[via Gay.com]
Excerpt:
To a certain degree, we can ask the same question after any kind of transcendent sexual experience: "Will I ever have that kind of sex again?" At the close of a relationship, the parting couple may look back on good times and ask, "Will I ever have this with another partner?" In essence, a former meth user can ask this question about anything. "What if life will never be as good and intense as it was while using meth?"
This kind of self-questioning is important for all of us to enact real changes in our lives. However, when these questions are asked in the sexual or drug arena, they can feel all the more hopeless because our culture is so uncomfortable talking about these topics.
Another angle to the dilemma is this kind of fearful questioning is usually asked during a state of loss. Many people have very low libidos while going through a grieving process. There might be certain sexual experiences one can only have under the influence of a drug. Yet, for an addict, becoming a user again just for the sex is not an option.
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"Forgiveness is giving up all hope for a better past." - Lily Tomlin
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