Addictions are horrible things. They destroy lives, families, opportunities for success.
One of the main reasons why it’s so hard to quit an addiction is that no one cares about the withdrawal symptoms.
Your job doesn’t care that you’re vomiting out your guts. Your bills don’t care that you physically can’t work. Your family members (generally) don’t care about the effects of withdrawl.
It’s almost impossible to get clean without a strong support group because even a single missed day of work due to withdrawal symptoms can mean losing everything causing you to want to relapse because “what’s the point?”
How the fuck am I supposed to quit when it results in my family losing everything because I can’t work because I’m too fucking sick or agitated to work?
I can call in sick but I don’t get paid… The bills are still there though.
In most civilized countries, if your doctor signs on it, you get paid sick leave, and the majority will sign, as they will see the withdrawal as a debilitating disease.
If most addicts were going to doctors to get off, I think there would be a higher success rate. I imagine many, if not most, don’t even have a doctor to see
I haven’t had a primary health physician since I was 15. I’m 30.
In the UK? What the fuck. That’s wild to me.
Statutory sick pack is an absolute joke (about £120 per week). Most places do offer company sick pay on top though (x amount of days fully paid etc)
This… I can take time off work but SSP is a pittance.