Why Would An Addict Relapse When Things Are Going Good?
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Why would someone relapse when things are going good in their life? This is a huge question in the addiction recovery world. I have pinpointed 3 main reasons and how to avoid them.
We often hear someone relapse because of a trauma, sick family member, being fired from their job, or getting a divorce, but when about when people relapse when things are going well?
This video will help people understand what is happening inside an addict's mind when they decide to use it when things are going well.
Kyle Ruggeri - AKA - K-Ruggs The Soberdog here... I'm in recovery and also a CARC (Certified Addiction Recovery Coach)
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I feel like I would always feel like I can handle it now because my life is in order. But it always ends the same. 1 year and 1 month clean today from meth and opiates. Stay strong, love the channel.
Well done man 👍, 3 years off alcohol & cocaine ... life is far better, don't get me wrong it's not always rosey & had a few a good few times where I thought Fk it , I call it the FK it moment because it really is FK it & everything...it's not a worth always play the movie in your head because you will always know how the movie ends.
YUP YUP YUPPP great point. Things are in order I can handle it and now cause job, relationships, money, life is better. yup yup yup we know how that usually ends.
Hell yea 3 years thats incredible!!!!!!!!!!!
@@Soberdogs so grateful to find this channel man so thanking you , definitely one of the good guys & much respect to you for these videos and sharing your life story.. keep up the great work Brother 👍🙏👌
Same here man. So from 24-27 I was full blown heroin addict. Finally lost everything , went to methadone clinic. Spent years on methadone, everything was great though , it allowed me to live a normal life, make money, not be an absolute piece of shit. Well I finally wanted to quit methadone cause I didn't want to be dependent on anything, so I tapered off and was basically clean for almost 2 years, although I did drink during this time because without methadone my depression came back. Well found some dope (new fentenal dope now, not what I was doing 8 years ago which was just tar) and guess what im back where I was 8 years ago. I get dope sick gotta sell something to get high. Everyone hates me again back to being a piece of shit. I can't believe i ended up back in this position and I hate myself for it. DONT FUCKING DO IT. if I could go back in time I would have slapped the fuck out of myself. You're not going to use it one time. And its not even that great. Yes there's a good rush and exciting high that happens when you finally score and you're not sick anymore but good God is that dumbass feeling worth it when you could be doing a million other things that get you higher, I mean in life? Fuck this shit
Boredom is top for me ....and when things are going well, it's a sense of I deserve this to use again things are good ...but it never ends that way.
Yea that is so tru same here for me. The reward and I deserve high Yup boy can i relate.
@@Soberdogs absolutely man , got to play that movie through.
I totally smashed all of my sources and enablers in my family to attempt to give me no way to get those drugs. I quit hanging around with them all and it made them mad....but I did it for me...not to hurt them.
Good for you. Did they eventually understand why you did it?
@@Soberdogs I think so, though sometimes you can't tell about people...especially those still caught up in addiction. Many seem to tell you what they believe you want to hear rather than be straight up unfortunately. I can only hope that maybe they will decide they want to get out of the cycle as well when they see how much happier I am now.
Boredom was big for me. That's what made me relapse twice, I had recently moved,, was in-between jobs, etc. didn't have much going on, too much free time. That's always kinda been the case for me even in active addiction. Also that thought of being like shit im a year or X time sober I can prob drink "normal" now....then back to drugs, etc. Everyone warned me of that first time/drink will get you back into everything and I tell people that now but I guess I had to find out for myself but.
For sure. And it's so hard for there not to be boredom in early recovery cause we literally just changed our whole life. You found out the hard way but made it through to talk about it.
I find having positive people around who can challenge my thinking is amazing. I have a close friend, who has this ability to change any negative thing I tell her into a positive. I'm fortunate for that
That is increible. Your dead right we should all have people like that around us. A true friend doesn't tell us what we want to hear they tell us what we need to hear while building us up.
We are all in this fight . The battlefield is called life. One day at a time brother don't try and solve one week's worth of problems in one day. Patience is a virtue. Stay up guys and stay positive!
Sometimes when I was "sober" (for half a year, being happy and looking forward to life events and happiest moments were sometimes the hardest cravings cuz ya know, if I'm doin this well imagine the feeling multiplied by opioids
Boredom is the killer for ne
I used to think things were alway more fun doing it high. It took years to clear my head of the hatred I had for myself! You are on the money Bro!
You know it cutchdog same here same exact thing. "being high makes everything more fun" that was one of the biggest lies I ever told myself.
SPOT on
THANKS KAREN!!!!!
I have so much respect for everyone who's in recovery. Amazing!
Your the best EVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man I needed the hear this I keep relapsing when there’s are going good because I’m bored
Outstanding content. 20 months clean after 14 years of hell. learning a lot from your channel. much love bro ♥
Bro complacency is so dangerous man. Yesterday I took a perc and didn’t feel much so I went on to take another and after 30 minutes I went on to take another one because I wasn’t really feeling the first too. Eventually, I ended up with a crazy fast heart beat(very odd) and ended up staying up the whole night because when I fell asleep I would wake up instantly with crazy nausea. Horrible experience guys try tho think before you make a decision.
Damn for real. WHy were you taking percs? Prescription or just to get high?
