Super anxious, have turned to Kratom as a supplement after 7 years complete abstinence. The political landscape is scaring the hell out of me. Anyone else?
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@Bella13 The political landscape is wild at the moment. I find that if I watch the news too much it is not good for my mental health. It tends to lead me to anger and other unpleasant thoughts and feelings.
As for using Kratom I would exercise extreme caution and try to get away from that stuff. The only reason I say that is because I have seen some really close friends/mentors with similar stories as yours. They were abstinent from all substances for 4-8 years and turned to Kratom. About a year later they were back into Heroin, Meth, Fentanyl, etc… What scares me is that these were people that had a HUGE impact on my recovery and so many others.
I’m usually not real opinionated on people’s pathways in recovery but Kratom scares the shit out of me because of what I watched some of my closest friends go through.
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Hey @Bella13 I mirror what @Luke said. The political landscape is fucked and were there with you for sure. Its horrifying and I try to shut it out but its damn near everywhere and hurting some innocent humans.
A very close friend turned to kratom after years of abstinant recovery and it was not a good experience, unfortunately they have moved onto other horrible substances. I have a very close sibling who is struggling to get off kratom. He doesnt use anything else (hes been in recovery from heroin for years but also drinks a lot) but its starting to change him as a person and hes using it multiple times a day. Hes been using it for over a year and its just escalated in amount and blunted his personality. Im terrified it will escalate into something else… again.
Are you working with a therapist or anyone? If its a pathway you’re going to take might be helpful to just have some support and accountability?
Anyways! Glad you’re here 
You’re not alone in feeling like the world is fucked.
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Thank you!
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