Inspiration, perhaps

[Bubulous]

Imagine that your mind is a car, whichever car you wish.  At one time you were going 100 miles and hour down the road of life and you were getting closer to what you were searching for.  Something happened, I don't know what, but something did and when it happened your car was broke down for a while.  It is likely that you loved that old car and had fixed it several times in the past.  You had learned how to care for it and what to do when it needed help.  

Unfortunately when the car broke down this time, it was a problem you had never fixed before.  You were a handy man when it came to your vehicle but this problem was so difficult that you needed to get tools you had never had to fix it.  On the way to get the tools however, a stranger spotted you about to walk in the store to get the tools you needed.  The stranger tapped you on the shoulder and asked why you wanted to go get some tools when the stranger himself could fix it quicker and less expensive.  

You were a trusting person so you let the guy fix it.  Sure enough you got it back out on the road and it was running 120 miles and hour and seemed to be doing better than ever.  Of course, as all things do, your car broke down again and you came back to the stranger angry that it happened.  The stranger said no problem I will just replace this other part you don't need with one of my own.

As time went by the car broke down more and more.  You would always take it back to the stranger and have it fixed but it was starting to get more expensive every time you went.  Also the stranger had replaced a lot of the old parts that you had spent your whole life tuning and caring for.  

You have to realise like I did that you may still be on the same road as always but the mind your spirit is trying to drive is not the one you started with.  You have to get the tools from the store, tear out everything the drugs replaced and go back and take everything that the stranger stole from him.  The funny thing is that you have lost nothing but some time.  The problem that caused you to do this in the first place was not one you couldn't fix.  You just needed to ask someone to help.  We can give you all the tools we have but it is up to you to fix the car.  Good Luck everyone.

[cleangimnow]

This post really helped me gain some more perspective. I am struggling mentally today but I believe that it will get better. Hate being cranky!  

[Bubulous]

You are, of course, welcome.  I hoped it would inspire someone, hence the name.  lol

It will likely be moved to the Social but I wanted some new people to be able to read it before it left.  Congrats on you strength and I hope you are inspire someone tomorrow.  Good Luck

[introuble75]

omg,,That totally hits home for me ...Just this morning, I was getting ready to self medicate after 3 whole days of going through this..I looked at it ,,was ready to take it,,I told myself that I could only be true to myself,I am not hurting anyone but myself,,and anyways,,I closed the bottle and went straight back to work..Had a hard day but now I am proud that I could do that ON MY OWN !!!!! Now I am not completely done I am just dosing down but thats a big step all on its own,,Thank you for this ,,This may be my tool to help me get through tommorrow,as I will think about this when It starts to get hard..I guess I just know that you cant get over it until you go through it...thanks again..