sincere idea:
Fedi people struggling with substance abuse self-help group

feel free to hmu if you're interested I guess, but I don't know what the right medium for this might be

I'm thinking something with a low entrance barrier like Discord

a lot of us Addicts are spoonies so that would make sense I suppose

open for suggestions

collective and communal self-help is radical practice

I'm gonna work something out. I guess I'm a somewhat trusted person on here so it might as well be me who starts this

getting to this point where we Addicts actually talk to each other, to other people who Understand What The Fucking Deal Is, is so empowering

I just want to do this in a context where there's a lot of sympathy and no shame

we all have our reasons

we all have our reasons

it's not the substance that has us ensnared, it's the circumstances we were in when we started doing it and the way they have shaped our experience in this life

most of us want to change, some of us don't want to or are afraid to, and all of that is okay. you're okay. you have emotional needs that you can't process, or memories you cannot handle, don't EVER let anyone tell you you're inferior for it, because you're not

I'm not going to let society try and take your humanity away. I will protect my fellow Addicts and I want to keep you out of harm's way

@anarchiv this is an extremely fab idea!!! i'm an ex addict & still a lil wobbly at times so not sure if I'd be able to join a discord with lots of talk of substances, but just letting it be known that i'm here, i have experience, i can help/talk to anyone who needs it