Addicted to helpful meds...

angel, have you ever told anyone about this? anyone you know who can maybe help you to recover? gone to a doctor about your sepression?

do you go to church or have any youth leaders?

Go to God with this one, the nightmare has just begun, you will do best in a support group. I've been granted six months of sobriety, and I thank God for it. I started at about age 16. It's been a long struggle. If I hadn't admitted that I was the cause of it all I probably would never have quit. Take action now. The longer you wait the harder it gets.

After I got off some heavier drugs I used to do cough syrup and stuff really because I couldn't get anything else. Drugs are always only a temporary fix though. Sooner or later you've got to wake up and it's awful then, and even worse to know you have to rely on something to get you by. I know it seems like a good way to deal with things at the moment, but in the long run it always just makes it worse. I don't know about you, but I used to hate the fact that I had to have drugs just to function sometimes. It's an awful, awful feeling. A good way to start quitting drugs is to put them all out of reach and get somebody you have to be accountable too. I know it's hard but I'm praying for you
God bless!

christian cutie danni said:

Weird I know. But I am... But the thing is, it's more than that. I seem to everyone like the perfect cheerleader. My only minor drawback is an ED and cutting. But that's not even close to the half of it. I off and on smoke pot, and I'm and alchoholic. But the things I'm addicited to the most are Aspirin and Cough syrup. I take it alot to make myself go to my inbetween place. Where I pass out, and escape from the pain. I add more each time I take them, (yes i take them together) because if the doseage stays the same, the effects are less and less everytime. I also smoke alot, and I'm loosing major weight, and my health is declining. However, I can't stop from taking those together, because they help when my mom and stepdad are yelling at me and telling me I'm a failure. It gets too much and so I pass out to escape...

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I used to overdose on painkillers, and codine quite a bit too. Do you know that you are causing serious damage to your liver in the long term by this to the extent that the next overdose of these pills could be your last? I used to drink every night like you too, the Lord has pulled me through these addictions though. Often you get people who'll criticize you and think that you can instantly stop doing these things. For me it was a gradual process that took prayer, reading the bible, time and effort. I'm still working through these things right now, fighting the temptation, and gradually cutting other things out of my life also. I think the best way for you to stop these things is praying to the Lord for strength to remove these addictions from your life but focussing mainly on one at a time. I suggest the painkiller addiction first, as it is the most harmful to you. The Lord can guide us through times of trouble and pain in a way that is more comforting than any addiction. If you slip up in your trying to battle these addictions, pray for strength and He will give it to you. Don't let yourself become depressed and slump back in to old habits, our God is a forgiving God and He understands and will pick you up and place you back on the road to recovery at every stumble. The best advice i can give is not to try and give up everything at once and be overwhelmed by it all, but take it one step at a time with the Lord guiding you through every step. I'll pray for you.

[font=Trebuchet MS, Arial]Trust in the Lord with all your heart[/font][font=Trebuchet MS, Arial], and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. (Prov 3.5-6)

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Aspirin is a blood thinner and too much of it can cause brain hemmorages.

keep trying angel, I'll keep praying for you, PM me anytime you wanna chat about ANYTHING!!!
God bless
luv ya loads!

hello I CAN CERTAINLY RELATE. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I LIVED IN A CRAZY HOME. I OFTEN SMOKED POT AND DRANK HEAVILY TO COPE. BUT THIS NEVER REALLY WORKED. THE DRUGS THAT YOU ARE TAKING WILL NOT HELP EITHER. I TRIED IT ALL, THE HUFFING, COKE, SLEEPING PILLS, CIGARETTES. THE ONLY REAL ESCAPE IS THE PEACE THAT YOU CAN GET ONLY FROM THE PEACE OF KNOWING GOD. MANY PEOPLE I KNOW INCLUDING MYSELF HAVE HAD TO LEARN THIS THE HARD WAY. FIND A COUNSELOR, A PASTOR, A DOCTOR, WHO CAN HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF, PEACE AND GOD DONT LET LIFE OVERWHELM YOU DRUGS ARE DANGEROUS ROAD THAT OFTEN END ONLY IN PRISON OR DEAD HOLD ON TO YOUR FAITH JESUS LOVES YOU\

May i ask what kind of cough medicine you are taking ? becuase even if it is over the counter, means absoustley nothing..... been where you have been....just want to help......even with the ed...still there.
In christ Denise