Cocaine rehab in psych ward

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Hi all, 9 months ago I had a serious cocaine addiction problem that developed within a 2 year span. I used it daily in the second year. Naturally, things got out of hand and despite weak efforts to become clean, I would always fail. When the situation was no longer manageable, I requested help and ended up in a psych ward for 76 days. I checked in 2 days before Amy Winehouse died. Therefore I would always be singing "no, no, no!" in the first couple of weeks. 

My question is, is it normal that those two months surrounded by all types of crazies, with all kinds of diagnosis, professions, social status, financial situations, etc. were the best time I'd had in the last 2-3 years of my life? It felt like years and it felt like being in a movie at times. I built a whole new life there and I was genuinely happy. IIN?

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  • normalaccount
    12 years ago

    Watch "one flew over the cuckoos nest"

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  • thinkingaboutit
    12 years ago

    Why not? You connected with that atmosphere. Don't you think that your body was happy to be sober? Many people literally lose their ability to be happy after quitting hard drugs; it take years...

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  • Austalien
    12 years ago

    Hahaha I like crazy people that arn't violent it's fun :)

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    You felt like you belonged because the people around you understood what you were going through. Let's say you were around people who weren't experts. Well, their lack of training and understanding could've made you feel like shit. It is normal.

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  • it's_all_too_much
    12 years ago

    Good job! Glad you had a good experience, getting sober ain't easy but if you found yourself in the right environment and made the most of it like that, sounds like you did the right thing! :)

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  • purplegirl22
    12 years ago

    Good for you! It is completely normal. My friend used to be addicted to cocaine, he has come clean now with help, but he still has the tendencies to want to relapse. So I think it's great that you are so happy in such a short period of time (its very rare) because the cocaine usage can cause permanent dopamine receptor loss (in other words, inability to experience happinness).

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