Ellen Hopkins Quotes

I think I've definitely had my rock bottom and I think that was probably right before I went into treatment where I said, 'I definitely need help.'

Addiction is a terrible thing.

No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.

The thing is, if I don't have sobriety, I don't have anything.

I've triumphed over addiction.

Those who have to struggle with addiction in their lives know the 'you only live once' mentality doesn't really work because you can only do that for so often before you're self-destructive.

It's a very lonely place, being an addict.

I'm a chronic relapser. I guess I always will be.

If you've ever had anyone in your life who has been struggling with something, struggling with addiction or struggling with anything, and it's about the resilience of love and how much you're willing to struggle with somebody to preserve your relationship and to try to preserve them as a person.

I've been living with anxiety much, much, much longer than I've been with living with alcoholism, that's for sure. I already knew from the sheer numbers and all the data that I'm not alone. I mean, the biggest mistake I did was spending most of my life thinking I was the only person who felt this way.

I had two experiences. I had a wonderful experience in rehab, and I had a terrible experience in rehab. But, to be honest, in the end, it wasn't rehab that got me sober. It was just finally surrendering and saying, 'I don't want to do this anymore. I can't do this anymore. Somebody help me.'

I am an alcoholic. It took me a long time to admit that to myself. It took me a long time to admit it to my family, but I am.

I've dealt with a lot of physical pain, with a lot of emotional pain; anybody's who's ever been an alcoholic has handled both of those in extreme.

We have all learned that addiction and mental illnesses are illnesses, and I think a lot of people overlook that it is a chemical imbalance; it's like cancer, a sickness, and people need to see it as that.

If there's an addiction in the Clinton family, it's to problem solving.

It is a lot of work being an addict. There's nothing harder than being an addict.

Addicts are hard workers.

Everybody tells you over and over again that addiction is a disease. But when I read Nic's book I understood not just that this is a disease, but what the disease means.

I came to understand that Nic on drugs was not the Nic I knew and trusted. Nic on drugs was somebody else. We were afraid of him.

For far too many people, the stigma around addiction prevents them from stepping forward for help.

People saw I was in horrendous shape when I was in the WWF. They suggested I go into rehab. I was in that much denial.

Addiction is not a curable condition.

Though addiction is a disease - a brain disease that's often progressive - addicts who relapse are often blamed.

Relapse is very dangerous. However, relapse can be a symptom of the disease. Sometimes there are multiple relapses before you get sober and stay sober.

An intervention is much more than telling someone they have a problem in a unified fashion; treatment options should be in place.