Mi Corazon Espinado, a branch of Finaltrypico™, endeavors to reach out to those people suffering with addiction, weather it be; drugs, obesity, pornography, smoking, drinking, you name it. Anything that is holding you back and keeping you from your day-to-day commitments and responsibilities is an "addiction". If you can admit that the addiction is more powerful than you, then you have a problem and you've made the first step.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Norco
Well recently I had surgery for my foot again and this time it was to take out the hardware that was put in 12/2012 and my doc prescribed Norco again, either 5 or 10mg every 4 to 6 hours for a few days then as needed. I have to say, coming from someone who is not an addict,I can see how this could become addictive. I have not been taking as much for a day now and I can see how my body is wanting it. It's really interesting to a non-addict how I can decipher when exactly my mind is trying to tell my body what it needs. If I have pain, I will take it but if I have no pain, I'm not going to take it just in case. I'm over the worst part so time to reassess what I really need.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The Mastery of Love by Miguel Ruiz
I read yesterday that our mind tries to tell the body what it needs. How absurd is that? The mind can't feel hunger, cold, anger, or love. Only the body FEELS! So when your mind is messing with you, check the status of your basic physical needs and see if the mind lines up. The mind might tell you to kill yourself but the body fights the urge. Because the mind is tricking you to try and believe a lie from the devil. Tell the devil to go to hell and put down the pills, the gun, the needle. Speak to your self out loud what God says about you and you will feel stronger and better shortly after like I did today. God help us to tell the mind to shut up. If your mind is telling you to take another bite but your stomach is full. Who are you going to believe?
Saturday, January 5, 2013
What to do with your co-dependant
One thing I have noticed since I have changed my ways of using and abusing. The people that used to have to "took care of me" so to say. You know what I mean; the wife, sister, parent or good friend that would always be there to bail you out of bad situations- like helping me cover a bill or funding some cash till next pay day. Or even someone that we would have call our boss because we knew we were not going to be able to go into work that day. Yeah, those people, what happens to them when they can't obsess or control or take care of me or you. They suddenly feel they have no purpose or they don't have anything to do. They find ways to start controlling other situations, whether it be the way things are done in the home or the planning of specific events, You see the co-dependant is often times more screwed up than the addict because that feeling of need and doing good has become useless. Theres no need to take care of an addict when he or she takes their life back and wants to control their own destiny. What has to happen is the co-dependant, just like the addict; has to get their own life back. They have to find things to do that are healthy and productive in their own lives. They need to stop thinking about the addict. Let Go!
This is why you often find out that "Joe got sober so Mary left him", you would think all things should be back to normal after you get clean and sober. The marriage usually doesn't work out because "Joe" got sober but "Mary" didn't get help with her co-dependency. Often times the co-dependant thinks that what their doing is out of love not co-dependency. It's so important that the closest people to the addict or alcoholic get help. The odds are that 78% don't get help and that is why we see so many marriages that fall apart after the addict gets clean. There are so many programs out there that offer help in this area. First you want to find out if you are co-dependant. Check this web-site and see if it rings any bells; http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/signs-of-a-codependent-relationship , here is another that may help mothers who have had issues with their sons or daughters; http://www.soulwork.net/sw_articles_eng/little_prince.htm . All of the parents out there who have lost or damaged relationships with their adult addict children can benefit by the extensive amount of information that is out there on this topic. It all boils down to the question we need to ask ourselves; do we want to be in control? or do we want to be happy?
Michael Angelo
One thing I have noticed since I have changed my ways of using and abusing. The people that used to have to "took care of me" so to say. You know what I mean; the wife, sister, parent or good friend that would always be there to bail you out of bad situations- like helping me cover a bill or funding some cash till next pay day. Or even someone that we would have call our boss because we knew we were not going to be able to go into work that day. Yeah, those people, what happens to them when they can't obsess or control or take care of me or you. They suddenly feel they have no purpose or they don't have anything to do. They find ways to start controlling other situations, whether it be the way things are done in the home or the planning of specific events, You see the co-dependant is often times more screwed up than the addict because that feeling of need and doing good has become useless. Theres no need to take care of an addict when he or she takes their life back and wants to control their own destiny. What has to happen is the co-dependant, just like the addict; has to get their own life back. They have to find things to do that are healthy and productive in their own lives. They need to stop thinking about the addict. Let Go!
This is why you often find out that "Joe got sober so Mary left him", you would think all things should be back to normal after you get clean and sober. The marriage usually doesn't work out because "Joe" got sober but "Mary" didn't get help with her co-dependency. Often times the co-dependant thinks that what their doing is out of love not co-dependency. It's so important that the closest people to the addict or alcoholic get help. The odds are that 78% don't get help and that is why we see so many marriages that fall apart after the addict gets clean. There are so many programs out there that offer help in this area. First you want to find out if you are co-dependant. Check this web-site and see if it rings any bells; http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/signs-of-a-codependent-relationship , here is another that may help mothers who have had issues with their sons or daughters; http://www.soulwork.net/sw_articles_eng/little_prince.htm . All of the parents out there who have lost or damaged relationships with their adult addict children can benefit by the extensive amount of information that is out there on this topic. It all boils down to the question we need to ask ourselves; do we want to be in control? or do we want to be happy?
Michael Angelo
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