How Do Drug Addicts Think- (about hiding drugs?)🚔💊💉

So if you have a loved one that has a drug or alcohol problem, it probably makes you crazy because you know it's a problem but you can't catch them or you can't find it, or you know they're drinking but you know they're drinking more than they're telling you and you're like, where is it? Like, I know it's going on and it makes you feel like you're crazy because you have an argument with them and then they turn it on you. So today's video, Joey's gonna tell us all his favorite hiding spots. Now we're not telling you this because we want you to go search it down. The more you search, the crazier it's going to make you. Mostly we just want you to realize that you're not crazy. Now my advice for you is to know that you don't have to find it and you don't have to prove it. If your gut says it's sketchy, it is sketchy. I'm the hugest believer in gut feeling. Especially if you're a parent or a spouse. Like you know what's up and you're going to convince yourself that you're in the wrong because you have an argument with them and they turn it back on you and they make you feel like you're crazy. Trust me, whether you can find it or not, whether it shows on a drug screen or not, if you know deep down inside it's going down, it's going down and you don't really have to prove it. So try not to make yourself crazy. But just in case you're going to do that anyway, you can listen to Joey's favorite hiding spots and maybe that'll help you out. Alright Joey, today's vlog is about what are the top most frequently used hiding spaces for people to hide their stash. Like addicts and alcoholics, like where is their secret stash located?

So I think a lot of this depends on what kind of drugs they are. And I can speak from my personal experience because I was doing a lot of pills and so I had tons and tons of hiding spots for my stuff. Some that I use frequently, some that I just, you know, was a one time thing. I was talking about this yesterday though. My number one spot that I ever hid anything was, which is always in my parents room. That was like the general area. Cause if I thought about it, and this is how sick I was when I thought about where I wanted to hide my drugs, I was like, well if my parents are Looking for my stuff. I don't believe that they'll ever look in their own room, because who would ever hide their drugs in their parents rooms? So, like, bam. Mind blown. That's where I used to hide all my drugs, was in my parents room.

That's pretty good. I have to give you credit for that.

Yeah, I know. I was talking to some of my friends about it, and they were like, wow, why didn't I think about that? I don't know. This was just, like, my. My creative mind right there. But other spots I used to. I used to hide a lot of stuff in, like, suit jackets, like, the little James Bond pocket, because that was, like, a closing thing. I would put, like, stuff on my. My door hook and then close the door so that, you know, it's not in plain sight. If people were going through your room, they might not, you know, remember to check on the back of the door because they don't know anything's there. In between. In between shirts in my closet. It's funny because, like, as I'm thinking about all these spots, like, I've got memories of, like, my mom coming in and, like, rearranging my whole room when, like, I just happened to, like, put a stack of pills in between two shirts, and, like, boom, they're gone. But then I'm also thinking of, like, other drugs. Like, I remember I used to hide my marijuana outside on my grill in the winter. So, like, because it smelled, so I would keep it outside. So I would open my grill and just, like, put it on the back and then close it so that nobody could see it. I remember one time I went on a trip to visit this girl on Long island, and it was the middle of winter, and my parents never used the grill. And I came back, and apparently they grilled steaks that weekend. So they found that.

What's the story you told me? It was a funny story one time about having just picked up some pills and you had them in your sock and you crossed your legs or something. There was, like, this giant bolt in your sock in your mouth.

So I used to always pick up pills, and they would always be in, like, cellophane or, like, I call them, like, a little cannonball. They'd be, like, in a little thing, and I'd put it in my sock, and I don't know why I would always do that. I feel like, you know, if somebody were, like. If my mom were to be like, empty out your pockets. I'd be like, boom, you got nothing.

But.

But nobody's ever, like, Let me look in your sock. But one time I had just gone and picked up a bunch of Roxies, and I came back, and I was, like, feeling really good, you know? And I was, like, walked in, and my mom was watching a movie, and I was like, I'm gonna sit down next to her and watch a movie with my mom, because I feel great right now. And I, like, put my legs up, and she had this ottoman in front of her, and so I put my legs up on the ottoman, and I crossed the right over left, and they were on the inside my right leg in my sock, and it looked like a little bulge. And immediately upon, like, me crossing my legs, it was like, at Ninja's feed, she reached out and, like, took them from me. And I don't even remember how this happened. I don't. When I think back on that moment, I kind of, like, like, subconsciously feel like.

I mean, it was, like, slow mo, like.

But it was, like, at a moment in my life where, like, I feel like I may have wanted to be caught, you know?

That's pretty deep voice in there.

It is, yeah. Well, now that I'm, like, so removed from. Well, not so removed now that I'm thinking a little clearer. I've kind of got better hindsight on these things.

Do you suggest that parents and spouses search it out and find it?

I don't know. I feel like you could go crazy looking for it. I feel like it's like looking through your loved one's phone. It's like, well, you're either gonna find something and be disappointed or not find something and be resentful that you wasted all that time looking. And so it's really got to be up to you. What are your expectations? What is your end game in looking for it? You're either gonna be. You're gonna be resentful one of two ways.

How often did your family find your stuff?

Not very often. But I will say the thing that confused me the most and probably changed me the most was when my mom would find it, but she wouldn't tell me because. And that's for, like, parents out there.

Nice. Love, Lori.

It is. Yeah. Shout out to Lor for parents out there. Cause, like, you know, your kid probably knows he's doing something wrong, and he doesn't need you to tell them over and over again. Like, if he found a bunch of pills, you know, and just go and, like, shit on him for it, he's probably not gonna feel too good. But I can, like, tell you that when I went home that one day, and I looked in my hiding spot, and it wasn't there. And my mom never told me. And to this day, I don't know if she found them or not, but it, like, really weirded me out.

Well, that's an awesome move, because if they yell at you, then you get to feel sorry for yourself and be resentful to them. You don't want to listen, but if you know they're gone and they know, they don't say anything. The guilt and the paranoia, it's terrible. It just weighs on you because I'm.

Like, is she gonna say anything? Like, why won't she say anything? It's a weird feeling.

It's good.

Yes.

Cause you guys make the families feel crazy all the time, so it's nice.

We do? Yes. So maybe you should make your son feel a little crazy. Who knows, you know?

So I know Joey's not the only one out there hiding a secret stash. So make sure you comment below, tell us where your favorite hiding spot used to be before you were in recovery. Or if you're a family member, tell us where the craziest place you ever found the secret stash was. For tons more information on all things addiction and recovery and lots of free expert advice. Make sure and subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss a thing.