| Catherine |
Psychological Pain vs. Physical Pleasure of meth
Psychological pain vs. physical pleasure.
You would think that the many months --perhaps years – of
mental / emotional pain and depression that one goes through after
making the decision to quit using meth, would be reed as
one of the worst periods in their lives. A period so terrible
and traumatic that they would never want to have to go through
it again. However, according to statistics, 97% of meth addicts
will go through this phase again and again.
What I want to know is why? Is the physical pleasure
with meth use so much stronger than the psychological pain
encountered without it? |
Replies... |
Loraura |
Re: Psychological Pain vs. Physical Pleasure
of meth
More like the psychological pain without it, after
using, is so great that using seems like an acceptable
alternative.
The long term chemical imbalance left behind in the brain of a
meth user is significant, if not severe, and in no way
short-term. |
forget
suzette |
Re: Psychological Pain vs. Physical Pleasure
of meth
Quote:
Is the physical pleasure reed with meth use so
much stronger than the psychological pain encountered
without it?
the physical and mental pleasure reed, is a much more
desireable alternative than the psycological and physical pain
without it.
in other words...
you want to die because you hate life, and nothing excites you,
and you're overweight, your teeth hurt, no energy, no ideas,
just hopeless, lethargy, that could be cured with speed....you
think. |
Catherine |
Re: Psychological Pain vs. Physical Pleasure
of meth
I empathize with everything you have said, (except
for the teeth thing). And yes, all of these things could be
alleviated by using again – probably within minutes, once the
little clear baggie filled with “shards of glass” is opened. But
doesn’t your brain “kick in” and say, “temporary fix to long
time problem. If you do this now, you will have to start the
whole terrible process of quitting once again”?
At what point does your brain become rational once again, and
just says “no”? |
Loraura |
Re: Psychological Pain vs. Physical Pleasure
of meth
Quote:
But doesn’t your brain “kick in” and say, “temporary fix
to long time problem. If you do this now, you will have to
start the whole terrible process of quitting once again”?
Of course it does! And that's when someone stays clean, recovers, stops relapsing or using, starts working on a
long term solution! |
forget
suzette |
Re: Psychological Pain vs. Physical Pleasure
of meth
I wondered if you'd catch that....
...I've done speed before because eating gave me a toothache.
I don't get rational as much as wear myself out on it..
...like a baby crying all night, eventually it cries itself to
sleep.
suzette does that too....
....I'm like ....please don't wake up suzette!
she'll start howling again! |