Thanks for this video needed to hear this. I stopped going to meetings for 2 weeks and I relapsed. Had no idea why I used again but it just happened. Realized I can stay sober by doing what got me sober. Thanks again
Glad it was helpful! and thank you for sharing. Yea its so funny how our brains work. We think we can stop doing the thing that helped us but keep the rewards and benefits.
(2014) 8years sober on April 1st this year! I was 4.5 years being sober, I stoped seeing my counselor because I use MAT, my doc told me I could switch to her because she is now subscribing the MAT drug I use. So I guess I no longer needed to see my counselor either. Well 7months later my attitude started to slip back to what it was prior to being sober…….I even said out loud to a friend I need to get back in to see my counselor. Well 2months later (still didn’t make an appointment) and I slipped. Only for a weekend and got myself back on track quick. However I went back to my old treatment center and counselor. Been clean ever since. Hurts my heart thinking about that slip, but seeing the signs before it happened has now helped me realize I can’t stop counseling. I need it. It helps me tremendously!!!!! Looking forward to this next soberverary, and the many years too come. I know I’m just as easily prone to lapses as anyone else. So I do t take it for granted anymore!!
Wow yea that is what is so scary. Its usually not a quick thing. ITs a slow so we don't always know what's going on until its too late or afterwards. But you made it back don't beat yourself up too much.
I agree with this video! That is why I had to replace the addition with something good and find something that I like to do. I am very talented ... did not know that cause I was too busy being in my addiction. Love this video. Once again, I really like this channel. Reminds me that the YETS are still there and how I have to be grateful for my life today and all my accomplishments. Hell, no I'm not going back there. It was hell getting out. Prayer works, getting sponsor and have a great support group and actually calling my sponsor and leaning on the support group help me out a lot. Today I get to tell people, Recovery works from any addiction if you work it. One day at a time, I am free from that beast.
Thanks so much Geo. Yea you hit the nail on the head. So many people are so talented but have no idea cause were too busy getting high and drunk all day to find our passions and talents.
This is so true! Thank you for the reminders.
You are so welcome! Thanks For watching
Wow u change my life today
Thank you🔥
You're welcome! YEA YEA YEA BULLLLL
I absolutely love your channel mate, I'm in recovery.. Don't believe the lie we tell ourselves.. Its always worse the next time round. ❤️
LISA LISA PREACHHHHH YEs yes the lies our brain creates. Thank you so much Lisa
You have won me this guy is my coach .you keep it 💯 👌 keep going at it I will try and promote you to get the comment section going on cuz sometimes maybe just one positive comment can make a difference in someone's life. Keep doing your thing coach 💪
I worry how my psychological well being will handle it if I lose my parents. I've been doing great for many years but stress is a trigger for many.
Yea very true Tim. I think you'll be surprised how well you can handle anything when we keep doing the right things that got us to where we are. I've met people in recovery that lost kids, parents, siblings, gone to war, been through hell and stayed clean.
Going through recovery rn and I dont know how to stop comparing myself to everyone in my meetings. I wasn't using for too long only about a month so idk i guess I feel like I could have stopped it by myself. All these meetings make me feel so out of place, like i dont feel like i belong at all.
I work a lot harder on opiates, so work can be a trigger. especially physical labour. and like you say, boredom yes.
yea that is a tough one man. They do help with pain and a minor energy boost for physical labor, but at least for me it seems everyday I need more than the day before.
Spot on info my friend 💙
JENNNNNNNNNNNNN
I feel like I deserve to dabble a Lil. Celebration type thing. I've put everything down but I struggle with benzos from time to time. Boredom is a big one for me as well. When there are any type of family functions I get myself so worked up bc I'm not use to living sober and feeling the emotions of normalcy. I'm doing better than I ever have. It's been several months since I've used. I just still have these severe cravings for benzos. I'm working through them tho. I have to. I have no room for any kind of drug in my life at all. Ty for all you do K Ruggs/Sober Dogs
Thank you so much Jennifer. I totally get what your saying. The anxiety of social events sober is TOUGHHHHH. Go into any restaurant in the world basically and 75% of the people have a drink to calm down. I get it. But i heard something really cool yesterday that you may like "the universe, higher power whatever we choose to call it, is in both the good and bad, we can't have the good energy without experiencing the anxiety and pain and learning to get through it" I thought that was cool.
You remind me of myself like your pastories I'm so glad I found you I can't remember what you were on but you remind me I need to email you
For sure send me an email. I did everything but heroin/coke the old speedball was my main fix. But i smoked crack for awhile, tons of alcohol, lots of snorting coke, little meth, every pill in the pharmacy, lots of ecstasy and lsd and mushrooms, k2 you name it.
This time, I'm gonna have a good time.
yeah man, I craved the chaos.
lol, I love how you put all these crazy things in the chaos scenario and then say "flat tire" cause dude, those were the worst
totally ruin your day, cause you need wheels to get to work and then to get high.
you're always going to have problems in life but waking up jonesing and taking on those problems made it worse.
yea for sure bro and it was usually the small thing that destroyed our day. stabbed, robbed, fired from work, we deal and go get high, flat tire or the dealer is out - whole day is destroyed just like you said.
When things are going good it's still not nearly as good as a high. That's how it is for me. Things aren't great mentally even if it's great on the outside
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