Overcome Any Addiction On Your Own

[@mamachichidesigns6444]

Lord help me with this journey it gets tough to watch a love o e slowly tear them self up

[@angelayablonski4346]

Same here

[@nancystinger7393]

I understand it’s so heart wrenching

[@Quartzone6145]

❤

[@jenbready4678]

Yes it’s awful.

[@SFGiantsfan_in_NC]

I’m not surprised at all that people recover on their own without going to rehab! Rehab got me clean….WHILE I was in rehab!! But unless you’ve made a commitment to yourself to do WHATEVER it takes to get and stay clean, no amount of rehab will get you there.

[@MountainCoffeeHouse]

I have fallen in love with a man who is an alcoholic. Some is self medicating from an abusive childhood some is cultural. I do not come from that world and very rarely drink. Your videos have helped me understand him more and help him on his recovery.

[@calisnelgrove7486]

When I quit drinking on my own (2.5 yrs), ZERO of my friends or family supported me. So, I started again. I know what relapse feels like now. Part of me wanted it to kill me so they'd all realise how much they didn't support me. I've just booked an appointment with a treatment center for the first time ever. I am terrified. Thank you for your videos. I sure wish I saw them a couple of years ago.

[@alexism.7712]

I hope everything works out for you. Good job for taking a step in the right direction. 👏🏼

[@annamariaiannino981]

Lots of love to you, I support you 💗

[@thabstar2040]

You can do this and we are with you in spirit❤❤

[@jacquelinehunt7794]

They can’t do it for you but they should support you. But you need to recover for you.

[@omadas]

It's been at least a year, hope you're on a better path. God bless

[@blessedbythebest6227]

I had to sit in my apartment alone and had famiy bring me food while i took myself off of Rx Fentanyl patches after. 11 yrs. because i began to use hard street drugs and got caught by my Dr. and was suggesting treatment when he cut me off but i was tooo proud. I wasn't really ready for end of life meds for a health condition (multiple Sclerosis) and i was too yound to realize the gravity of heavy opiate dependance at the time. Fentanyl dependance had me in seizures in front of my young children when the meds were not taken as prescribed. I was so ashamed of my addiction but ready, really ready to beat this... i can now address the "street use Fentanyl "epidemic here in this small hometown of mine and really help others see the possibilities of recovery from this (i hope). We finally have a wing at our local hospital for detox that they didn't have at the time of my detox. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

[@lulujanuary]

🤚🏼 My husband took his own life. I was with him 12 years, it was 3 years after his death that I realised he had been using cocaine the whole time. I had no idea at all and was very naive. Our home was associated with his job, so I had 3 days to move out. I then found out we didn't have savings, we had £70,000 of debt. It's been 6 years since he took his life, I'm still homeless, paying off debts and unable to work due to PTSD. So 18 years of my life have been taken so he could put some stuff up his nose to feel good for a while. I have a lot of anger. These videos have been a god send, I'm understanding the nature of addiction and getting some closure. I'm also using them to quit my weed addiction which had recently got out of hand. Thank you for making them, you've helped me see a positive future ❤

[@PutTheShovelDown]

I have so much respect for your strength and courage!

[@lulujanuary]

@@PutTheShovelDown Thank you 💕

[@nancystinger7393]

I am so sorry you are going through this . Addiction is horrendous and changes life forever. I pray you find healing and a happy peaceful life .

[@tictactoedias1908]

Hope everything turns around for you , wishing all the best towards your healing..... you deserve it and owe it to yourself ❤

[@liviwilde7020]

👋So true Amber! My son's addiction impacted my whole family😢

[@charisserandazzo8786]

👋 Amber thank you so much for sharing your very valuable knowledge! My 33 year old daughter do two beautiful daughters decided to smoke crack. My older daughter and I just started naranon meetings because we are so sad. It's only been two months since this madness started, and our family is really missing her. I text her at least once a day. Sometimes she answers me. But when she doesn't I get scared then I get mad. My emotions are all over the place. Soon I leave for vacation and i am scared and worried. I send her your videos a lot. I hope she watches them. Love you and loves your videos!They are so helpful!!

[@briepower8226]

My 25 year old daughter started Crack 4 yrs ago. I'm still unable to accept it. I can't let it go. It is sad. Like I'm going to hear she's passed at any moment. I cannot be happy until she is. Do the meetings help?

[@kennethparker6590]

I stopped drinking alcohol August 21, 2022. I think so differently now

[@Rigde345]

I found you when I was wondering about my aunt who suffers from addiction. Thanks for giving me a better understanding.

[@PutTheShovelDown]

You are so welcome!

[@HumayunMirza-s8f]

Great talk. Addiction blinded a person's rational decision making ability like a most experienced counsellor.

