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[unknowingaddiction]

What is an addiction, and how do I know if I have one?

Hello and welcome to a small part of something greater than myself, 

something I made for you. 

I’m 

glad you’re here. 

I imagine you read that, and never paused 

to let it sink in, 

you didn’t allow yourself to 

feel it. 

So let me help you, 

feel it. 

Unlike most people and organizations, concepts and ideals, 

I’ll give you another chance, in fact, I’ll  give you unlimited chances, unconditionally. 

Feel it. 

I’m

Glad

You’re

Here. 

But, I must ask, what brought you here? 

What compelled you to continue reading this post?

You’re either connected to someone who has/had an addiction, 

Or you are the one with an addiction. 

Perhaps you wonder,

Why the bluntness? I don’t know that I have an addiction, what a bold assumption from an online stranger. 

Bold I may be, in this moment, but I can wager there is some nagging tendril that visits you when you least expect it, tickling your mind coldly– in still moments where your thoughts become something nearly tangible. This tendril, this ghost that haunts you, it whispers that you are in the grips of something seemingly impossible to get out of. 

You’re in way too deep. 

In fact, I think you have become close to a professional at banishing your ghost. 

I’ve been haunted too, and I know that they don’t stay banished for long. Our unconscious and subconscious mind begs it, summons it to come back to save us from 

Ourselves. 

That’s my guess at least. So, you are one of two sides on the same coin– or chip, whichever you find connection in. 

Now that we’ve established that you’re trapped, hopelessly. 

I hope you allow me to show you how to create 

keys. 

One for you, 

One for me, 

(Because helping you helps me)

One for all the rest of us trapped in keyless cages. 

To make the key for your keyless cage, I have to first fashion one, to teach, to be an example; shaping its body with my words. 

Words of experience will shape the bow of our key, 

Words of strength will shape the blade, 

Hope will shape the shoulder, 

And your own experience, perspective, and individuality will shape the unique cut of the key’s “teeth”. 

Occasionally, I will provide you with scholarly, peer-reviewed research and my own counseling professional opinion which will become the tip. 

Now then, back to our first question, and the question that led you here and kept you here. 

Do I have an addiction, and what is addiction?

Are you ready for the answer? 

Probably not, 

And that’s okay. 

But I pray that you 

Read this anyway. 

You already know the answer. 

In fact, you’re the only one who holds the answer 

to the question 

you seek. 

Maybe it lies 

buried, 

lies behind denial and, 

lies behind so many secrets and justifications,

lies behind failed attempts that you would rather not see,

lies behind 

years of lies 

to yourself and others. 

So then, what can you actually expect from me since I didn’t answer your question. 

I’m not here to convince you that you have an addiction, I’m not here to provide you with proof that someone you know has an addiction. Rather, I am here to nonjudgmentally share with you everything I know so that you can form your own educated understanding of who you are and if who you are aligns with who you dreamt of being. I will provide data and research on addiction prevention, recovery maintenance, harm reduction, substance use disorders, and treatment. In addition, I will incorporate the perspectives and stories of those who encounter addiction, this includes individuals with substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, and friends and family members of those with addictions. I will attempt to include multicultural applications and will make a point to have continuous improvement in my own multicultural competence. 

Stick around and questions will be answered and research will be provided. 

Follow or subscribe, like, comment, and share. 

All of this 

I request 

as a gesture of sacred reciprocity, 

our energy exchanged.  

Ask questions and I will tell you all that I know or don’t know. 

But take heart that you’re not alone. 

If you made it this far, 

Take a small token 

Of gratitude 

From someone who is 

Glad 

You 

Are 

Here. 

Gebo,

You are 

becoming. 

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