Personal Stories And Testimonials Regarding Addiction

By Estelle Larsen


Alcohol or drug addiction is a problem that surprisingly a lot of people would actually suffer from. Even if they are not good for the health, most people would take these substances in huge amounts because it would actually make them feel good. If one would look at all the personal stories and testimonials regarding addiction out there, he will definitely know that this is a problem that cannot easily be solved.

Of course each story from each patient is unique because every patient would have a different story, however one thing to take note of is that all stories would have one thing in common. The common thing would be that they are all looking for a way to escape the unhappy life that they lead. This is supposedly able to help them forget their problems and just enjoy themselves while being in a high stage.

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.

Now the next part of the story would then deal with the experience of the storyteller during his rehab. Of course the first part of the rehab would be the medical portion. The second one would then deal with the cleansing of the mind and psychological issues with the help of a psychologist.

So if one would actually take a look at all of these stories, he would actually see the pattern of people with addictions. Since all these patients would have very similar experiences, they will definitely be able to relate to each other. It is actually because of this that rehabilitation centers encourage storytelling.




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