Episode two leads off with process group. I was surprised that only one member was going through serious withdrawal (Nikki McKibben). Apparently the detox process really varies from person to person and substance to substance when it comes to both onset and duration.
Some people start getting sick right away, while others have a lag time. Watching the ones who haven't gone through it yet is like watching Johnny Knoxville right before he gets tazed. He knows it's coming. He doesn't know when. You feel bad for him, but a sick demented part of you can't wait to see his pain.
Drew also mentioned that what keeps a lot of addicts hooked is fear of detox. I call this "Knoxville Wince Syndrome". It's a fear that plays on itself because a lot of people addicted to opiates, stimulants and amphetamines have increased paranoia and fear of pain. If you ever want to experience this sensation, take some meth and then watch Johnny Knoxville get tazed.
Special Note: I was kidding. Don't do meth. You will end up assaulting your spouse with your shoe or coming in third in some British singing contest. Even worse, you may end up talking to Gary Busey. Yeah, it's that bad. Special Note #2: I was kidding. Don't ever watch the show Jackass. That show is only meant to be watched by freaks who assault their spouses and come in third on Star Search.
Anyway, McKibben was really struggling. She basically slept through the entire session. That being said, it took a lot for her to even attend, so she gets kudos from me.
Steven Adler admitted to everyone that the longest amount of time he had been sober since age eleven was two and a half days. He is currently on day eleven of his new sobriety. Good for him.
I wish there was some sort of international "days sober" repository. Steven Adler could go to this "sobriety bank" (I vision it being in some place really "sober", like Salt Lake City or the Vatican, or some place really "wasted" like New Orleans or Amsterdam.) and trade in a ton of his "wasted" days for some sober ones.
President of Days Sober Repository
Maybe if he traded in enough wasted days he could wipe out some of the bad stuff in his life (like his stroke and getting kicked out of Guns and Roses). On the other side of the spectrum, some other people who are a little bit uptight (Bill O'Reilly and that guy with the beard on those OxyClean commercials who is always yelling at me, come to mind.) could use some of Adler's wasted days and chill out a little. What can I say; I'm a dreamer.
Dr. Drew also explained that the pathology of recovery is similar to mourning the death of a loved one. People actually go through the pain of grieving when "losing" their addiction. People deal with the grieving process in different ways. Apparently Gary Busey works through the process by annoying the shit out of everyone he sees. I hope all of his loved ones live forever. If this is how he deals with the loss of his cocaine addiction can you imagine how he will be if he loses a pet hamster?
KIBBLES!! Come baaaaack!
Group session ended and everyone moved out to the porch. Adler recounted a time when he tried to kill himself by taking 100 Valiums (that's ONE HUNDRED VALLIUMS), a bottle of Jagermeister and three quarters of a gram of heroin. You think living through that was hard? This guy also talked to Gary Busey, alone, for like a half an hour. Dude is hard-core.
Massive Head Wound Gary Acronym Sidebar: Gary pulled Tawny aside to let her know that "fun" stands for, Finally Understanding Nothing. I see what he means. Gary Busey used to be a functioning human being. He used to Understand how to deal with people. Now he Finally doesn't Understand Anything. He doesn't Understand how to talk to women in a way that you don't remind them of their junior high janitor who got caught putting a camera in the girls' washroom.
After her acronym lesson, Tawny said to no one in particular. "Gary needs to be at another facility". Why this obvious and correct diagnosis is only being put forth by the "chick from the Whitesnake videos" and not the highly paid medical professionals is beyond me.
Highly paid medical professional.
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Comments (5)
Awesome recap!
Before the show, I thought that Steven Adler would probably be a total douchebag, but I absolutely love the guy! He is a really down to earth great person. I hope he turns himself around and gets another chance somewhere.
1 of 5 | Posted by Snootchy Bootches | Posted on November 5, 2008 8:21 AM
I am lovin this season. The recap is fab. I don't see you as a dirtbag, because I also thought, outloud at times, that Amber is stunning. Everytime she was on screen I only thought of her looks and not any of her pain-jealous? me?
I'm so rooting for Steven Adler and happy for him that his wife seems to really love and support him.
AARRGGHH - the kiss...ugh. That was harder to watch than any denial, delusion, vomitting, etc.
Also glad to hear of a fellow citizen's views regarding screaming babies on airplanes. I would add to that, in restaurants, in Target, at the grocery store, any and all public places. Love your recaps as much as the show, AWM!
2 of 5 | Posted by shantigal | Posted on November 5, 2008 9:21 AM
Sorry shantigal et. al, if I can't bring my screaming brats to Target to purposefully annoy nonparents I fear I will have nothing left.
3 of 5 | Posted by tadow | Posted on November 5, 2008 9:41 AM
Great recap. Very funny.
Busey is hard to watch - but I try to remember that he has brain damage. And he was pretty hard to take even before that.
4 of 5 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on November 5, 2008 10:15 AM
Sadly, Gary never learned that a motorcycle helmet can be your friend. He has never been the same since he bashed his head on the pavement. It's really sad to see.
5 of 5 | Posted by Girl Please! | Posted on November 5, 2008 6:28 PM