For those who have quit doing crystal meth, what was your turning point that made you decide to give it up? My partner is doing it he was doing a little bit now it’s a lot more and is moody when coming down I’m finding it to go on
For those who have quit doing crystal meth, what was your turning point that made you decide to give it up? My partner is doing it he was doing a little bit now it’s a lot more and is moody when coming down I’m finding it to go on
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Not me, but my sister. She had a drug induced psychosis 2 years ago and was locked up in a psychiatric facility. She has actually suffered brain damage as a result so I guess that was her turning point. She lost custody of her children too.
Get out. Please. It's shit. It's awful and unless they get proper help, it won't get any easier. Your kids deserve more.
There is no such thing as a recovered meth addict. Even “clean” they are one bad day away from starting again. It is an evil drug that destroys families and steals souls. If I have learnt anything from watching the people around me suffer is you can’t help, it won’t change, pack your stuff and be on your way
The turning point for any meth user will be different and I feel as though you’re asking this question so you can put it to your partner that he will lose a, b and c if he doesn’t quit. In which case don’t bother. He needs to hit rock bottom, and then probably go a little lower than that.
My partner quit meth when he assaulted someone, faced a jail sentence and could easily have been deported. He had a long history before I come on the scene lost his kids (their mum took them) has a fractured and damaged relationship with them all, none of them called him dad, they have little to no respect for him.
Pulled his life together, met me AND relapsed while we were together, missed his sons first birthday, abused me while giving birth, provides no comfort or support, would wake up abusing me at 6 am screaming for money we’d put away for a special holiday (I never got that holiday). No amount of begging, crying, asking, pleading, interventions, drug tests or threats changed him until he lost everything and almost his freedom.
He has given me some wonderful years, but he also gave me some of the worst. And I’m pretty sure if I saw a psychiatrist now I’d still be diagnosed with PTSD because of the trauma and abuse during that time. As someone else has said he’s only a day away from relapse and ruining his life and losing everyone around him and that needs to be accepted. That doesn’t mean you can’t make it work, it doesn’t mean he is a lost cause, it just means even if he stops using this is something you both have to accept. Ask yourself can you live with this fear? Is he worth it? But most importantly does HE want to change. If not please for your own mental health walk away. There is nothing you can do, you did nothing to deserve this but right now he’s lost and the only on in control of finding his way back.
Be mindful of the fact that the longer he uses, the more he uses the harder the come down will be. This leaves you open for mental, emotional and potentially physical abuse. He will be a danger to himself and others make no mistake about that. Please whatever you decide take care, protect yourself and always have an exit plan for your own safety.
Im an ex addict 7 years clean my turning point was wjen i nearly lost my kids to welfare i hit rock bottom living in a caravan . I woke up one day and thought nope no more my kids deserve better and i have never looked back. Yes i think about it everyday but i love my life now and i keep going forward. I will tell u one thing if he is not ready to give up then you need to leave as until he admits he has a problem and wants to give up ur wasting ur time . Goodluck xx
No such thing as a clean junkie. Pack your bags and leave the drop kick in your past.