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Mads

39w

Hi frens, I was wondering if anyone had experience with rehab and if you can share some insight on it. We have a family member who is a chronic, nasty alcoholic and everyone in his life just accepts it. Like "oh he's drunk he didn't mean it" or they just ignore him when he's like that. He is constantly getting himself into situations where he is on deaths door and he always pulls through somehow. Eventually, he won't make it. He's gone through phases of sobriety and has a distorted "Christianity" because AA requires you to ask a "higher power" to help in their 12 steps.

But rehab. Thoughts?

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SaṁainGoat

@Eiregoat@nicecrew.digital remote

39w

I knew one person who went in and out of rehab multiple times. For her it didn't work, she never addressed the underlying issues so she kept going back.

I know one other person who used amanita moscara and meditation in order to rewire herself a bit. It worked amazingly well, she can drink alcohol normally with a meal without her brain screaming at her to keep drinking and typically she doesn't drink at all for months.

I suspect she's an unusual case though, I wouldn't recommend it for everyone although I gather it is a recognised therapeutic practice. If it helps I have a book she gave me about it.

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Mads

@madison@nicecrew.digital remote

39w

Send the name of the book over when you get the chance please 🙏

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SaṁainGoat

@Eiregoat@nicecrew.digital remote

39w

Here you go: https://annas-archive.li/md5/7947addb74b6b973d094e449a4eee9c7

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wd_5x5

@wd_5x5@poa.st remote

39w

@Eiregoat @madison Any psychoactive fungus will help. Even look into dmt and Ibolga therapy.

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wd_5x5

@wd_5x5@poa.st remote

39w

@Eiregoat @madison THIS! MUSHROOM THERAPY! A few big trips to wake them up then micro dosing.
Bro I would literally recommend it for everyone having these problems.

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Mads

@madison@nicecrew.digital remote

38w

What about someone who is also on a morphine regime and is always drunk AND high off weed. I can't even imagine what is going on inside his body dude

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Robert "Shlomosexual" Edwardly 🇷🇺

@Robert_Edwardly@poa.st remote

38w

@madison @wd_5x5 @Eiregoat Sometimes rehab is necessary. I have strong reservations about the woo woo "your higher power is whatever you want it to be" bullshit at AA, and tbh, I think AA only works for people who already want it to work, which means they could probably be sober either way.

I found the structure somewhat helpful when I was being compelled to go, but I also never really quit.

Some people need to be put in a friggin facility and given an attitude adjustment but even that might not "work" forever.