[@moneiciazavalsa2707]

I’ve been impacted by both my kids and x husband

[@Elaine-xd2fb]

👏yes that’s me Amber

[@victoriacortina7715]

Wonderful video Amber. I pass along your name and youtube channel to my patients.

[@PutTheShovelDown]

Thanks Victoria! That would be awesome 😁😁😁🥰🥰🥰

[@judisamoisette1258]

I appreciate you soooo much😊

[@PutTheShovelDown]

Right back at ya. Thanks for watching and especially for leaving such a sweet comment.

[@loric3455]

Great video as always. Wondered if you could make a playlist of videos that family members or friends could refer to share with their loved ones with addictions that does what you suggested by starting out slow by gaining their trust then building to a video like this.

[@PutTheShovelDown]

That’s a good suggestion, I’ll work on that

[@gracielasaenz2128]

Thank you so much for your effort to help people, I really appreciate your effort. Sending love 💕. Your are helping me , I have 67 days sober and I am doing on my own because 9 Years ago I did go to a very expensive treatment and I quit for 4 years, now I don’t have those resources. So you are my resource. Love you 🥰

[@jeanniej9110]

This is important work! Everything you say is incredibly helpful!❤

[@PutTheShovelDown]

Awwwww, thanks Jeannie!

[@lisabrown2634]

Thanks!

[@_____tbrdgrl____3449]

Thank you for this presentation today

[@PutTheShovelDown]

It's my pleasure

[@angwi4]

Thank you for concealing me. Thank you for making this video(s)

[@lisabrown2634]

This was the best introductory video.

[@ric5403]

These videos give me hope.❤

[@PutTheShovelDown]

😁😁😁

[@irmagoncalves1915]

Everything you say always is true you always say exactly how I feel I'm also saying I'm doing it on my own cause I made it to vocal to many times that I'm gna stop but now I want to do it silently with videos like yours cause now if I tell my husband I'm really gna stop drinking now he just laughs at me cause he knows I always fail

[@kaymccarty4343]

Yup I'd run out of hands✋️✋️✋️✋️✋️✋️✋️ Far back as I can remember

[@brandongarland8811]

You rock thank you 21:52

[@PutTheShovelDown]

Thanks Brandon! 😁😁😁

[@blessedbythebest6227]

Your videos save lives..truly😊

[@tinaandfam4751]

Thank you for these videos

[@PutTheShovelDown]

My pleasure!

[@DeborahAustin-k8q]

🤚my husband over dosed and passed away.

[@Quartzone6145]

I'm being affected by it now breaks my heart my partner has an addiction. I love him very much and can't do anything to help as he doesnt want to quit

[@irmagoncalves1915]

My dad took his addiction more seriously then his family my mom divorced him I have the same addiction as him and have a husband who stuck around he could have left long ago but our marriage is broken we laugh and get along but he's just taking it and I can feel the love is gone I want to stop and try to fix it I don't think I can fix it after so many years but this time I really want to try I wish I could talk to you directly

[@Touchdown123]

I love this channel!!!Do you take insurance?I would like you to be my therapist because you understand what I’m going through ☺️

[@PutTheShovelDown]

Awww thanks for the positive feedback!!!! 😁I don't do counseling anymore but I do offer short term coaching. But I don't take any insurance. Here's a link to learn more in case your interested: www.familyrecoveryacademy.online/strengths-based-assessment I also have several online recovery courses, in case that's a better fit.

[@ellencornell1731]

👍

[@NancyHolderSTUDIOS]

?My alcoholic hubby left me 20 years ago, then died of Covid but I have several friends who are very enabling but do not recognize that they are part of the problem. Is there anyway I can help them move towards getting help?

[@fmalone7348]

🙌 12 yrs watching my son destroy his life

[@PamAlcott-nz4kg]

My sister died from her addiction

[@irmagoncalves1915]

I want to go to treatment I just cannot afford it

[@jacquelinehunt7794]

Can people really live a lot longer if they stop drinking alcohol with liver disease.

[@nancystinger7393]

✋My son recently told me he would rather commit suicide than go through detox . I asked him if he feels that he can get to the other side and he said it doesn’t work like that Is this the fear talking . It sounds like he defends the drugs which are fentanyl and meth . I don’t know what to do I keep open communication with him no shaming or judgment.

[@HouseofTherapy2023]

My son 46 yr. his employers, his daughter, his daughter's mother, his entire family, HIS SELF...Our neighbors, our courts, people he damaged their property or hurt...

[@kristariggsrichard]

My qualifier ruined my life and my family's lives. Devastating.

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[@lulujanuary]

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[@angwi4]

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[@MountainCoffeeHouse]

I have fallen in love with a man who is an alcoholic. Some is self medicating from an abusive childhood some is cultural. I do not come from that world and very rarely drink. Your videos have helped me understand him more and help him on his recovery.

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