So I haven't blogged in over 5 months. That's disgusting. Especially since I was blogging so much at one stage and after I promised myself I was gonna keep it up. But like I said in previous posts, this is not the first time I've started a blog and not kept it up.
I was reading a few of my past posts (not that there were very many) and my oh my have I changed. I know I wanted to use this space as place to rant/vent etc. but boy did I used to whine a lot! Gosh! I like to think I've grown since then though. So much has happened since June, life has certainly become really interesting.
I will try post more often and get this thing going again. I only have about 18 days left that I'll actually be in front of my laptop and then I go home for our (nearly) two month Summer Holiday...woohoo!!! We're becoming more American by the day! Once I'm back home I doubt I'll blog very often. But next year is going to be an extremely busy and exciting year. I'll be in third year and will hopefully have gotten into directing. I've also been elected as Head Student for our res next year, and although the work has already started, things are going to get serious next year. Hopefully I won't be so lazy and I'll actually blog a bit. I sorta had a bit of a following for a while there...I doubt anyone reads this now. Thank you to anyone who does though :)
Wishing you all a great November!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Addicted? Yeah right!
There is quite a stigma behind painkiller addiction. Most people think that is really no big deal and no where near as serious as, let's say, being addicted to Heroine or Meth. The fact is, it still an addiction. And it is serious. In my opinion, being dependant on anything - whether it be pills, booze, sex, people, food or even exercise - to get us through the day, it is serious. I think that, as humans, we are naturally addictive. However there are definitely those with far more addictive tendancies/personalities than others.
Addiction to painkillers is not something one should ever take lightly. Just because they don't give you the sort of high that other drugs might - like a full on trip - they still alter your mood. You stop feeling and thinking so much. You can concentrate on things that may seem more important because evertyhing else is dead. You feel no pain, be it emotional or physical. You sleep better, in fact better than you will even on sleeping pills. You don't dream, you sleep...like a frikken baby. You feel great actually.
As with any drug, there are downsides. Withdrawl is no joke. Your body starts to crave the numbness so it tells you that you have a headache, or that your back is sore. If you do experience any pain, let's say you stub your toe, it becomes so much more intense. Your body tries with all its might to convince you that you are in too much pain to cope without taking anything. And nothing, nothing makes it better except more pain meds.
It is not difficult to understand why people do become addicted to this drug. It numbs you completely without the negatives that other drugs have. And because society in general does not take this form of addiction seriously at all, there are often few remefications if you are found out. Also, the buying a few lines could cost you thousands, whereas buying a bottle of pills is cheap and, technically, your legal right. Which is why it is such a common pehnomenon. Murder is a common phenomenon, but we certainly don't take it lightly - that's for sure (and don't get me wrong, I'm not comparing killing someone to a painkiller addiction) so why do we do the same with pain medication addicts?
Addiction to painkillers is not something one should ever take lightly. Just because they don't give you the sort of high that other drugs might - like a full on trip - they still alter your mood. You stop feeling and thinking so much. You can concentrate on things that may seem more important because evertyhing else is dead. You feel no pain, be it emotional or physical. You sleep better, in fact better than you will even on sleeping pills. You don't dream, you sleep...like a frikken baby. You feel great actually.
As with any drug, there are downsides. Withdrawl is no joke. Your body starts to crave the numbness so it tells you that you have a headache, or that your back is sore. If you do experience any pain, let's say you stub your toe, it becomes so much more intense. Your body tries with all its might to convince you that you are in too much pain to cope without taking anything. And nothing, nothing makes it better except more pain meds.
It is not difficult to understand why people do become addicted to this drug. It numbs you completely without the negatives that other drugs have. And because society in general does not take this form of addiction seriously at all, there are often few remefications if you are found out. Also, the buying a few lines could cost you thousands, whereas buying a bottle of pills is cheap and, technically, your legal right. Which is why it is such a common pehnomenon. Murder is a common phenomenon, but we certainly don't take it lightly - that's for sure (and don't get me wrong, I'm not comparing killing someone to a painkiller addiction) so why do we do the same with pain medication addicts?
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