Middle Aged Addiction -- Denial And Dependence

Steven Franklin never considered himself a person who couldn't handle problems. In his mid-40s he had a modicum of success that many men in his age group hope to achieve. He had gone to college, got married and had a beautiful family, home and a job he very much enjoyed. Approaching middle age he knew there were a few things he could expect. Some of those things included having to be responsible as a parent and husband, maybe losing some hair like his dad and putting on a few extra pounds that he could settle with. What he didn't expect was becoming a drug addict. Steven Franklin was addicted th methamphetamines. How could this happen? He was a smart guy. He was an executive that dealt with high pressure situations, had to handle the family dynamic of kids and work. He would say to himself, "I'm not an addict," "I can handle this." The truth of the matter was though he couldn't. Often times when middle-aged men like Steven come into Mark Houston Recovery they are battling addiction and the overwhelming struggle of accepting their addiction, even when they're in recovery. Addiction is a disease that has this particular penchant for promoting in the user this belief that they are not in fact addicts. They full well know that they are but can't bring themselves to admit it. That is the denial that is part of the dependence. That is what Mark Houston Recovery wants to help them overcome.

Addiction To Help Deal With Life

There are many things in life that can create stress and make it hard to get though a day. Everyone has their own methods of handling things like, bills, kids, marriage and work so that it doesn't become an overwhelming emotional burden. For Steven Franklin the added stress came from his upbringing and believing that he had to be the main provider, that he had to be a success and that he had to be a "man." Being with a man for him meant dealing with his issues or "sucking it up," and moving on. What he discovered was meth made this a lot easier and slowly but surely he convinced himself it was a tool to help him cope. Anyone looking in on this might find it hard to comprehend how someone like this could become an addict. What most people don't understand is that addiction doesn't discriminate age, sex, race or religion. For Steven, being part of a generation that was all about sex drug and rock n'roll, now has the unfortunate legacy of drug addiction. Thankfully for him and thousands of others in his situation there is help. Mark Houston Recovery understands the pressures of middle age especially for men and knows how easily someone could fall into this dark road. Let us be the light that leads you out of the darkness and back to a life of sobriety and happiness.

The Path To Recovery For Middle Age

That drive to succeed that need to feel like he's taking care of everything created an enormous amount of pressure on Steven. So much that he gravitated to meth as a solution for coping, for being in control. While he felt the meth made a difference and even kept him from being depressed his world around him began to crumble. His wife tells him that if he doesn't stop using, she will take the kids and leave. He's already had poor performance reviews at work, he's losing weight and the worst part is despite all this, he still believes everything is fine. Everything isn't fine. That's where Mark Houston Recovery comes in. Once Steven goes through detox and has the drug cleaned out of his system, he can come to us and experience recovery that will not only have a great impact on his life but also give him a second chance as he enters the second act of his life.