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Stormy Llewellyn
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You know, I kinda feel sorry for people with drug or alcohol addictions. Something in their life was really bad to get them to turn to that...
IntriguedByDeath
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Are we sure this isn't some kind of neurological condition or something? Doesn't look like any drunken stupor or drug trip I've ever seen....
Drugs? Alcohol? Maybe...but what if he comes from an inbred family of truck drivers? 
TonyBliar
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When you’re in the middle of it it’s a shit storm. 26 years sober now, I used to drink - drive daily, barely able to walk. How I never killed anyone still is beyond me.
Stormy Llewellyn
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Yes, it is hard to quit your crutch that you used to get through life. I am so proud of you, brother! Keep it up!
26 years is fucking awesome! Big respect. I’m celebrating 3 years sober on the 23rd of this month. Opiates and alcohol were the poisons in the ‘rock bottom’ stage of my addiction.
I now realise the neurological changes of addiction developed when I was 13 with cannabis. Then many substances, and even work, as cross-addictions through my life. anything to make me feel normal, or numb the deep pain you can’t pin point, created by childhood factors.
Private Joker
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He's high AF on meth! You can't tell? It's pretty obvious.....
IntriguedByDeath
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I've known some meth heads, and they were way worse than this guy. This dude looks like he's having Tourette's-style twitches. But Idk.
TonyBliar
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I was lucky drugs wernt a part of my story. I seemed drawn to what was legal but could still do the business. My drinking was simply about running away. Running away from myself, my circumstances, my life and responsibility. It worked handsomely for a while, but throughout that period I never got anywhere. Reality is I was just a bum really. Not the worse but no-one was proud of me. Then in time, it all just fell away and I was left just one option, admit defeat. Admitting defeat is such a powerful concept. It empowers you but at the time you just can’t see it and crave desperately to hold on to what you know and what’s familiar, despite what it’s doing to you.
Congrats on your 3 years. AA?
I was admitted to a 6-week inpatient rehab by a service that cares for doctors with mental health problems, the only perk I’ve had as an NHS doctor.
I did the first 3 steps in there and studied the rest. I then attended BDDG meetings which are kind of like AA/NA for doctors. But I found throwing myself into learning about addiction and the mind in all aspects was better for me. I got diagnosed with ADHD during the recovery process which was very positive for me and explained a lot.
I’m also very open about my addiction and don’t see it as a negative anymore. I’m proud of getting into recovery from the equivalent of 3000mg of morphine a day plus lots of alcohol. This is partly why anonymous meetings became less of a need for me. I even use my story to help teach younger doctors, and even to help patients when appropriate as it is a very powerful treatment tool.
I’m hugely grateful for my family being supportive. My wife stopped drinking (she never had a problem) so we can be sober together. Also, the crazy nutters on this forum have been a massive support, and I am very grateful for you guys too!
Private Joker
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When you get really high on tweek your body has uncontrollable movements kind of like Tourette'$ but it's not. It's your nerves misfiring. Trust me. He's tweeting and freaking👍👍👍
IntriguedByDeath
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Never done it myself. And the meth heads l used to know, yeah they did kinda act like this guy but alot worse, scratching, bugs under the skin etc. Maybe this guy's on his first hit of the day.
johnmontana
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You are bad ass and fought the good fight, sir. I read something about alcoholism today that I thought was a pretty distasteful and a self-serving false equivalency, and because you have both lived experience and medical knowledge on this matter, I’d appreciate your perspective:
“Hating on an OF ‘model’ who now posts about living for God and speaks against modern feminism this is like hating on someone recovering from alcoholism or trying to get in shape after years of neglect—My point with sharing this wasn't to suggest they're equal in difficulty to achieve - my point was to ( suggest that someone can stop living a toxic lifestyle regardless of the nature of the toxin and it should all be encouraged ).”
Do you think they have a valid point?
I think it’s a silly and dishonest comparison. Is leaving onlyfans and asserting a positive change in any way comparable to overcoming alcohol dependency
Firstly, thank you for the lovely words.
I agree with you. It’s not a good comparison and totally belittles the sheer torture of true addiction, and the extreme difficulty getting into recovery. It is possible someone could be addicted to posting nudes, in a similar way to other behaviour addictions like porn/ sex/ gambling etc, but this is unlikely.
Both lifestyles are ‘toxic’, but in a very different way. And, the ‘recovery’ from each is very different with substance addiction being staggeringly hard with a huge relapse rate.
I can see what the author of that statement was trying to say, but it was naive and potentially offensive to many struggling addicts.
johnmontana
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No, thank you for taking the time to respond (and confirm what I thought). Always appreciated.
At least those soldiers are treating him with some respect. I think it may be more neurological than drugs, but either way, he's driving a friggin double semi-trailer!!! 🤣🤣
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