{"id":387,"date":"2023-01-25T19:57:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peggy-sue.com\/post\/peggy-sue-viert-13-jaar-herstel-van-verslaving\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T19:57:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:57:51","slug":"peggy-sue-celebrates-13-years-of-addiction-recovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peggy-sue.com\/en\/post\/peggy-sue-viert-13-jaar-herstel-van-verslaving\/","title":{"rendered":"Peggy-Sue celebrates 13 years in recovery from addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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25 Jan 2023 | 1 min read<\/p>\n

In issue two (2023) of Psychologie magazine, five people share how they overcame addiction. Peggy-Sue Figueira also tells her story.<\/p>

In the interview with Psychologie, Peggy-Sue speaks candidly about her cocaine addiction and the intervention that ultimately saved her.<\/p>\n

As well as being an interventionist, Peggy-Sue Figueira is a lived-experience specialist. This has given her considerable personal insight into the complexity of the disease of addiction.<\/p>

Using cocaine gave Peggy-Sue an instant feeling of euphoria. The energy and sense of confidence were always short-lived, however.<\/p>\n

Peggy-Sue used secretly for nine months. \u201cMoney was not a problem; I had just sold my house at a profit and my wife had money too. In nine months, I snorted \u20ac100,000 worth of cocaine.\u201d Peggy-Sue became increasingly distant from her family and friends. She was no longer able to keep appointments. Eventually, it was her sister who took Peggy-Sue to an addiction clinic to recover.<\/p>\n

Although Peggy-Sue has now been clean for 13 years, the dark chapter does not feel entirely closed. \u201cI haven\u2019t used it for years, but I still see myself as an addict.\u201d<\/p>

If you are genuinely susceptible to addiction, moderation is virtually impossible. It is therefore all or nothing. Not one glass of wine or a beer at a party, but consistently choosing alcohol-free drinks. The same applies to all other intoxicating substances.<\/p>\n

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