Drug Abuse

Question by Joe: Where can I get some support and encouragement to change?
My “family” doesn’t care. I always curse myself out when I tell them something because they only use it against me, soon after. My friends? I have one friend that has inspired me in the past and that is all. I am trying to change under tremendous pressure not to change, and there is no one I can ask for help. What do I do?

(Addictive substance…Guess)

Best answer:

Answer by Owl Alkanesof
I have this issue too. I can’t get myself to change and there’s nobody to talk to. It’s hard to inspire yourself to be a better person.

It’s easier if you have better self confidence. However, doing this is the thing that gives you that self-confidence so you tell yourself that if you do this you’ll feel better, you’ll be more confident, and happy. This is in fact, true.

Answer by fenugreek_poland
Well, maybe u can try find such friends using chat only. I always had problems w/hving friends n I hv chatted. Now I hv a gf far away from me but we think abt each other very seriously. For giving support hving chatting friends only is much easier. U must tell them directly what u exectly need n less or more they will give u support depending what kind of people they r. The best way is to find a group of people in the same situation. U can look for them in some forums of that type.
Of course there r other ways. U can go to a group psychoteraphy. After such longer teraphy u will hv friends w/similar situation like u.
Well, not thinking abt support of other people it is always important to set good goals. There r good books who explain u in details how to get from ur desired goals to their achievement. First of all I think u must hv a clear vision what u want to do exactly n control realizations of ur goals.

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