This is a Freeform conversation between the hosts of the Against All Odds Podcast – RJ, Rachel and Hunter. Speaking on trending topics, sharing funny/serious stories and asking the questions that really matter.
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I had a rehab romance 💘 lol
I agree that you don’t have to get sober for yourself. I was into all kinds of drugs from my teens into early adulthood. My dad is a recovering alcoholic, my older brothers are on and off recovering drug addicts so I’ve been surrounded by addiction since I was young.
The only sibling of mine that hasn’t been an addict is my brother who is a year older than me, he has always been into sports/weight lifting so he never used alcohol/drugs as a crutch or trauma response. He has a partner that he has been with for nearly 10 years now (from teenagers) , we live together and a few years ago while I was still semi using he came to me crying (he NEVER cries) telling me he thinks their relationship might be coming to an end, and that he really needs me right now. His words were: “I’m not going to be okay with out you, you’re my little sister and you’re all I have left, I’m scared drugs are going to take you away and I want you to see that I can’t mentally deal with that. Please get sober I promise I’ll help you, we need each other” – (backstory) our mum died of cancer and we are the two youngest of 6 siblings and were both living at home with her so we moved out together and made a life together once she passed I wasn’t in full blown addiction at the time but it was getting bad again.
That is the day I gave up drugs, I’ve been clean for four years- I did it for my brother, not for me. His love got me sober, but I keep me sober. I owe my life to him truthfully ❤
listen, i had a detox romance with this dude and we went to separate treatments and were calling each other at treatment which was nearly impossible. he had us calling his sister to tell her when the phone was available to try to get ahold of each other. why did she tell me one day when i called that he left treatment, went back out, overdosed and DIED! 3 yrs later this dude hits me up on FB, i was thoroughly confused. his sister is a straight G, i think she saved us both.
the day she told me he died, she told him that i decided i was gonna focus on my recovery and that i wished him luck. we are both still clean, we have the same clean date from the day we met at detox! may 25th 2020. its actually hilarious how much i needed her to tell me he died cuz i was tryna go find my dude after my 30 days was up😂 the INSANITY!!!
I love y’all
22:03 “it’s a disease that starts with a choice, but when I was young and I made that choice I didn’t realise what beast I was releasing” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 on point as always Rachel 🩷
I have a hard time with this because my partner was born addicted to coke, but never touched a drug in his life. So how is that a disease? and then me, I made the choice to start at 13 but meeting him at 18 got me sober cold turkey because he has this big belief that your mind controls everything and it really got to me. His strength was inspiring. Yeah it SUCKED, I had wicked bad migraines, sweating and shit but I could live without it… I think addicts have a brain disease but I don’t think drug addiction or alcoholism themselves are a disease. That’s the choice you made, to cope with your brain disease. Like an addict could just use that compulsion to work out, or fricken garden, like I do now 😂🪴 and whatever you guys do now to stay sober. There’s no cure for the brain disease but it’s your choice what to do with it.
Comparing diabetes to addiction is like apples and oranges. I don’t understand that at all. Obviously there’s 2 types but type 1 would die without insulin. Addicts CAN die if they quit cold turkey, but it’s not guaranteed and I did it 🤷♀️ from daily use of coke and alcohol. Idk that just really got to me… not a fair comparison.
Where has RJ's hair gone? Was he always bald?
I seen it work out for Candice on Facebook she just got married.
I am a harm reduction prevention specialist certified in peer support with my forensic endorsement, and I love this content. This is what I have been craving!
I'm coming up to my 1 year sober on September 1st. My partner of 12 years is also an addict in recovery. He is 6 months sober. I went to treatment for 7 months so we were separated with very little contact for about 8 months. I know people say 2 addicts can't.really be in love and it will never work but I truly believe if the foundation before u started using is strong and you both want sobriety it can work. We were both so happy to be reunited and things have never been better between us❤
Love this conversation! 💕