Let's Talk More About Addiction

Tonight, I want to talk more about addictions. I guess I've just been getting really annoyed lately about the wide variety of addictions out there, but people only ever want to focus about drug or alcohol addiction.

I've been sober from alcohol from over a year now. I don't want to drink, I don't think about drinking, and I won't.

I like to talk about my sobriety A LOT! If people don't want to hear about it, I don't care. I'm proud of myself and if I can help just one other person to stop drinking than I'm all for that. My only issue I seem to have though is that I don't only talk about alcohol addictions and it annoys A LOT of others around me. ALSO, I don't care. How come it's okay for me, "A recovering "alcoholic" to talk about how I'm sober now, but other people get irritated when you bring up things like porn addiction, lying addiction, gambling addiction, cheating addictions, food addictions, internet addictions and more. YES, those are all addictions. Some are physical addictions and some are mental addictions. Here is my take on it.....

If you get annoyed or angry at someone who talks about other addictions (not their own), but you don't get annoyed with the person's addictions who is talking about it, then you most definitely still have some issues going on you might want to pray about or change your ways. 

And just so everyone knows, this isn't pointed at just one person that I know blah, blah, blah....this is for anyone who's in denial about their past addictions.

The only way to properly heal from ANY addiction is to admit it firstly in your heart that you have an issue with certain addiction. You have to admit that you used to have certain addiction. You have to stop getting annoyed or angry with anyone who talks about other addictions than alcohol or drugs. STOP living in lies. 

Have you changed even though you get so annoyed about it? Yes, possibly, but if you get annoyed easily about anyone bringing up things from your past then something isn't right.

The reason why this subject is SO important to me is because when I was a FULL-BLOWN drunk, no one ever had a problem what-so-ever talking about how I was a drunk, or a low-life, a dead-beat mom, etc. etc. For years and years, people judged me for my wrongs.....and that's great! There were also others praying for me, those who believed in me. Those who prayed for my healing and for sobriety to finally be a part of my life. And thank you to anyone who prayed for me. 

But where are the people now who always talked horrible about me, called me names, shunned me away, turned their backs on me, etc., etc.? Well, most of them are living their lives in a complete lie and they are miserable. Some of them have been dealing for years and years with their own secret addictions while on the other side of the yard, they were all about pointing fingers in my direction saying, "Just look at that fool!"

I have people unfriend me on fb almost every day because they don't like to see my posts about God. People mute my account. People have unfollowed my "Author" page because I'm not going to be quiet about certain things. I'm just not going to. 

Here's the last thing I want to say about this subject tonight. I absolutely LOVE my life so much right now. I talk to God every day. I listen to my favorite Christian songs every day. And I feel so peaceful more than I ever have in my lifetime. If I was to die right now, I know I'm going to heaven. It just hurts me so bad. My heart cries out for others because I know they're in denial. Just like I was. Start talking and being honest about ALL addictions. Even if you can help just that one person who can't stop looking at porn, or that one girl who's selling nudes for money. Maybe that one person might commit suicide over gambling because you were too proud to admit that you ever had a problem with that! "Oh... well, what would so and so think if they knew I ever did that?" Well, WHO CARES! Start being honest so we all can help others in need of our honesty. 

So anyway, after I have more than likely just lost more friends on FB from this blog, HAHAHAHA, I will call it a night. 

I also would like to say this. I don't care about FB. I do post lots of things, but always of my grandkids, Christian related, etc. I can delete it right now and not care about it. But I won't be deleting it to keep me from cheating, etc... Those are also examples of people living in denial. Well, I don't have this and that, blah blah blah. Just remember to ask yourself. "Do I not have those things because I know I'll do something stupid, or just because I don't want them?"

Easy questions really. 

I'll see you all tomorrow!

xoxoxo, Michelle Neal