The Highs and Lows of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
The many highs and lows of drug use can put the people that live or associate with a drug user, into a spin. This is especially true if one has no idea that the person is using drugs. What’s wrong? Could they be mentally ill? Have I done something wrong? WHAT HAPPENED!?
It is important to note that ALL drug use will come with the inevitable roller coaster of drama, emotion, job losses, relationship breakdowns or it may seem that the person is sick all the time! In this way you may feel as though you are the helpless bystander, unable to help, unable to reach out to the person using drugs, walking on egg shells, afraid to rock the boat just in case they do something dangerous as a result.
The bottom line is that if you use drugs or drink regularly then your mind and body are being ravaged one way or another.
Drugs and alcohol can act like poisons and so they can change the way the body is performing or feeling which of course affects someone’s sense of well-being and consistency.
Have you ever felt tired or hungry or even hungover? Do you feel rational at that point or able to function quickly? Do you feel bright or dull? Well, it goes like this for a drug user, but you can multiply this feeling by 1000. Imagine, for example, taking ecstasy, perhaps 4 over the course of an evening. You get the high as the ecstasy increases the activity of serotonin which is believed to be the ’good feeling’ chemical in our bodies. As the effects wear off, a person's mood can plummet. So then the person comes home, and he may be depressed or grey looking, reactive or critical or just feeling sullen and sad.
So with the above illustration in mind, if you take a person who uses drugs or drinks regularly, every day, can you imagine the moods that may present?
To really see where someone is at, emotionally, it is important to get them off drugs, use nourishment to strengthen body and mind and good education so they can get wise on how to live their life, how to use their integrity and self-determinism. So they know the pitfalls of their drug use and how to avoid tempting situations. You will see a person straighten out and the highs and lows of drug use finally dissipating.
You can help someone you love.
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REFERENCE LINKS
http://www.narconon-melbourne.org/drug-abuse/ecstasy-effects.html
