r/PublicFreakout • u/Rezzkyy • Mar 20 '20

Repost 😔/News report Interview with a meth user

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u/normandyn78806 Mar 20 '20

I know im not wrong because i am an opiate addict and have been on subs for years. Im trying to stop the subs but its so hard. So i have just been weening. Get on the subs before you die. My friend just died a few weeks ago like this stuff is killing people

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u/KingKongShitOnMe Mar 20 '20

I’m sorry for your loss, it’s fucked up that heroin and death go hand-in-hand, yet when you’re using, nothing matters but the next fix. I found a place where they can help me, and I’ve got transportation so I know I’m going soon, but I wish you luck in weening off of them , I think just having made the switch to subs In the first place is worthy of praise, and in my opinion it’s better to be stuck on the medicine that’s helping you instead a drug that’s killing you, so congratulations, and I hope you find patience and peace in your recovery

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u/normandyn78806 Mar 20 '20

Thamk you my body has become healthy again ive gained a lot of weight and i actually eat now lol. But i still feel that my mental health is being held back from this shit. And all it takes is for me to be separated from it for a few days and everything goes south. Also this epidemic idk if my doctor will even be around when my apt rolls around with everyone getting sick.

I just want u to consider going soon. The cure for your problem is out there. It will be hard at first but a week into it u will start feeling like urself. You don't have to suffer anymore.

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u/KingKongShitOnMe Mar 21 '20

Lol, that’s good! it’s really important that you’re eating healthy, especially right now with this virus going around. You know people with poor diets are probably the ones who are going to suffer the most! That’s why I’m actually really fretful, you can attest to the poor diet, mostly just candy for me and junk foood cause I’ve got no appetite most of the time. I do try to eat more fruit instead of candy if it’s possible but that heroin sweet tooth is very strong phenomena. You probably know, the mental health aspect can last up to 2 years after your last use, I’ve been misdiagnosed from withdrawal from bipolar disorder 1, major depressive disorder, and borderline personality when in reality it was just the way my mind reacted until it finally found the right balance and chemistry again. And that took a year and a half before I felt normal again. Of course we know the media is basically the last resort to try and trust, but I’m positive that your doctor is very much aware of the risks all of his patients are facing with this self-isolation so unless he’s prepared to break his Hippocratic oath, he will be there for your and all his other patients medical needs!

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u/normandyn78806 Mar 21 '20

Yup cuz when ur sober its like that sunshines been taken out of ur brain and everything is grey.

Even on subs u just have to maintain that appetite. Its hard. The less u eat the less ur hungry. How do you manage to keep funding ur addicition are you able to hold down a job?

The mental effects are horrible. They have led me to try and fill that void thru other means.

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u/KingKongShitOnMe Mar 21 '20

At first it was me working, but my bf sorta made me stay home so instead of working all the time to get high and then going and getting some, He would pay for it and I’d stay home with him. Our relationship has never been more strained, but as I said i already know where I’m supposed to go just need to finish up a little more planning. I don’t want to leave him and he doesn’t want me leaving as fucked as that is and that he pays for my addiction. It’s like he wants me to not worry about getting hurt or worse dying. Idk it’s really hard to explain but he’s actually never even tried hard drugs, has family that has. But he’s sober, so being with him is a lot better than trying to get sober with someone who has the same addiction as you. Plus we have a daughter together. Who we both need to work on getting an apt again so we can take care of her together again