The Process of Conquering Crack
Developing your program to living your life crack-free is a process of trying
ways that you believe will help you, making mistakes, learning from those
mistakes, gathering your support team, developing your relationship with
God, and having a belief that there is a better life then the path to hell
that crack has you on. Crack can be conquered! You can live your live without
it. We are here to bring you the truth about crack.
Addiction? Disease? Or Possession? First understand what crack is. Addiction
is the habitual use and feeling of “need” of a substance. Disease is a pathological
condition of a part, organ, or system of an organism resulting from various
causes, such as infection, genetic defect, or environmental stress, and characterized
by an identifiable group of signs or symptoms. Possession is to take into
control.
Crack takes a person into control changing their character (a person's attributes,
traits, or abilities), rapes them of their moral values, and robs them of
a valuable life, not only the person using but those involved with the user.
Therefore it is my belief that when a person uses crack it possesses them.
I even have said that the smoke of crack is the very breath of Satan. Crack
is an evil force out there to destroy everyone in its path. A disease affects
the individual; an addiction affects the individual, crack affects everyone
involved with the user including the user. So, forever possessed? No, crack
can only possess you as long as it is in your system. It takes about 30 days
to completely rid your body of crack. After the crack is out of the body
it then becomes a temptation. After the thirty days it is a lifetime of staying
away from crack.
Before you start the process.
First you must view yourself as a human being who wants to stop smoking crack-cocaine,
even when you say you don’t want to stop. Second accept the fact that no
one can do anything to make you stop smoking crack-cocaine. You must choose
what works for you to stop smoking crack-cocaine. If one way does not work,
try another way. Third accept all progress however seemingly small and seemingly
insignificant it is, as success. When you fall, pick yourself up from where
you fell, apply all the knowledge and progress you have obtained and continue
your program for living your life crack-cocaine free. And fourthly, buy not
lastly…Have faith in you. The hardest obstacle in front of you is you. You
have heard testimony that living life without crack-cocaine is possible.
Your experience with adverse situations will provide the strength and desire
for this new life.
Start with thirty days to cleanse, either in treatment center; which is best
because of the medical things that can happen when getting crack out of your
system or it can be done at home too. No money, no car, no job, no phone,
no alcohol, no drugs unless prescribed by a Doctor…nothing. It does not matter
if you have a job the money goes to crack anyway. Go to church or a meeting
if you like. Start gathering your support team. *** This does not have to
be forever just until you have control again, which takes time. *** Read
the bible and write in your journal everyday. Be safe, in a safe place, with
safe people. Do not go anywhere alone; always have a safe person with you.
Do not be alone during this time, use your support team to help you, even
chat during times it is not possible to have a person with you at home. Be
safe, in a safe place, with safe people 24/7 for 30 days, or more is better.
(I do not use recovery because I do not believe you are not recovering from
anything)
Beginning the process of conquering crack call it 13 steps if you like
1. Recognize the problem of crack. Start a journal and in that journal make
a list of all the problems caused in your life by using crack.
2. Eliminate anything or anyone that supports the use of crack, including
family members, wives, husbands, best friends, pipes, lighters, pop cans,
money, jobs anything or one must go if it supports your crack use.
3. Honesty- be honest in everything you do. Honest heals all lies in time.
4. Accept the fact you cannot control crack, it controls you if you allow
it to do so.
5. Believe in God, rather then the lies crack tells you.
6. Improve on small, simple living skills. Maybe learn to cook healthy meals,
or take an exercise class, get your GED, take a budgeting course, learn to
sew ect…IMPROVE yourself.
7. Isolate- better to be alone and positive, then negative in a crowd. Surround
yourself with positive people, things, pictures, books ect… Like yourself,
be happy with how the mirror looks back at you.
8. Terrorize yourself with thoughts of all the disasters caused by crack.
Doing this humbles you into hating that place crack brought you. Go to the
Internet and in the search engines type in crack cocaine and read all the
horror cause by crack.
9. Develop a positive attitude towards yourself, life and others.
10. Talk about being addicted. Hearing thoughts out loud can be therapeutic.
Stop fearing crack. It loves you to fear it. It terrorizes you with fear.
Fear to talk about it, fear to see a picture of it, fear to share your story
with crack, fear on and on. Fear is not of God.
11. Offer help to someone in need. It is amazing how this feels. Give of
yourself and watch yourself transform. Give and you receive, even the bible
tells us that. Volunteer at a nursing home or hospital of start a playgroup,
start an Internet group or join one and offer what works for you. Speak and
find relief!
