Are You An Addict? Take the Quiz By Jay Bartels

Are You an Addict? You might think if anyone knew the answer to that question, then surely it would be you. Right? What we don't realize is the addict is usually the last one to find out he has addictions and always the last to admit that they need help. Denial is the work our addictions plan to keep us sick and using. Let's take a small quiz and be sure to answer honestly. Remember, your life may depend on it.

1)Do you feel you could function properly if you didn't take your medication or other drugs at all today?

2)Do you believe that you can stop any time you choose, just on your will power alone?

3)When you are running low on your medication or drug of choice do you become consumed with how you are going to get more before you run out?

4) Has a friend or relative ever expressed their concern over your usage and how they saw it affecting you? Did you feel defensive and express denial or even resentment?

5)Do you feel the medicine or your drug of choice was made for people like you in pain, or anxious, or for any other reason

6)Do you feel that people wouldn't like you as much if they knew you without your medicine or drug of choice? (Sense of humor, confident, relaxed etc.)

7)Would you be depressed or unhappy if not for your medication or drug of choice?

It is so important to answer these questions honestly to your self more than anything else. If you answered yes to even 1 question then chances are very high that you have an addiction, or at the least a chemical dependency. Either way it is up to you to make the next move. What is the first thing required from you to save your self and find true peace? Admitting to your self that YES, "I'm an addict". Once you can honestly say this and see this, then you can start on your path to recovery.

If you answered YES to 1 or more of the questions above and still think that you're not an addict, then history would suggest that you're not only an addict, but also an addict in denial.
This is not random consensus, it comes from decades of addicts who have found recovery, denounced their addiction, or the millions who have come before you and lost their lives to the disease of addiction.

The recovering community wants to help you. Yes, there are millions of us across the globe, as well as right down the street from you who want to love you, guide you, support you, and see you set free. They were right where you are now. They know you, they are you. ARE YOU AN ADDICT? Don't be afraid. There's a wonderful life that awaits you, and wonderful addicts in recovery that will be at your side through out every step of the way.
I felt compelled to add an excerpt from my journal. This entry was made shortly after I admitted I had a problem and I surrendered my will. After all it was MY will that brought me to this mere state of existence.

My Name is Jay and I'm an Addict
LIFE IS GOOD TODAY Today was another successful day. Any time we make it through a day without using, that day is a great success. Anything else that happens positive for us is just an extra bonus. When you spend so many years as I did not being able to get through a single day without drugs, just to stay clean is a miracle in itself. In recovery we receive one miracle after another, and it's our gratitude that keeps us clean. What right do I have to complain about trivial things today, when not very long ago I was homeless and hopeless? Whatever my needs are today, my higher power provides for me, everything. We must have faith that our lives can change for the better; otherwise we're doomed to stay in the uncomfortable situations we are in. As our lives begin to change for the better, we must continue to turn our will over to God and have the same faith that he will provide for us, just as he pulled us from the ashes, yet we must continue to do the right things as well as do the foot work. It's important to remember that Faith without works is dead, but when you start believing that life is getting better all the time, then you will truly believe, That Life Is Good Today. To your health and your happiness. Jay Bartels (Clean and Serene since August, 6th 2002)

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Jay Bartels is the author of many human interest stories. Jay's own story of hope and inspiration can be found on his highly resourceful family sites. Jay is a single father raising two young girls and shares his experiences in several journals that can be found on his web sites. If you would like to contact Jay, he will be happy to accept your email to him at BOCABOYJAY@aol.com

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