Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 1/25/2011

Question
me and my boyfriend have been together for 2 long rough years. i wish i could say the years were all pleasent, but his drug addiction has made both his and my emotions a rollercoaster. he is going to rehab in 1 day, which i am very glad, and very proud of him for doing it. for the past week he has been attending na meetings, and reading all the books. he is fully committed to changing his life for the better. The part i am confused about is, he doesnt know what he wants. One day he wants to be with me, and not to be cocky, but i can give him the life he wants and deserves. i dont do drugs, i dont drink, and i put my priorities first. The next day he wants to be with another woman, who is an alcoholic, who has 3 kids who uses drugs, and i dont feel like it is a good environment for him to go into coming out of rehab, or for that matter, going into rehab. Then, the next day he just wants to be alone. I dont know how to handle his mood changes, and this has happened alot in the past 2 years, but he always comes back to me. The way i take it is, in his "high life" he is completely confused, but in his "sober" life, he knows hes better off with me.....what should i do? what should i say? please help me understand whats going on!

Answer
Hi jessica,

You have to realize that a drug addict is not in control of his emotions. This means whilst being addicted to drugs, they take precedence over anything else. It would be very difficult for drug addicts to commit themselves to any permanent relationship. Drug addiction is, my opinion, not a "psychological" illness but a physical illness in the true sense of the word. Most drug addicts suffer from hypoglycemia (look up at our web site). The first step in any treatment is treating the physical illness, before we start to look at "psychological" issues.

Please read:

Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/drug_addictions_nutritional_disorder.htm...

and discuss this with a Nutritional Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist or a Nutritional Psychotherapist, if self-help therapy fails. The first step in treatment is going on a hypoglycemic diet (look up at our web site).
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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist.
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