12. NEVER give up! No matter what is going on, as long as you are breathing
you can conquer crack. No mater how much you spent, no matter what you have
sold, stole, jail ect… no matter…no matter… never give up! As long as you
are progressing those around you won’t give up either. Be accountable!
13. Pray…pray for the strength to fight evil, pray for support, pray for
forgiveness, pray for a change of heart, pray for your soul. The bible tells
us to always be in prayer.
13 BELIEFS FOR LIVING CRACK-FREE
1. We believe in each success, not every failure. Why? Because you can not
do anything about what you have done but you can continue to progress in
your journey to conquer crack, be accountable for every dime and all your
time. Keep moving forward.
2. We believe we have made mistakes, collectively and individually. All of
us have made mistakes in this journey, either we used or acted in hate ect...
3. We believe we all experience the “Crack-Trap” both mentally and emotionally.
We all can agree that crack has controlled our lives depleting us of all
our mind and body can handle.
4. We believe that when we stumble and falter, we get back up again and again.
Never give up! If you decide to not get back up, crack wins and you die.
5. We believe we do not know everything about crack cocaine, but we know
enough. Knowledge is power! Educate yourself, learn everything possible about
crack, how it is made, effects on your body, history, how many people use,
statistics ect… LEARN…LEARN.
6. We believe we do not have the answer or answers, but will constantly seek
for them. Seek and you will find…keep seeking, we all need to do this.
7. We believe this is not ‘just your’ problem, it becomes
everyone’s problem. Crack not only effects the users but EVERYONE surrounding
the user; wives, husbands, children, family, store owners, presidents, government,
people on the streets, people in buildings, neighbors, EVERYONE is effected
someway, they may not know it. Share your story so someone can learn.
8. We believe true support will come in faith from a power greater than the
evil of crack cocaine: we shall call this greater power GOD. Everything is
possible with God, even conquering crack!
9. We believe a safe residence, having proper clothes to wear and eating
decent food does matter. Feeling safe is essential to conquering crack.
10. We believe it is ‘my program’ and however ‘my program’
brings me to a crack-free life, is all ‘my program’ needs to
accomplish. This is your life and you have to live it. Create what works
for you to live your life crack-cocaine free.
11. We believe once ‘my program’ gets me to a crack-free life
again, we must continue to update ‘my program’ and
never believe it is “over” because the “Devil’s Candy’s”
sweetness got us once. Now we know the truth. Always seek new ideas and ways
to stay away from crack, constantly building your wall of separation from
crack.
12. We believe this journey to living our life without crack
could be the most difficult life long journey we will ever
have to travel. Crack is good at convincing you can have it and a good life
too, all a lie.
13. We believe divine intervention is there for all of us who
were possessed or still are possessed by the “Devil’s
Candy”, and believe faith in GOD triggers the power.
If we ask for Gods help He will provide it. He said so.
You are ready to conquer crack when you are willing to be accountable for
every dime and all of your time. That means you have to be willing to have
your pay check direct deposited into an account you do not have access to.
You have to be willing to answer all questions as to where you are going
and where have you been. Be honest in everything you do. You have to be willing
to accept the hurt you caused and realize there is nothing you can do about
the past but understand you can change the way those people feel about you
in the future. You have to be willing to have faith in God and believe in
yourself. Understand that conquering crack is a process, where you may make
mistakes, take what you learn and don’t make that mistake again. If you fall,
GET UP and keep moving forward. You can do it I believe in you! Conquering
crack is a game and crack does not want to lose. By obtaining knowledge,
practicing the new ways you have discovered, gathering your team, doing the
thirteen steps and following the thirteen beliefs, you will not fail!
How do you know you have conquered crack? When being accountable does not
bother you, when you do not fear crack, when you are willing to help others
conquer crack, when you can hold a job and manage your money, pay your bills
and have fun, when God and your family come first, when your happy with your
accomplishments, when you are at peace with you. When your loved ones can
trust you again. When you can live your live crack free without the assistance
of meetings or anything else. Not to say those do not have to be a part of
your program but they do not have to be a way of living. When you can live
with yourself the way you are you are living your life crack-free.
