Saturday, October 11, 2014

Personal Stories And Testimonials Regarding Addiction

By Estelle Larsen


When one has an addiction, it is usually to either alcohol or drugs. Although it is quite a known fact that these two substances are definitely dangerous to health if taken in huge quantities, many people still actually suffer from alcohol or drug abuse. There are in fact a thousand personal stories and testimonials regarding addiction that are out there.

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 abuse on his body will negatively affect his health after some time. While in the process, there would usually be a lot of chronic pain since the substances have already damaged the internal organs as well as some of the brain functions. This would lead not only to medical problems but to even some psychological problems as well.

Of course once they realized that something bad is happening with them, they try to get help. When they get help, the medical team first would try to cleanse his body of the substance. They have to make sure that there is no more trace of drugs or alcohol in his body before he goes on to the psychological treatment.

The storyteller would then share his experiences during his rehabilitation stage. It is here that through medical procedures, his body will be cleansed of all the drugs and the alcohol that is inside. Of course after the physical cleansing, he will then go through a mental and emotional cleansing as well most likely with 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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