addiction help: I am a recovering opiate addict who is unemployed and dependent on my parents.

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I am a recovering opiate addict who is unemployed and dependent on my parents.

I used for a long time and have very little coping skills making it almost impossible to work. I’ve tried. I feel like a huge burden. I have heard that if you have completed treatment several times and you are still having trouble caring for yourself that you can get disability. Does anybody know about this?
I am sober but stuck.

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (3 minutes after post)

What led to you using this drug?

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (4 minutes after post)

Undiagnosed depression, childhood abuse

na #
An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (5 minutes after post)

Have you dealt with those things at all?

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

yes,I’ve been to treatment 12 times, participated in therapy and am in NA

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (8 minutes after post)

What would you say you’re having the most trouble dealing with? I’m betting it’s more to do with your personal problems and not the drug addiction. If there’s anything you think needs fixing I might be able to help.

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (9 minutes after post)

concentration, motivation, ability to think clearly, depression, anxiety

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (12 minutes after post)

also codependency

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (14 minutes after post)

-I have struggled with finding motivation. The only way for me to solve it was to find what motivates me - what gives me a reason to live. You might want to be selfish with this one. Ie. Do it for yourself, dude. Don’t you want to have a great life?

-Ability to think clearly. I would say it’s because you have a lot of thoughts and you may not want to concentrate on them. It also might have to do with your drug use history. If that is the case, then every day you are free of drugs will get easier.

-Depression, anxiety. Well you need someone there to help you. Someone has to pull you through the mud. At the same time, you need to be able to pull yourself out of the mud if they slip and fall.

-Codependency? Elaborate, please!

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (18 minutes after post)

Its my mother…I dont know what I would do without her but I know our relationship isnt healthy. She would love me to death and almost did. I feel guilty about depending on her, guilty, and scared of what is to come when shes “gone”.

na #
An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (22 minutes after post)

Why? Is she ill?

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (25 minutes after post)

no, shes just getting older and I see it…worry about it…shes been my safety net when I fail, which I have done alot of lately. I am afraid. How am I going to take care of myself? I dont have much of an idea.

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (28 minutes after post)

Your mother wants nothing more than to see you succeed and be happy. If you want to make her happy and proud, then treat yourself with respect! You should be viewing right now as a turning point in life. Either you can back down and never get out of your rut, or you can start a new phase in your life.

What do you want to do with your life? There’s a lot of things out there.

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (33 minutes after post)

Honestly I have no idea. I just want to be able to take care of myself. I would love to have a job that I wouldnt quit from frustration or get fired from. I only have a high school education and there is not alot out there for people like me. I try to be honest about why I am having trouble at work but so far it seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

na #
An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (36 minutes after post)

Have you considered taking up a trade?

People with a trade diploma, certificate, whatever…always find jobs. Something like 95% of them find employment within 2 months of graduation. And they’re almost always less than 2 year courses.

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (37 minutes after post)

Thanks for listening. I have to go to bed. No money free for school. Gotta go job hunting in the morning. Once again, thank you.

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An Unknown Location | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (37 minutes after post)

Good luck

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