My drug dealer convinced me to get off heroin.

I recently found myself in a bad heroin habit.<br><br>A few months ago, I was going to my regular dealer to copping cocaine and heroin, but mostly heroin. <br><br>Now I was just a regular customer of his for some time and we knew each other a little bit. I would always have a chat with him about my day after he gave me the dope and we had a pretty good relationship for dealer and buyer.<br><br>Anyway, one night i was over there and I said I need a gram. He asked if I ever think about not doing heroin and I told him no. That was a lie. I have two beautiful children and a very understanding GF. Her parents are very much into cocaine and have been for years, but they hate heroin. He told me how I need to grow out of this, stop wasting my money on this shit, and how I could be earning much more money if I stopped doing heroin.<br><br>He said I had a good head on my shoulders and then he told me if I ever want to get off heroin then I need to stop coming to him for it. He said he doesn't want to be the one ruining my life. This was the first time I had really ever heard someone say something like this to me and it stuck with me for a while. I never went back to him after that. <br><br>He was right. He was right about everything. I have been sober for a while now; my life hasn't been better for years. I am able to buy things my kids need, I am able to spend more time with them, and I have been working a lot more. <br><br>I have been going to therapy and AA meetings. I am not going to lie and say I don't think about heroin anymore but it doesn't consume my every waking thought anymore. <br><br>I feel like I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. I feel like I am happy for the first time in years. I feel like I can make better decisions and I am able to see a future now. <br><br>I am very grateful for my drug dealer. He told me the truth about myself. He told me that I was ruining my life and eventually I was going to ruin my kids life's too if I didn't knock it off.<br><br>I just want to say that everyone has a bad day and sometimes people need someone to talk to. I was able to confide in my drug dealer about my problems and he told me his view on the situation. It stuck with me forever and made me realize I needed to make a change.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>Edit: I didn't even expect this to get any upvotes. But wow, thank you. It's been about four or five months now since my last relapse and hopefully my last one...ever. It's been hard to stay sober but I feel like I'm doing good. I'm in therapy still and I have been able to confide in some of my friends I never thought I could tell. I do still think about heroin, but like I said before, it doesn't consume my thoughts anymore. I am able to focus on life now and not just heroin. Thank you again.