How long does this process of conquering crack take? I don’t know, everyone
is different. For Todd it took 5 years. I know some it is 2 years and some
25 years. I do not know anyone who has done it in less then a year but there
might be someone who has. But I do know this it can be done. Everyone who
read this can live his or her life crack-free! Not 2% that is taught is other
programs, ALL OF YOU - 100%!
Now for victims;
Conquering crack is not just for the users. But it starts with you helping
them. While contaminated they do not have the ability to think of a way out.
So your job is to plant the seeds of hope when that window of opportunity
comes. The first thing you need to do is eliminate the ways this person gets
money. Never put money in the hands a person possessed by crack… not a dime.
Sleep with your purse in a plastic bag if you have to, I did. Leave your
valuable at someone else’s house, I did. Pop cans lying around? It only takes
$5.00 to get going on crack again. Get a storage place a store all things
that can be sold. Have pay checks direct deposited into an account he or
she does not assess to. Drastic measures for a drastic situation! If they
need food you go buy the food and give it to them, pack your loved ones lunch
– no money or the address to a local food pantry, if they need clothes you
can buy them then cut the inside label off and write their name on the inside
collar so it can not be brought back, if you can and they are working arrange
to drive them or find someone to do it. Your conversations should be limited
to conquering crack. Nothing else matters. When he/she begs for money say
NO! Practice saying NO. If they are being evicted give them the address to
a local shelter if you do not want them in your home. Print out pages from
our website and give it to them for a present instead of material things.
My husband’s father bought him a gravestone and coffin for Christmas. Is
this being mean? NO it is being real because crack will kill. Sometimes being
stern and shocking is needed to get that window open. Some people have to
leave, divorce, taking children away, calling protective service or the police
ect… to open that window. The only control you have is to fight crack with
all your might. Sitting around worrying gets you know where, driving around
looking for that person gets you no where, they will be back when they have
exhausted all means of money or the are physically unable to continue. Pray
to God for their safe return so you can continue the fight. There does come
a point of deciding to let go. How do you know when that time comes? When
your loved one shows no signs of progressing in the process of conquering
crack. Progressing could be they brought back $20.00 of their paycheck instead
of nothing. The progress may be a little minuet micro dust mite but any and
all progress is a sign to continue. When all progress stops then, Yes there
does come a time to let that person go. That does not mean that it can’t
happen a later time. But it means you have to move on in hopes they will
get to the point of progressing again. The real fact is that some people
never get there and crack kills them. Crack is draining. But I am living
proof that it is worth the fight.
I get a lot of question on, when do I trust again? Trust is earned not a
given. You give trust a little at a time until that person proves his or
her trust ability. Little droplets of trust at first and that does not even
begin until they have past the 30 days and begin showing signs of progress.
I use to let Todd only carry money when I was with him, for example when
we went out to eat I would let him hold the money and pay for the meal so
he felt better in front of others, but the minute we got in the car he was
to give what was left back. Keeping your love on in the real world is very
important to their success. Having birthday parties, Christmas, family gatherings,
taking them to church even if they just got high, going to a movie, buying
a hamburger ect… normal events of everyday life. Sharing new ideas you read
about. These things need to take place even if you have to drop them back
of at their crack-infested neighborhood. Keep in-touch is planting seeds
of hope. Remember how your love one use to be and help them get there again.
It is possible. Crack can be conquered! Even by the worst of them. This is
team participation and those in your family who do not wish to help might
have to step aside for a while.
Expose crack! Tell everyone you know that your loved one is possessed by
crack. It does not matter who knows. The more you expose crack the less power
it has on you and your loved one. I told even the grocery clerks about it
and gave the manager a picture and told them my husband is possessed by crack
and my try to cash a bad check here. You know what? They called me when Todd
tried to do this. I told local police, neighbors all family members, pastor
EVERYONE I came in contact with and it worked! Crack-todd started to lose
power and my Todd is the man I knew he is! Crack-todd could not go anywhere
in the area we lived in without me finding out. So SPEAK! This is your life
and your loved ones soul you are fighting for. Embarrassment never gets you
in to a crack-free live taking control does. Tom petty has a song called
“I am taking control of my life, right now!” so can you. So can your love
one.
I know this and that is crack can be conquered and I am here to help you
through the process. When I went through this I did not have anyone to help
me. My mission and assignment from God is to help as many people as I can.
I am not here to debate programs and whether they work or not. I am here
to share my beliefs, up hold them and share ways that allowed Todd and I
to conquer crack.
I hope this helps. Camille **Visit us at www.devilscandy.com**
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