4 Weeks In Rehab

[LifeEnjoyer]

I'm 21 and I spent 4 good weeks in rehab to finally kick weed addiction. Now I can happily say that I don't care if I ever smoke weed again in my life.

I also got the chance to observe lower developed minds in person and psychology's current understanding of addiction (at least a sliver of it.) Which, yes, there was plenty of good information in there too, which is partly why I feel confident AF now.

Here's what I observed:

- They never tackle the root issue (being able to sit with the void, as Leo pointed out.) Thus, many of them have been in and out of rehab for years. 

The only ones I could see actually making improvements had the right attitude and were willing to drop ALL the drugs.

Many would still rationalized their weed addiction or replace whatever they were using with drinking a fuck ton of caffeine.

- A few of the therapists there were depressed and addicted themselves

Not addicted to alcohol but to food, caffeine, the subtler things, then sit there and give us advice on how to stop being addicts. It's a really interesting dichotomy.

- Psychedelics are still demonized

This one wasn't as much as a surprise to me because even Deepak Chopra's right hand man (Roger Gabriel) who I talked with, dismissed them.

- Many of the people in there were much older and are parents

It just makes me really fucking sad to see this. 

- I'm blessed.

Actualized.org has significantly shifted the trajectory of my life. I feel incredibly lucky to have stumbled upon this resource. That's about it.

Thank you.

 

Peace,

Owen.

[Leo Gura]

Well, the people leading those groups are themselves past addicts who now made a life purpose out of helping addicts. So it's addicts helping addicts. Hehe.

But that's the level most addicts are at. Many of them are not mature enough for more. They usually have a lot of unresolved trauma, mental illness, and really poor self-control and emotional regulation.

It's a remedial sort of program.

Edited 4 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Inliytened1]

Yet you yourself were there kicking an addiction.  So I would humble yourself a little bit and try not to be so judgemental.  You can actually find a lot of wisdom is some of the online AA platforms if you look at taking the good and leaving what you already know or have transcended yourself.   Yes most of the people are not as advanced as Actualized but some of the older ones that have been through hell and back are quite intelligent and have a lot of wisdom to offer.  Anyone can become an addict. In fact if you look hard enough there is probably something you're still at least midly addicted to.  But if you do enough of an addictive substance there is a good chance you can become addicted.  As you did.  But youre right in that a lot in facilities just keep coming back over and over because they either arent ready or are not addressing the root cause or they just arent conscious enough to be able to rise above, or they just dont care about their own life enough.    Self control is a big problem for a lot of addicts agreed but that's because sometimes they just don't care enough until their addiction literally takes everything from them or causes so much suffering they are forced to address the problem as you did.  

Edited 2 hours ago by Inliytened1