If using drugs were my only problem, it would stand to reason that once I put the drugs down, I'd be fine.
It didn't work that way for me because the biggest problem is right between my ears.
The drugs were only a symptom of deeper underlying issues.
Simply put, I had no idea how to live life on life's terms. Somewhere along the way I missed the instructions on how to cope with life in a healthy manner!
I haven't met an addict yet who was emotionally stable, confident, and brimming over with self-esteem who just decided one day to start using.
I was a mess before I started using, and the drugs just magnified the problems 1000 X over.
My bottom came the day I shot up, and went straight to raw screaming emotional pain that I couldn't shut off. There was no high.
Staying in a program and working those 12 steps saved my miserable carcass.
That's just my two cents worth
