Life's upheavals and addiction.

[nic902]

Thank you for sharing your story and Congrats on regaining your health.

[big nut]

Great story!
Turns out I have more in common with the RX community than just bodybuilding!
may 31, 1994

[5thAveGym]

Cal thanks for the post..and its great to hear about your progress over all these years and to everyone else facing these battles and winning I congratulate you..keep on moving forward onward and upward! Cray..from looking at your Avatar.. I can tell that you would have rocked the show! I hope your getting healthy and can step on stage again soon!!

[swingslammer]

I did whatever drug I could get my hands on. Ev,ery time I drank black out was the goal, I liked the feeling of NOT knowing what happened. I smoked pot like a 3 pack a day smoker. I was high just about everyday from 14 to 21.,

The reason I started this thread was because of ..., I think some of his actions were/are directly related to his addiction. I just thought you all would put 2 and 2 together and know it was about him. It was not supposed to be about me but my thoughts on what may have caused his actions.

Does anyone else think this may have played in to his problems here?

[big nut]

For me, bodybuilding filled the void that previously was consumed by my drinking and compulsive lifestyle. I can't speak for others, but I wouldn't of been able to drop one bad habit in exchange for another.
It was all or nothing for me.

["Rodz"]

Congrats Swing,

looks we have some other Champions of life here as well, congrats to all of you.

[powergirl]

Thanks for sharing your story. Super inspiring!

[AVBG]

I did whatever drug I could get my hands on. Ev,ery time I drank black out was the goal, I liked the feeling of NOT knowing what happened. I smoked pot like a 3 pack a day smoker. I was high just about everyday from 14 to 21.,

The reason I started this thread was because of ..., I think some of his actions were/are directly related to his addiction. I just thought you all would put 2 and 2 together and know it was about him. It was not supposed to be about me but my thoughts on what may have caused his actions.

Does anyone else think this may have played in to his problems here?

I totally get what your saying and I agree, in not dealing with your addiction the addict leaves themselves open for something else to gain their fix.

[Waylon]

I did whatever drug I could get my hands on. Ev,ery time I drank black out was the goal, I liked the feeling of NOT knowing what happened. I smoked pot like a 3 pack a day smoker. I was high just about everyday from 14 to 21.,

The reason I started this thread was because of ..., I think some of his actions were/are directly related to his addiction. I just thought you all would put 2 and 2 together and know it was about him. It was not supposed to be about me but my thoughts on what may have caused his actions.

Does anyone else think this may have played in to his problems here?

Not at All

Still a great story, but I don't think it has anything whatsoever to do with the current situation. It has everything to do with money.

[hifrommike65]

"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation."

All of us have our addictions. What we generally label "addictions" are severely debilitating ones. If you really like something, & when you can't get it find yourself preoccupied with missing it, that's an addiction.

[Jonny D]

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing, your post is very inspiring.

[AnglicanBeachParty]

Addicts don't know how to be successful for long periods of time, they will usually "Self sabotage" because success it too stressful.

Very true!

Millions of addicts have relapsed....so I am not saying rehab or AA is the key to success. I am saying a group of people told me "If you want to be successful do THIS".....and I am a direction follower.

I think this explains why AA didn't work for me, and why I get a very uncomfortable feeling in every AA meeting I've attended (I won't be attending any more!). Because, I am NOT a direction follower. I'm a rule-breaker and rebel at heart. So when I see a group of folks repeating sayings from a book, apparently without thinking about the absurdity of some of them ... well, it makes me want to run in the other direction. So, I've had to find other ways to quit drinking.

As big nut mentioned above about himself, bodybuilding was the healthy addiction that helped me quit. The jury (i.e., my wife) is still out on whether bodybuilding adds a healthy balance to my life, or is simply a replacement addiction. LOL

As to the "Former employee", I have no knowledge of that. But I DO know that ever having been an addict affects one in subtle and not so subtle ways, virtually forever. Certain parts of the mindset seem to endure very stubbornly, and that can often lead to problems.

[s2h]

Great thread Swingslammer...I see where your coming from with the behavioral actions of someone based on being addicted....IMO it would be difficult to truly judge what and what not part of someone's life is effected by addiction without being fairly involved in there day to day life..

Isolation is one of the most common traits of someone who is a recovering addict...IMO isolation is def not something prevalent in what access we at this board or would have to the "former employee"..

So yes the "fe" exhibits traits of a recovering addict...but also has traits that go right against the theory...

For me it is to inconclusive to say one or the other...not that your wrong or right...IMO I would be undecided on the issue...

But great threat and a very educational one for those who may not understand

[CRAY]

Cray..from looking at your Avatar.. I can tell that you would have rocked the show! I hope your getting healthy and can step on stage again soon!!

Cheers man, means a lot. I am a natty so unfortunately can't turn to the super supps to speed up recovery. I'll get there though.

One thing I have realised in the past is that good things tend to come out of bad things. Even if it's just a lesson learned.

[gilbrt]

Thank you for sharing your story ..