Alraihani

Hey guys I decided that going crazy and trying to kill myself with alcohol and drugs was no way to live so I'm trying to undertake this spiritual way of life.

Also I posted in "What is Recovery?" that should be good for some debate.

trachemys

What spiritual way of life? Choosing to not drink/drug isn't spiritual. It's survival.

Alraihani

You're right. But I can't face life without drugs or alcohol, which is an even bigger problem than using or drinking. And what I mean by spiritual is not what you think I mean.

trachemys

You can.

Mizzuno

so, what do you mean by spiritual?

Received

Alraihani, it sounds like you are in a world of hurt, pain, fear and confusion.

There are many paths to recovery. AA is just one of them. From what I can glean from your other posts this may be what you are referring to when you say "spiritual"?

TotalFreedom

"I can't face life without drugs or alcohol"

Up until now you haven't been able to face life without drugs or alcohol yet.

Focus on what is needed to be able to do that. Focus on solutions, never get stuck in the past and assume that what happened in the past determines your future.

Find a way to be able to face life without drugs or alcohol. Start looking for solutions. Look for ways to make it happen. There are many people who have succeeded after being where you are at.

Focus on the future in terms of solutions and realize that the past is only a sign of how things will be in the future if you don't change things in the now. If you do change things, the past has no power. It doesn't exist anymore anyway. The only thing that makes things happen again and again is the lack of a shift. And the shift lies in simply looking for answers.

Be well!