Hypocrite joins in.

[Manzel]

Hi there. I'm a 51 year old single male living in a medium sized regional town in Australia.

All my life I've been a staunch anti-drug advocate. I have never had alcohol, marijuana or other illicit drugs, having seen what the booze did to my father who died at an early age.

After suffering a debilitating back injury and losing my job recently I found I was tackling my many sleepless nights using Diphenhydramine sleep aids. I began with two a night but quickly discovered the mind-numbing effect that higher dosages gave me. They literally stopped my brain thinking about my problems.

Now I take a dose of 400mg (8 capsule) three or four times a week, becoming one of the people I swore I would never become. A drug abuser.

I came here to see what sort of damage I am doing to myself and trying to decide if life is worth stopping taking them or if I should continue and just let the consequences take their course. The way I'm feeling now, I don't really care one way or the other.

Cheers,
Manzel.

 

[filminfatuated]

Hi Menzel, welcome. I am also "new" to Bluelight, a drug addict nearing the end of my rope. I certainly know how you feel, & wish I could offer some sort of consolation.

However, I'm not sure what to say, so I'll just start by saying "Welcome", & "you're not alone".

 

[zephyr]

Hey there,

Im in Australia too. You will find that drug users tend to get into it a fair bit because of injury or some psychological condition and being orescribed drugs to help.

Some drugs are addictive and you only find out that you are addicted when you cant stop as easily as you thought.

. Theres heaps of decent people around here who are addicts or were.