Coached By The Devil: The Opiate Relapse

Dear Student,

You don’t want to make the call for Opiate, but you do want to make the call for Opiate. You’ve been pathetically begging God for help in overcoming this craving for Opiates. I understand your worry, Student, but don’t let the idea of not becoming the best version of yourself trouble you. Remember, you are a better person on Opiates, anyway.

I realize that the last few weeks of sitting inside this Opiate rut have been hard on you. But hey, at least you are still trying to exercise and eat healthily. However, your thoughts are on Opiate the most, which is a big deal for me and my team. You see, we almost lost you a while back, but how silly of us to think such foolish thoughts.

We’ve now got you to the point of thinking about Opiate all of the time. Even when you have him in your system, you’re still thinking about how you can get more of him. And when you are without him, you crave him, and you will go to great lengths to get more of him. And when you are having conversations with friends and family, you aren’t even listening to what’s being said, because all you now think about is how and when you can get Opiates back into your system.

It’s interesting how you are now snorting these Opiate pills, which is something you’ve never done before. The snort delivery has made an impact on your mind, Student. A new reward, right? This is dangerous territory, my friend. You can’t keep this up, can you, Student? You know that your character isn’t growing in the right direction, which is stressful. Instead of your character growing in a bright way, it’s now slowly growing in a dark way. More and more, you find yourself having the manipulative and selfish mind frame that bends and twists every situation in an effort to flood your pleasure and reward center. Even just a few weeks ago, you were getting high through God’s spiritual system of health. Oh, how fast things can change, Student.

The Opiate reward is a challenging one to escape once you open his door. But now, with Opiate in your system, you feel free inside your mind and can now experience life to the fullest. You love the thought of taking Opiate and then anticipating the warm feeling that comes just twenty minutes after ingestion. You can’t wait for the better mood to come forth, can you? You can’t wait to share in beautiful conversations with your family members and friends. Most of the time without Opiate in your system, you stay inside your head and feel anxiety if you have to talk to people. But with Opiate in your system, you are a master communicator, and people seem to love you.

Procrastination has always been a big problem in your life, Student. But guess what? No such procrastination exists now that you’re back in a relationship with Opiate. Now, you have the ability to get things done, which is exciting and fun. Returning phone calls now becomes fun; sending out emails now becomes fun; spending time at home with your wife and kids now becomes fun. All things become more enjoyable in a small window of time. But then that fun window closes. The memory of that window, however, doesn’t, prompting the chase for that window again. You chase a memory, Student, and then when you snort another Opiate pill, that window doesn’t last nearly as long as the first window, nor does it look the same. It is far dimmer. Each and every time this cycle repeats itself, that window shuts quicker and quicker, and gets dimmer and dimmer, until finally there is no open window at all—just a glass pane that is dark and black giving you no opportunity to see the beauty of the world. Instead of once having a window, you are now behind the bars of Opiate, where you are physically, psychologically, and emotionally trapped by him. No more highs take place, but only maintenance in an effort to not get sick.

I’m sorry that you are back in the Opiate prison, Student. Good luck finding your way out this time.

Your Fake Friend,

The Devil

Dustin Hawkins