User talk:Lifesconsultant

Hello- My name is Kathy. I live in Lancaster, Ca. I have just been watching Dr. Drew and the Celebs who are in rehab. Personally I have not had a problem with drinking or drugs, because when I was 12, I decided that I was not going to do it. I had enough "Control" in my life by my parents and wanting so much to be myself, I knew that any "use" would soon become "abuse".

I believe it starts somewhere. Influence, curiosity, availability and when we are searching for ways out of our pain, drugs seem to be the easiest. BUT once you start to use, you no longer have control which now means "abuse". Your body "needs" it and if your brain believes it, it would take a lot more to "just quit". Something has to take it's place. Some just change drug of choice. Some find "GOD" and sadly, some just die. I do have a few more "ideas".

Something has to change in order for things to change. WILL POWER will never work. You have to have "reasons" for doing drugs and stronger reasons to stop. We know not to cross the street before we look both ways, and to brush our teeth after every meal. These were "conditioned" into our subconcious. We do it "automatically". I also believe that once we decide to stop something conciously, it will be automatic to "just say no". I'm sure many will say easy said than done, but if you don't, you won't.

There are many ways to start working on changing the "reasons" why you started and how you could stop. I've helped people lose weight and stop smoking with the same plan. The main thing is finding out why. KNOWLEDGE brings UNDERSTANDING which LEADS to PEACE. Sometimes we don't even know why. Writing in a journal helped me a lot. I was able to say what I felt and once it was written down, I could put it aside and when I could deal with it, may be a time I was the strongest. My weakness is depression. I found the root of it, realized a lot of things I couldn't control, including my parents control or opinions of me as I grew up. There was a lot of forgiveness on my part and to see that we do the best we can with what we have. Even if it's wrong and hurtful.

I can share a lot more but I need to be sure that this will post. Lifesconsultant (talk) 13:03, 17 November 2008 (UTC)