Substance abuse is a sin against the four pillars of one's existence:
- One's Mind: it alters the brain and distorts thinking
- One's Heart: it alienates one from family and friends; it creates a sense of isolation and loneliness
- One's Body: it causes a neglect of health as well as cause direct bodily abuse
- One's Spirit: it results in a loss of purpose and a loss of one's sense of one's place in the universe
To pay for this sin against the four pillars of one's existence, one must go through purgatory to purge the consequences of the abuse:
- One must suffer past the depression and doubt and troubling thoughts that accompany withdrawal
- One must suffer past the doubt and hurt of love ones and accept the permanent loss of some
One must also suffer through the separation of those who share one's addictions; but not one's will to recover
- One must suffer past the physical cravings and the physical discomfort of a body seeking normalcy
- One must suffer past the doubt of one's worth; the fear that it will never be right; the guilt of what has been lost and that which cannot be regained
To not go through this purgatory; to take the easy road, is to deepen the sin and to perish.
Friends and loves ones can provide support; medications can ease the transition; and those who have gone before can help lead the way; but one must make the journey one's self and bear the suffering the leads to a better existence.
I am sorry it must be this way.
11:31:01 PM 
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