question for addicts or recovering addicts?

Published July 1, 2010

Question by spindymindi: question for addicts or recovering addicts?
the show ‘intervention’ on a&e,does it make you jones or crave what your recovering from?I cannot watch it
i am a recovering speed addict.i shot speed for 17 years and have been clean for 8 months!! yeah go me.if i watch it i start jonesin’
so the question is do you watch it ?
how do you get over that initial jones?
i figured if i could watch it i wouldnt want to get high because i see how retarded and stupid and weak i used to look
and i do see all that and i still jones
wionder why?

Best answer:

Answer by blondbrainserenity
I am in recovery as well (5.5 years) and no, I don’t jones when I watch it.

But I can understand why you would. After many years of using, your body can still have withdrawal symptoms for up to a year. And the disease of addiction never goes away. You can arrest it by quitting (YEA YOU! 8 MONTHS! YOU GO GIRL!) but the disease is still there..cunning, baffling, powerful AND patient as hell!

Obviously for now, Intervention is a “trigger” for you. Quit watching it..K? Take care of yourself!!!!

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