So I, when I was talking to John Fischer about gun control and otherwise talked a bit about my life before college. I grew up in filth and never even had a bedframe. I literally lived in squalor and destitutiom for the greater part of 20 years and I thought that was because we didn't have any money.
I was wrong. On this last weekend my mom told my sister she has been addicted to meth for the greater part of my entire life.
I don't know what to feel. I want to feel angry but my mom was at least there for me. I feel disappointed and frustrated that both my parents kept us away from that fact while simultaneously losing about 20 grand and forcing me and my sister to pay to relocate my mom.
I just wanted to ask if anyone out here has had problems like that and what are some steps that I can take to not feel so hurt by this. I drank so much last night I don't remember anything. I'm saying with my gf currently but idk what to do.
Besides this it was the one thing I was actually proud of. My parents didn't have to resort to drugs because we lived in squalor but as it turns out it was actually them causing it.
Well one thing that I can tell you, drinking and substance abuse isn't going to help you nor fix things.
I would suggest finding a different coping mechanism other then drinking.
[QUOTE=MR-X;50671206]Well one thing that I can tell you, drinking and substance abuse isn't going to help you nor fix things.
I would suggest finding a different coping mechanism other then drinking.[/QUOTE]
I don't drink often but last night was an exception.
I'm 23 and my dad has had a huge drinking problem as long as I can remember, and for the longest time I thought it was normal
there are support groups out there for the family and friends of addicted people, and I can definitely recommend trying that out at least once because there's some really valuable information to help you cope, as cheesy as it might sound
as far as the last bit about pride, instead take pride in [i]yourself[/i] because you're not going to end up that way
Don't drink or do drugs to forget or feel better. It'll only make the descent harder.
Personally I went with the "I have got my life ahead of me and I am not responsible of this". Unlike other people with a more regular home situation, you grew an invisible armor against this type of problems. And you know what not to do with your life.
as a recreational substance user, ive had my fair shares of ups and downs, both caused and helped by the drugs ive taken. Meth is a nasty drug, or at the very least, one that causes people to do very stupid, irresponsible and selfish things, much like alcohol, cocaine and heroin its highly addictive and a life ruiner in multiple ways.
Do you know why it is that your mother (parents?) take methamphetamine? Although its not the easiest thing to do in a situation like this, but put yourself in her shoes and try and find out how she got into that situation in the first place. Its not like a first call drug for dealing with lifes problems, for most of them i prescribe myself a fat cone with a few mates and some decent vidya. Nicotine is also horrendously addictive, it sets of reward centres in the brain, much like meth. like, if you wanna feel really really good for a bit, then the usual suspects are great, but without self control, self imposed barriers and in the worst case scenario, third party intervention, someone could quite easily end up in a loop of feel shit=do drugs. You feel shit when youre sober, so you end up in stupor again etc. Theres an [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8L-0nSYzg]interesting video on addiction[/url] which explains things pretty well, and mirrors my experiences with substance abuse. I've never had any addictions, solely due to my lack of consumption of physically addictive drugs, but the mindset is more important than physical withdrawals. An instant, effortless reward is the "best" thing imaginable for people in not particularly great situations in the first place.
so yeah i know its not gunna be easy, but try and get to the source before you get angry at her, or too her
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