I was going to click "Like" for this up until this point, but then you had to keep going.
The hell it isn't! Are you also the kind of person who sees a jumper on a building and starts the "Jump jump jump" chant? Because that is the meanest, nastiest thing I've ever seen anyone EVER write on this site.
You're telling this on a thread for an ex-heroin addict? Are you NUTS? It IS addicting -- physically, emotionally, and mentally. (No stats on spiritual, but then again God is, so spiritual is a whole different thing that can't be statted.) You just told Nicole it's no big deal.
It IS a big deal. Where were you when she went through PHYSICAL withdraw? Where were you hours before when she knew she was about to go through it? Where were you afterward when her mind was stuck between "want-it-want-it-want-it" and "wow, I feel so much better now. But do I like this?" The withdraw hurts so bad, you can't imagine. Even after that the want-it sticks hard. So hard it's a different kind of hurt. There's a whole mind thing that has to happen to face the mere possibility of life apart from that damn drug. There's a reason most go back to it. It's a whopper of a struggle and truly God really is the only answer.
But you know what sucks? When you ask for prayer and somebody comes along to tell you "it's not as bad as you think it is. It's all in your spirit. You don't need anyone but Jesus."
Any time I have ever heard that line of junk tossed out, the one speaking it goes back to their normal life, quite pleased they did the Rah-rah thing, while the person struggling then gets two choices -- believe it and then fail. Or don't believe it, keep trusting God, and through his strength manages through day by day barely making it through each day until the moment when she realizes, "Wow! I just made it through a whole 24 hours without once thinking of that drug." (Nicole, keep at it. I promise that day will come.)
Do NOT do crappy pop-culture Christianese in front of someone struggling. It's the meanest thing you can do ever!
Nicole, one thing you really need to learn quickly is when to buy the advice and when to bypass bad advice. This was a moment when bypass is essential. This is NOT all in your head. Good for you for seeking help. Trust that help, because this is sometimes the other "help" we get stuck with. It is NOT you. You did not deserve this advice. I pray you understand that about your drug addiction. And your counselors understand the consequences of drugs and what has to happen next than anyone on this site. That also includes me, simply because it's been decades since my battle, and drugs have changed so much since then that all I know is they're much more potent than they were back in the 70's.
You're slaying the dragon! (That's what we called it back in my day. I hope the terms haven't changed that much since.) That is so noble, so brave, and yes, you ARE doing just that with God's help.
The dragon got bigger since my day, but remember God is your sword and gives you the strength to wield it. I do remember how hard it was, and I never did heroin, so you're slaying a bigger dragon than I can ever imagine.
I give you Matt. 19:26 for your motto, because that is the difference between you and "most."