Stepping into the shoes of an Addicted User
Up to this moment, I still wonder how users of illicit drugs and those who just can't seize alcoholism feel whenever they need for intake. Will they die if they won't be able to get satisfaction? How do drugs and alcohol affect in the way they think? The function of the brain of an addicted user of alcohol and drugs largely differs from the way a normal person does. Behavior and hygiene also change whenever one is abusing it for a longer period of time. If you are still confused and want a clearer picture, let me take you to the mind of an addicted user.
As the brain is the most affected part of drug and alcohol abuse, the manner of thinking is reversed. Whenever they are facing a downfall moment, they view the substance as a friend that helps them to cope up with their current problem. They would rather left to be alone with what they treat as their friend than to seek help from their family because most addicts have problems mainly with either family or relationships.
Denial becomes also a part of their usual defense mechanism whenever someone asks if there seems to be a problem with them. Type A denial is a stage wherein they have the capability of understanding that they really have a problem but they keep on denying which depicts that they only hide the truth or lying.
The second stage is Type B denial which is in the middle point that rationalization and excuses are being done when in fact almost everyone sees the problem. There are other stages like intellectual denial and spiritual denial that are way deeper that the person might need to be admitted immediately in a drug and alcohol rehab.
Irrational thoughts are made rational when someone is having an influence of drugs or alcohol. As they think that abuse of substance helps them to get over with their personal issues, they will never see the effects on their health. They keep on being persistent on its use that they are letting themselves see an early grave. Bad luck and the people around them is what they usually blame why they changed when in fact it's not.
Somebody's opinion does not really matter for them and they don't care about what others would say about them. Moreover, they see the life without substance as boring and lifeless. That's why more users find it difficult to accept the fact that they need help. They get the feeling of deprivation along the road and would not take that risk just to get healed.+
The life of an addicted user seems to be complicated and pretty unusual for those who are independent of any substance abuse. But if we learn what goes inside their minds, we can do better on helping them understand the main problem.
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