Posted by desolationrower on December 12, 2008, at 1:51:50
In reply to I REALLY need some help guys..., posted by streetsk8er794 on December 12, 2008, at 0:02:57
Well first off drugs are a lot of fun, if you aren't addictive by nature and can avoid johnny law. So wanting to be around them and people having fun with them is pretty normal, especially since all the meds are keeping your normal anxiety reactions dead in what might be a situation you'd realize isn't healthy for you. Thats what anxiety is for, to tell you something is risky. But if youre normal amygdala sirens aren't working, you'll have to use the rest of your brain, and figure out a plan to avoid problems. Don't rely on fear to make your decisions, as you can see it doesn't always work, and decision-by-anxiety is not a fun way to live if it did.
If nardils working well for you, then it shouldn't be too big a problem to go meet some new friends, who are doing the kinds of things you want to be doing. Maybe you aren't close enough with these people to just be open about how you have an unhealthy relationship to drugs, and maybe that doesn't matter, because usually you have to change if things are wrong, not expect others to fit their life around you. So tommorow or sat afternoon or whenever, sit down and write out what your life should be about, and anything you have to avoid. Then go do something to make it happen. IF you have visions of dxm dancing in your head all the time, you aren't going to get any new aspirations. Most people just want what their friends want, so find some friends who are into things that you actually are interested in in a longterm healthy way.
Really, you've done most of it already. Most people won't let themselves admit when they're getting into a problem. You already know what the problem is you just have to be willing to give up the easy fun and try something new. Changing what you do with your life isn't like anxiety, you have to actual make some sacrifice, its not yoru head going bonkers over something thats not real. And all of us with anxiety issues probably spend so much time worrying about our issues that we forget about the good kind of challenges in life.
-d/r
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