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04-12-2009, 09:55 PM

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CrackQuack

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Quote:

Originally Posted by deadboy1977

WHAT makes one realize that they have a problem?
I am having trouble comprehending that!

People just "wake up" and realize it. HOPEFULLY. Sometimes, like my ex, they do not. My ex smokes crack and meth, shoots heroin, and takes pills. I tried everything I could think of to get him to stop. You know where that got me?
HOOKED ON CRACK COCAINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Think about it.
Now as for how people come to realize it? It's different for each of us. We can come to realize it on our own. Guilt weighing in on us like a lead balloon. Or something else clicks in our minds and lets us know. Some of us figure it out while in detox or sitting in a jail cell. Some people catch on in a few weeks, a few months, or a few years, or longer. IF we are lucky enough to come to realize our problems.
Unfortunately, some people do not. Some people DIE.