@fragil3gg: the scary thing about lying to yourself about this kind of stuff when you're an addict is that you're not telling yourself these lies as a form of denial, as something to convince yourself that you aren't a hopeless failure... you're telling yourself these things because you genuinely 100% think they're the truth. all day, every day, the little addict living in your brain tells you that everything irrational is completely rational, and rational things? if they aren't related to doing drugs, they're no longer looked at as rational. and you don't notice it's happening at all. I believed these things until I'd been sober for a few months. when I started getting sober, I was 100% sure that the sober version of me was fake, that she was someone I was pretending to be for my parents sake. I was sure she wouldn't be sticking around for long. now I'll be 10yrs sober later this month. if you're an addict or if you have a loved one who is an addict, always remember: as long as the person is still alive, things are never hopeless. keep going. ❤️🩹 #addiction #sober #recovery #MentalHealth #fyp
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Thursday 11 June 2026 00:04:18 GMT
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s3b4st14n! :
when i was in active self harm addiction, i refused to acknowledge that i was in fact addicted to it, because i "didnt need to do it every day", i wasnt going as deep as my other friends were, and i hadnt been hospitalised so clearly i was just fine! and then when i got urges to do it every day and my arms were tingling and twitching until i did, i just denied it, threw myself into a hyperfixation and didnt get help until years later!
2026-06-11 17:18:45
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citrus_____limon :
Yeh the part about nobody being able to tell …. 😅
2026-06-11 05:15:14
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Michelle Kim :
Cops existing 😂
2026-06-11 05:03:48
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D :
My dad died Saturday and the next day I went "I'll have one glass of wine after his funeral to celebrate his life", and then "I'll have a glass at the dinner party he wanted to throw in his name", and then "I'll just have a glass each time we go out on restaurant. Just to celebrate him." Yeah, it isn't about celebrating him anymore. Caught myself early, thank god. Have alcoholism run deep in the family on both sides. Never had a drop, not starting now.
2026-06-11 08:53:15
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starlit dawn sys :
i'm still struggling with it, but at the peak of my sh addiction i thought that it couldn't be an actual issue as long as i didn't need stitches. meanwhile i almost had to go to the hospital multiple times for heat exhaustion and nearly heat stroke (and probably should have gone) because i was wearing a zip up hoodie and jeans in 100F+ high humidity heat to hide it.
2026-06-12 07:06:55
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과자 빙수 :
i love this post i love understanding lives of others and be emphatic
2026-06-29 19:53:50
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Ace in Your Hole :
“People say they’re worried about me, but I’m not worried about me.” This was my main excuse until a loved one actually laid out how my actions (drinking) were actually effecting them. That’s when I got sober…the first time.
2026-06-11 00:18:14
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moonman445 :
its normal to work 200+ hours in two weeks. I'm helping people by picking up extra shifts. my close family including my fiance and parents don't understand what working in ems means.
2026-06-13 04:25:00
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Otangmarang :
Because I haven’t lost my job…yet. Not addicted, just mentally ill.
2026-06-13 03:39:35
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MelVee Voice Studios :
Honestly? There’s been more than one moment. It took me a solid 2 years to recognize I had an issue with drinking. And during that time I was sober for financial reasons for 6 months. I thought it wasn’t a big deal because I wasn’t drinking more than a 750 ml bottle of wine everyday, hated liquor, and I had “disciplined” myself to only drink after 8pm unless I was out with friends or family. I didn’t think I had a problem until the idea of not having that buzz made me want to scratch my eyes out. And that I was actively hiding how much I was drinking from family and friends.
2026-06-12 23:14:20
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zen 🎧 :
"the first step is getting better is knowing and admitting it's a problem" while acknowledging its an issue and doing nothing to fix it
2026-06-13 15:24:24
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Zhalie :
Not relating to addiction but to depression/anxiety disorder (first as a psychology student and then as a MH professional (sic!)) - I kept telling myself that "Nahhh, it's not that bad, like look at other ppl, they lay in bed and don't have energy and spoons to do anything" and "hey, you are doing all of that scary stuff, despite the fear, it's not that bad", when I was okay, functional (passed the exams and later worked and did pretty well at my job), but it ate so much of my energy that I was (and felt like) a walking c0rpse ("but hey, it's normal to feel tired, my job ain't easy") 🙃 I want to say that I've learnt my lesson (I got help, again), but time will tell ig... The only thing I vividly see now is the fact that even if you are a specialist at something the knowledge doesn't protect you from inner mechanism of your brain 🥲
2026-06-11 00:28:44
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user469163 :
I feel like you would be a cool person to chill and play video games or cross stitch with <3
2026-06-11 00:09:06
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healing❤️🩹 :
What can I do for the friend I have who has addiction?
2026-06-11 06:06:44
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Kris10 🇵🇸 :
Feeling my heart skip beats for the first time and being like “doesn’t matter, I’m not skinny yet”. It still doesn’t beat quite right and I’ve been in recovery for a decade
2026-06-12 16:13:48
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❄️🌑Daxipoo 🌑❄️ :
Not wanting to hurt people’s feelings if I tell people what they can do/ change in their behaviour to improve my mental health it’ll hurt them and make them feel like bad people
2026-06-11 00:10:17
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.ellsmay :
first! not seen your videos in so long🥹💕
2026-06-11 00:06:40
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Izzylovespi :
rationalizing a bad situation is unfortunate the most comfortable thing to do. telling myself it's fine truely makes it feel fine for a bit, and it's so much more difficult to admit that things are not fine :(
2026-06-11 00:53:02
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⋆˚꩜。𝖎𝖟𝖟𝖞 ⋆˚꩜。 :
i have had multiple breakdowns of exhaustion but still go to school everyday and my body is now kind of showing how i’m actually not fine, like my chronic pain flaring up again👀
2026-06-11 07:26:25
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Aimee 💞 :
"I'm totally fine because I'm not getting drugs off the street." (But I was taking all of my prescription and my mom's in a month) "OH im buying them now but I have a job and still people don't know at work and my parents don't know." ...yeah it was a progression for sure.
2026-06-11 22:30:17
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Bethy Crafts :
ive done it already and survived so one more time wont hurt was the biggest lie I told myself
2026-06-15 20:36:09
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Miu 🎐 :
Your cat is sooo cute
2026-06-12 07:31:30
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Amia :
If it’s ok, I have a question for you, what did you study and how do you use it nowadays?? Your videos have really inspired me to not accept those type of substances despite a close friend of mine being involved in drugs
2026-06-11 02:46:32
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Angel Star 💫 :
That helped with my cravings … its so tough but its for the best
2026-06-11 00:15:16
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Clari Trunci :
girl, your videos are for sure helping ppl out! keep it going!
2026-06-18 00:35:28
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