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I have been thinking about this for some time now. I am now 27 and over the last 7 years have experienced way too much drug and alcohol incidents. I'm trying real hard to hit the key points of why I think the last 7 years of my life would interest anyone enough to read. From grade school until I graduated high school, I remained the most straight edge kid you ever met. I Even graduated high school being on National Honor's society and was near the top of the class. I was an athlete and came from a middle class family, but the whole time I was dealing with an alcoholic father on the weekends. He was a good father most of the time, but did not handle drinking so well. For that reason, I did not have a drink until I was almost 21, but did start doing drugs at age 20. I have been arrested 7 times for alcohol related incidents and yet I have held down a very respected professional job for three years now after graduating college with a 3.2. I have friends that are millionaires and friends that have literally lived on the street. I have a daughter that was born when I was 25. I have dwelt with addiction problems since I can remember. Starting early with being addicted to being perfect in everything I did, which then turned into playing basketball, and then right before drugs, I was addicted to sex. To try and quit one addiction I just start doing another more often. Every time I quit doing drugs, I start drinking more or becoming addicted to sex again. I discovered online poker which became my worst addiction of all. To this day I am paying back over 6000 in credit cards used to play online poker during college. I am in the process of going through my 2nd DUI which may result in the losing of my job. I have dwelt with being put in a psych ward twice and have been given the diagnosis of Manic Depressant (Bi Polar) and having generalized anxiety since I was 18. I fight off abusing drugs for months at a time only to end up going back or becoming a worst alcoholic again.
I am looking for a way to make everything bad and dumb I have done be helpful and meaningful some way.I think that maybe If I wrote a book telling my life story so far, that it might be able to help some people. I have experienced a lot of life in a few short years that people who are lucky only have to watch in movies. Also, because of my profession, it is ridiculous that I am the person that I am. I know its wrong and I feel bad, yet I still do dumb things. I was the youngest person to ever be voted "employee of the month " at my job. Yet, I've had to deal with all the guilt of the bad things I keep doing. My book would focus on having three goals: to entertain, to educate,and to help: either those people about the make the same mistakes I did, or to help their families to understand the mind set of someone with an addictive personality.

The book would include sex, drugs, over coming them, and how to deal with them, . I am not sure if there are many books out there like this. I know a lot of people have lived WAY worst lives, but most of the ones that I know, never finished college, are behind bars, are have passed away.

I have managed to get a good job, do it well, yet I still deal with the addiction issues and am still figuring out how to stop.

Thanks for your time and I am fine with criticisms, but the real question I am asking is if you think this is a book worth writing to be read. I am also going to be pursuing a career as a speaker to younger children and teens about my life and ideas to stay clean.

From what you say I think your book would help many people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Follow your dreams and write the book. I wish you lots of luck.

2009-05-31 23:13:43 by A

www.encognitive.com Ending alcohol addiction, alcoholism Hey, it#39;s Trish. We#39;ve had many questions about overcoming substance addiction ...

There is a new book called the alcohol and addiction cure by Chris Prentiss. Does anyone know of it or have an opinion? The concepts seem reasonable but I don't want to waste my time or money if it is not worth it.
http://www.passagesmalibu.com/alcoholism-addiction-cure.html

I have not heard of this book, so thanks-I'll have to look into it. I got clean though AA, so the Big Book has been a large factor in my recovery. Many of the "self-help" books I have read on alcoholism have been based on principals from that book, so it wouldn't surprise me if this one is similar.

2008-11-14 16:38:33 by dopray777

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I am 43 and she is 39....And I just need something to read to help me cope with the problems that come with her addictions....She still my little sister and I love her..and I don't want to lose her.
Any kind of resources will be helpfull..
She is a mean drunk...and then she doesn't remember most of the things she says and does after she's sober.

Co-Dependant No More

2006-03-16 09:00:55 by dog crazy

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I am very into suspense book, especially from Ellen Hopkins. Sadly, I am very close to finish reading all of her books. Can someone suggest any good ones? I like suspense, suicidal, depression, teen struggle, alcohol addiction, drug addiction, or in a poetic form? Please do no insert what you think about Ellen Hopkin's book just for points. please and thank you! No twilight series please.

I love books dealing with your topics that you stated. Teen struggle, drug addiction, depression, suicidal, etc Especially since I had a past dealing with drug addiction & depression. I'm 16 now & somehow the books made me realize how strong the characters were & in a way helped me realize I can overcome things.

Cut by Patricia Mccormick

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Glass by Ellen Hopkins

Identical by Ellen Hopkins

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

Smack by Melvin Burgess

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

The Torn Skirt by Rebecca Godfrey

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin

Beauty Queen by Linda Glovach

2008-11-12 20:40:07 by x_lizaanna

This isn't abt serious addictions like heroin, alcohol, but rather bad habits like watching tv all night when I should be reading a book.

If you have overcome something, I would love to hear about it.

Thanks!

First of all, I'm glad you expressed the difference between a bad habit and an addiction, but both are remarkably similar in how to change it. I assume that you're talking about gnawing habits in regards to this question rather than an addiction, but like I said, they are quite similar in most respects.

It takes 21 days to create a new habit. This is just as similar to stopping the intake of sugar as it is for quitting smoking as an example. I used to love sugar. Then I developed reactive hypoglycemia which led to a full blown case of type two diabetes. But I don't eat sugar anymore which, for most people, is a very hard habit to break. I remember there being a time when I was willing to give up all forms of sugar, but I wanted my single scoop of sugar in my coffee no matter what. That was until a fateful day in college.

To make a long story short, I did not feel well and so I ate a salad with dressing, of which there was sugar in it. I then walked back to the college and into the cafeteria to have a bowl of soup - with sugar in it - and a cup of coffee with a scoop of sugar in it. I went back to work in the library when I suddenly got dizzy and feared that I would pass out. After that experience, I eliminated all sugar from my diet including the sugar from my coffee. I thought I'd die without the sugar in my life but, surprise, I now consume not even one gram of sugar from my diet and my coffee is black with no cream or no sugar.

I am often asked how I do it and my answer is always the same. It takes 21 days to create a new habit no wonder what it is. It may have taken me 21 days, but I no longer complain as well, nor do I no longer worry. I also sleep good every night. I think in terms of balance and I have a positive attitude and all because I allowed 21 days to pass to end a bad habit.

2007-07-24 07:41:11 by waterlily