Confidential Drug Rehabilitation

a detox or rehabilitation facility? I entered a detox center on March 6th of last year. I voluntarily admitted myself because alcohol was getting the better of me. I did all of the things that the average addict does. Lie, cheat, sneak, hide, go without food etc.
I am about 2 weeks from reaching my 1st year of freedom from my self-made prison. I have never attended an AA meeting or any other kind of support group. Please do not suggest that I do.
So far, it has been easier than I thought it would be, and my questions are to anyone who has battled an addiction or known someone who did.

Have there been rough times?
Have you relapsed?
Do you trust yourself not to relapse?
Do you attend support groups?

Feel free to use the annominity of this site to relate your experiences.

Looking forward to march 6th!

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I need a little help here.

My sister left her husband a few months ago and has been living with me ever since. I have a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom condo, so I had the room for her.

My sister left her husband because of his alcoholism. She tried to keep it hidden from everybody else, but after 3 years of marriage, it got too much for her. He wasn’t physically abusive towards her (I’ve seen her in her swimsuit and I’ve never noticed any marks/bruises/scars/etc on her) but she decided “enough is enough”. Since then, she’s been going through Al-Anon, which helps people who are friends/relatives/spouses of alcoholics.

My sister and I are pretty close (twins in fact) so I’m glad to help her out while she gets back on her feet. But every time I say something like “I could go for a beer right now.” she says things like, “That’s a sign of alcoholism.” Believe me, I am far from the road to alcoholism. There’s a difference between thinking the occasional beer would taste good and the absolute dependence on alcohol. Come to think of it, Susan mentions Al-Anon a lot, saying things like “That’s what they teach us” or “I’m learning this about alcohol.” In fact, she’s getting in everybody’s faces anytime anyone mentions alcohol.

I realize that Susan is going through a lot emotionally right now. What do I do or what should I say to her about alcohol? She should know that I’m not an alcoholic and she should know the difference between one who drinks to excess and one who has an occasional drink. Should I just let her speak her mind and get it out of her system? I support her decision to renounce alcohol (she says she’s never touching another drop of it for the rest of her life), but how do I get her to realize that the rest of the world isn’t going to stop for her? And how can I show her that I’m behind her 100%?

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I have been on crack-cocaine for almost 10 years!!! Yes, pathetic I know. I want to quit, but I never do. The world seems quite strange from a sober point of view. I need advice. No treatment centres. Ihate them.
I want to know if anyone out ther changed their life without treatment centres. The reason I don’t like them is because people usually are there for some forced reason. i.e. get out of jail free and it doesn’t do alot of good for those who went on their own!!! Know what I mean?

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Now, don’t get me wrong I don’t think I’m bigger or better than anybody else in this world in any way.

I get this feeling that I know plenty of other people get that I’m meant to do something big in this world, but I can’t figure it out. My parents, my Probation Officer, my teachers, even some of the kids that were (temporary) close friends in my last rehab I went to (just for marijuana/alcohol) said “dude, you need to straighten up because I have a feeling you’re going to do something big and I’m going to see you on TV one day”.

I mean my knowledge from studying Psychology, Linguistics, Hypnotism, History, and Network Security/Programming on my own has given me a lot of insight on the world, and none of it is good and all of it is deceptive and I don’t know if I’m supposed to expose it or use it to my advantage or what.

I mean I suppose a lot of people think that to feel better about themselves but not only do I think it, too many people have said it without anyone else mentioning it. Call me crazy but I need someone that can relate or something, not a bunch of nay sayers. Now, please, share =D
EDIT: I know they’re lies that help people, but the lies are unimportant in that people should believe in themselves, not someone elses idea that sounds good. And whether you knew it or not you just used Neuro-Linguistics there, and I believe people should know how they’re coerced into doing things in their daily lives but I suppose you’re right. I do agree with you to some extent. Especially the scientific theory and atoms and all of that. The knowledge behind it is just so…. stupid? I don’t even know. I’m glad there are people like me on here though.

Best of look to you too.
EDIT2: Luck* lol

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