Loving someone with an opiate addiction doesn’t come with a guidebook. Most people won’t understand what it’s like to care for someone who keeps disappearing—sometimes emotionally, sometimes physically—even when they’re
Somewhere between “I need help” and “I’ve got this,” a lot of people disappear. Maybe you dropped out of IOP halfway through. Maybe you stopped answering your group therapist’s calls.
I didn’t walk out of my first treatment program with a glow or a breakthrough. There was no dramatic shift. No clarity. Just a long, tired sigh and a heavy
There’s a certain kind of quiet that settles in early recovery. It’s not peace—it’s the absence of noise. The texts stop. The parties fade. You’re left with yourself, and suddenly
They don’t see it. The coworkers who praise your reliability. The boss who leans on you. The friends who say, “You’ve always got it together.” They don’t see the flask
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