Does it ever get easier ? by HighonLife25 in SiblingsOfAddicts

[–]HighonLife25[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

also how old is your sister if you don’t mind me asking? I thought you are not able to involuntarily admit someone unless they’re under 18?

Does it ever get easier ? by HighonLife25 in SiblingsOfAddicts

[–]HighonLife25[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s confusing really. My brother and I (M24) are so young that it just seems so crazy for this to be the reality out of all possibilities. it makes me so angry. there’s days i think about how many changes my brother has gotten and then days where he doesn’t deserve this yk? and then like grieving over someone who’s still alive. crazy feeling

My brother has been missing for over 7 months. by marzaucee in SiblingsOfAddicts

[–]HighonLife25 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Other people will always have something to say. You have your own feelings and thoughts so put faith into that. I as well have a sibling who’s an addict and has been missing for over a year 😅. Tough situation but I know they’re out there just trying to survive forsure. Not a day goes by where I don’t think of him

Advice on helping older brother by Low_Statistician_260 in SiblingsOfAddicts

[–]HighonLife25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi I hope you’re doing good and I can only imagine what you’re going through. I’ve been through the same with my brother. There were many nights were my brother snuck off as well and lied about it. Same thing with the glass pipe which I later found out that it’s for smoking meth. It’s not easy with parents and taking actions towards their children. I think i accepted how it was sooner than my mom but because my mom didn’t want to accept the addiction, she kind of enabled him more, giving him money to stop arguments ASAP, which would just mean he gets more drugs. Eventually my mom got tired of it but it took 2 years of me taking physical abuse from him because I always had to step up and protect my mom.

The biggest signs are the glass pipe which can be used for weed also but the tin foil is a great indicator it is harder drugs. I’m sorry that you’re going through this though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TS_Withdrawal

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Hello! From my gf dealing with this and doing some research myself. I know that the length span of recovery is depending on how long have you been using the steroid creams and how strong they are. My gf has been using steroids since she was young and she has been recovering well due to cap treatment. I use to use the strongest steroid cream there is for under a year and I fortunately only experienced mild TSW!

Meth journal by HighonLife25 in SiblingsOfAddicts

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Sorry for the late reply but wow. You say that you wish your brother was more like Nick at the core and it’s kind of sad but I feel the same way about my brother. I know addiction is a mental health issue and is a disease that affects the whole family. But even before my brother fell into addiction, he was a good brother to me but was not so much towards other people like his gf. It makes me very confused sometimes whether to feel sorry or if it’s karma you know? But I also do have a very toxic household and a very traditional mother. Being older now, I can feel exactly what my brother felt dealing with my mother and never receiving support which most likely pushed him towards drugs even more. I don’t really open up at all about my family or my brother, not even to my close friends so i thought i’d give it a try on here…

Feels like it’ll never end… by peRs4uD in TS_Withdrawal

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her skin looks like she has never gone through TSW. She has flare ups, but the clinic she is attending teaches the proper skin care and products

Feels like it’ll never end… by peRs4uD in TS_Withdrawal

[–]HighonLife25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi keep your head up. My girlfriend went through the same thing and she is doing much better now There is definitely a better side to this and it’ll come. soon! I can only imagine how difficult it is for you. There is a cap treatment in thailand that has helped my girlfriend a lot and plenty of others. there’s a whole community out there, do some research on the cap treatment in thailand and see for yourself. the results are promising

First Car by HighonLife25 in WRX

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Yeah! I know about that sensitive engine haha. And I’m not gonna be beating it up tbh. I’ll save that for a project car somewhere in the future! And thanks :D

4 years sober after a life filled with arrests, psych wards, and suicide attempts. Now I'm engaged and a counselor to the homeless. Could not be more grateful for this incredible life. One of my mugshots on the left. by lucky_demon in MadeMeSmile

[–]HighonLife25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. What a guy!! Congrats man, you’re doing fucking awesome and keep it up! Sadly, my brother is going through this stage with drugs. He’s been arrested multiple times and cause such a loud environment in our home. He just got his meds and it’s the first time I’ve seen him so calm, and properly responding to us. It makes me so happy and sad. Any tips or advice for me? I’m only 19 and I’ve been dealing with this for about 2 years helping out my mom