daily quotes #daily poetry #fuck addiction #fuck drug addiction #fuck heroin #fuck drugs #heroin withdrawal #dope head #dope sick #withdrawals #opiate withdrawal

[cthulhu-with-a-fez]

hey, everybody!

no pressure or obligation to act on this, but my family is doing a really cool thing and i'm trying to spread the word about it!

a team of my cousins are preparing to run the berlin marathon together, and they're representing (and raising money for!) two substance abuse and addiction recovery organizations: Release Recovery in new york, and the High Watch Recovery Center in connecticut, where two of my family members currently work. we're all really proud of what they're doing, and i'm trying to do my bit to help out!

i linked my cousin sean's page above, he's come a long way down an incredibly difficult road of recovery so this cause is near and dear to his and all of our hearts. i'd also encourage reading my other cousins' pages as well! sparky's, john's, and katrina's are for High Watch too, while david's and bryan's are for Release Recovery.

if you wanted to send a single donation to be split evenly between them all, though, john has volunteered to organize that through his venmo @John-McGowan-6 to make it easier!!

again, obviously no pressure to donate, i know we're all basically passing the same $20 bill around in circles, but it's a really fantastic cause spearheaded by some genuinely good people in my family and i just want to do my best to get the word out for them - i would super appreciate it if anyone's willing to pitch in!

#addiction recovery #addiction awareness #berlin marathon #fundraising #fundraiser #charity #donations #signal boost #pitch in to support my cousins if you can!! i'd really appreciate it #but no worries if you can't #i'd appreciate a reblog though! #posts by cwaf

[bonecavities]

Yesterday I got some herbs to do a ritual in the bath. A cleansing if you will.. something I desperately need. I am harboring a lot of negative energy in my heart over the death of my significant other.. and many others I’ve lost this past year due to substance abuse. Today, I am almost 40 days sober. but they were not so lucky. I remain heartbroken and weighed down.

If anyone else has any other suggestions for on what type of rituals or such I should do to wash this energy away I am open.

#voluntaryfa1ry #addiction awareness #addiction poetry #addiction recovery #recoveryispossible #addiction and recovery #oracle witch #bath ritual #herbal witch #witchblr #witch advice #witch problems #witchcore #witchcraft

[abishekmuses]

Addiction

The smart folks who study addiction have known for decades that the mechanisms that underlie the human predisposition to get addicted run very deep - the substance use or the compulsive porn watching is just the tip of the iceberg. At it's core, addiction is an attempt to move away from pain. The root of these painful emotional patterns and the resulting social patterns, is usually in childhood traumas. Simply put, addiction is an adaptive response gone wrong. Humans don’t like monotony, negative emotion, pain, tedium and failure. There is extremely deep-rooted wiring in us that impels us to escape the icky sensations associated with these states. This primal need to escape unpleasantness forms the underlying foundation of all types of addiction. Addiction comes in many shapes and forms - not just the usual ones like alcohol, porn, narcotics etc. Taking away the substance or object of addiction from an addict is a dubious tactic at best. Without giving them help to confront and rewire the pathways that underlie their addiction, any attempt to take away the one thing that gives them succour is doomed to fail. Case in point - the number of times people check out of rehab only to relapse and check in again. The answer seems to be in consciously moving towards and seeking out these painful emotional triggers as opposed to avoiding them - however that's easier said than done. Breathwork, asana, physical exercise, counselling, sports, community support all help.

#addiction awareness #addiction #substance abuse

[lgbtq-archives]

𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚, 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭

#silverdaddies #lgbtq #older gay men #older gay #gay community #mature gay men #gay over 60 #gay artist #substance abuse #alcohol addiction #addiction issues #hardcore drugs #drugs addiction #addiction awareness #alcoholism #addict #meth addict #Youtube

[tygrmyst-indie-blog]

#addiction awareness #addiction #clean and sober #Spotify

[neuroticboyfriend]

everyone makes fun of the whole "hi, I'm [name] and I'm an addict/alcoholic" thing but. do you have any idea how much strength is behind that phrase? to say who you are and what you're going through? to admit you have a problem? despite all the awful things you do to yourself? despite all the stigma towards addiction everywhere? despite how much you may want to just live in denial and pretend whatever pain you're going through is just fine, actually?

i didn't realize until the other day at group, when two group members introduced themselves that way. but when it came my turn, i just kind of froze up. i couldn't even say my name, i just said i was nervous. so they asked me my name, and i said my name. they asked if i wanted to say anything, and i said no, i'm tired, i'll just observe. and then i sat the rest of the meeting in silence, half of me wondering whether i was an addict or alcoholic at all. the other half ran circles in my head with all the things i wished i had the strength to say.

addiction of any kind - alcoholism or otherwise - isn't a joke. it's just not. it's not insignificant. it kills people. iit's almost killed me. and it takes a lot of courage and resilience to admit you struggle with it, let alone in front of a group of people. so. maybe stop making fun of addicts who are trying to empower themselves, find community, and get better. it's deeply ableist/sanist and just plain unkind. cruel, even.

#softspoonie #addiction #alcoholism #alcoholic #actually addicted #addiction awareness #addiction recovery #recovering alcoholic #disabled #disability #mentally ill #severe mental illness #serious mental illness #mental illness #chronic illness #chronically ill #ableism #sanism #neurodivergent #mental health #mental health awareness #disability advocacy #recovering addict

[noisypizzadream-ventaccount]

#addiction awareness #addiction recovery #self harm recovery #self harm alternatives #cutting recovery #arawn

[disassociativesaddiebaddie]

I’ll always be this husk that swallows every pill, smokes every drug, drinks every tonic, just to feel less empty when in the end I’m always the same: empty

#bpd vent #living with bpd #bpd triggers #bpd traits #bpd thoughts #bpd problems #bpd mood #tw addiction #addiction awareness #i have an addiction #addiction #drugs mention #tw drugs #drug addikt #actually bpd #bipolar 2 #actually mentally ill

[third-eye-openedd]

Who was I?

Sometimes I still get angry at myself, my past self. I get angry at her for not knowing things sooner. I get angry at her for putting every troubled soul around her before hers. I get angry at her for letting me suffer for so long. I get angry at her for the energy and time she wasted, energy and time I’ll never get back. There’s a fine line between helping and enabling, and I just wish she had known the difference.

Sometimes I feel a bit bad for myself, my past self. I get sad knowing how many nights she cried herself to sleep. I get sad remembering panicking if she didn’t have something to distract herself with. I get sad when I remember every time she said the words, “I’m not suicidal, but if something were to happen, I think I’d be okay with that.” If you feel bad for yourself, it’s time to help yourself, and I just wish she had shown up for herself sooner.

Sometimes I wonder who she was, because I don’t exactly remember. I remember her life, but not the thoughts behind her actions. I get confused knowing there was apart of her that felt comfortable in chaos. I get confused when I think about what made her go back after packing up all her things and having everything ready to go in the car. Crazy how many wrong approaches there are to getting what you want in life.

Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and do it all over again…differently. Because that would yield a different outcome. But come to think of it, the person I am right now in this very moment is the outcome. I don’t have to wish she had realized sooner, because I realize now. -t

#mental abuse #relationship #toxic ex #toxic relationship #addiction #sad poem #my past #troubled #growth #change #self love #work in progress #growing #learning #lessons #independance #false love #drug abuse #mental heath awareness #addiction awareness #substance abuse #physical abuse #new beginnings #endless cycles #strong #strength #save your soul #is this relatable