hello...I'm new here...found this place while searching online for addiction recovery chat rooms, and i'm very glad i found this! I'm a very shy person, and it's much easier for me to speak openly about my emotions online. So, I guess this entry will just be a little bit about myself. My name is Brittany, i'm from CT, 20 years old, and i am a drug addict.

I've always felt different from everybody else...started cheating lying and stealing very early on in life. I tried cigs and alcohol in grade school, and at 14 I tried cocaine and lost my virginity. That's when things started going downhill. After that, I started smoking pot on a regular basis. I was very promiscuous once i lost my virginity, and i believe that's because i always had very low self esteem and getting any type of attention from guys seemed to be my way of validating myself of being pretty and wanted. yet i was almost always just used for the sex.

 After i started smoking pot, i discovered robitussin cough medicine, the main ingredient...

(A) …painfully admit. Chapter Nine: The Family Afterward p. 135.

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Everybody deals with anxiety and depression, however some people have a hard time in managing it. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their most persistent fears and every day anxieties.

Alcohol and substance abuse or any other addictions will not take away your problems and fears. In the short run, they might make you feel better, but in the long run these addictions will only make things worse.

(A) …and admit them. Chapter Seven: Working With Others p. 99.