The aftermath of addiction and depression.

 Hello eveyone! Today I'm going to talk about getting better and the aftermath it may bring. 

When we were in our addiction or illness we never lived a balanced life. 

In our addiction all we cared about was getting high and that's it. We would go to any means to get the money to use. We would cut off friendships, relationships and hobbies. All we cared about was using. And when we finally do get clean we want a support system and when we go back to our old friends sometimes they aren't as welcoming back as we would expect. You have to build back the trust in the relationship. In time that happens you just have to be patient. After all we did put our addiction in front of everyone. Some friendships may never be fixed but maybe that happenes for a reason. You can use your past friendships to learn what not to do when you make new friends. 

With mental illness we sometimes isolate ourselves from everyone who cares about us and wants to be our friends and give up on our passions. We don't mean to do this on purpose. When we are depressed we don't see the perspective or the toll it takes on people we isolate or push away. And for the people we push away and isolate from it's not your fault. When people are depressed the easiest tasks become the hardest ones to do. For example getting out of bed when you have depression is like someone climbing mount Everest. Sometimes depression can take a long time to go away but it eventually does. Sometimes you have to push yourself not to isolate to get out of the depression. 

In time we ALL do RECOVER! It just takes time. 

And for the people that don't suffer from any addiction or illness and  have a friend that you haven't seen in a while it might be cause they are depressed check up on them and see how they are doing and let them know that you are there for them.  Or if you  have a friend who is addicted to something and haven't seen them in a while check up on them and see how they are doing and ask them if they need help getting help. You never know you might save someones life. 

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