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To: Goodgirlinred

The other thing is...

The people who run the local detox program are almost all (perhaps all) people who have had substance abuse problems themselves. You do not need to explain anything to them or make any excuses to them. BS does you no good.

This is in contrast to most of the professionals I have dealt with about my alcohol problem.

After graduation from the detox program, I started seeing a psychiatrist. She was a complete waste of time. I probably spent $5000 on her. She knew the terms, but she was useless.

This was not true of the detox program.

The thing is, you cannot get cured of a problem in a week. I stayed clean for several months, but then something trivial went wrong and I was back in the bag that afternoon.

Addictions are vicious things. Monsters.


235 posted on 02/27/2005 1:39:38 PM PST by The Other Harry
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To: The Other Harry
I know. I hope that you have been able to overcome yours. Some psychiatrists are pretty good. Mine is. He does not take any BS off of me. I am not addicted to anything. I was addicted to food. Hopefully that won't happen again, although I have gained back 26 pounds of the 122 I lost since I have been traveling the past year. However, I suffer from major depressive/anxiety disorder for which I have been under treatment since 1995. My company had me put on disability for it, so I lost my career. At the time food was my solace.
237 posted on 02/27/2005 1:46:56 PM PST by Goodgirlinred ( GoodGirlInRed Four More Years!!!!!)
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