I think as women we often hide who we really are for who we think others want us to be. To be able to admit that we are flawed takes courage. To be able to admit that you were addicted to drugs or alcohol would take an extra measure of strength, because you are not just admitting to being less than perfect, but you are opening yourself up to people judging you in many areas of your life. The first thing I think of is that people would no longer trust you, because you would no longer be the person they thought you were.
Another reason it would take great strength to admit you were addicted to drugs or alcohol is that in admitting it, you would be watched closely as you try to deal with that addiction. You could no longer tell yourself, I'll do something about it next week, because your friends and family would be ready for you to fix it now.
Finally, I think it takes strength to admit to addiction is that one of the first steps to healing is to figure out why you became addicted. To have to look deep into yourself and find other ways to cope with things in your life is very scary. If you were able to deal with it before you became addicted, you would have. Now to deal with it plus deal with an addiction is unbelievably hard.
To me weakness is hiding the truth and hoping the drugs and / or alcohol will save you.
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I am in total agreement with you. The weakness is letting shame hold you back. I think most people with an addiction have a sense of shame so they know it is something that has a strong hold on them.. Breaking the hold of addiction is a hard thing to do. It shows great strength and determination to admit and deal with a problem of this magnitude!
ReplyDeleteI agree!! Admitting that someone was an addict shows their strength because that was the first step to facing the addiction and seeking treatment. With each step they grow stronger. In the end they are able to admit it to anyone rather than just a room full of people that are going through the same thing.
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ReplyDeleteGabriela said:
I am very agreed with you, because it is very important recognized that we are addicted to drugs or alcohol at some point of our lives. I believe that recognizing this truth we can trust in ourselves and that way we can gain many benefits for ourselves and for the ones who love our lives. Also as you mention in your blog strength helps you to admit that you have an addiction too.