Sunday, 12 October 2014

Personal Stories And Testimonials Regarding Addiction

By Estelle Larsen


When one has an addiction, it is usually to either alcohol or drugs. Although it is quite a known fact that these two substances are definitely dangerous to health if taken in huge quantities, many people still actually suffer from alcohol or drug abuse. There are in fact a thousand personal stories and testimonials regarding addiction that are out there.

Although each and every abuser may have their own situation and story, there is one thing that all these people do have in common. The one thing that they have in common is that they are not happy with their lives and are looking for a way to escape what is happening to them. Because of this, they delve into the world of alcohol and drugs in order to make themselves forget everything.

Of course with every story, there would always be a reason as to why the storyteller chose to have an addiction. It was probably something in the line of depression or a certain trauma that he experienced. One thing that is definitely in common with all the stories is that all of patients had low self esteem and needed something to make them feel confident.

After he begins resorting to those vices, he will usually tell how he changed along the way. He has become more reclusive, irritable, and probably even started doing things that he thought he would never do. The next part of these stories would then tell about the people around him noticing these changes and trying to help him.

Of course the substance abuse will then badly affect the health of the one telling the story. This health issue will resort to pain and of course strong craving for the substance. For drug abusers, the craving involves physical pain and mental issues while alcohol abuse will result in a lot of health issues and damaging of the internal organs.

Of course it is in this stage that he will realize that he actually does need help. Now this kind of help will take into consideration both the psychological aspect and physiological of the person. So in order to cure the psychological problem of the abuser, he has to first cleanse his body of the substance that went in.

The storyteller would then share his experiences during his rehabilitation stage. It is here that through medical procedures, his body will be cleansed of all the drugs and the alcohol that is inside. Of course after the physical cleansing, he will then go through a mental and emotional cleansing as well most likely with a psychologist.

Now basically, those are the things that all stories with regard to addiction will have in common. It is great for patients to share their tales with other patients because they will all be able to relate to each other since they pretty much went through the same thing. It will make them feel like they are not alone and that there is still hope for them to be able to change themselves.




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