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CaveBear

CaveBear

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being the chronic alcoholic ive been for 30 years and the heroin addict i am....well i stayed away from h for 6 years....but i was typically hammered drunk and got some h.....wasnt gonna shoot it...but i did...now its all i can think of..still drinking, still smoking weed....but this heroin thing is in my brain big time...rehab is not an option.
 
Gonna shoot this over to TDS. They handle more the general support type questions.

You need to get your mind off it.. it's very easy for single relapses to turn into full out addictions again. Meetings work for a lot of people, so if that's your thing, do it.

Whenever the thought pops into your head, you need to immediately go do something.. anything. If you let the cravings linger, start thinking about them, etc, they will get worse and you will for sure relapse again.

OD---->TDS
 
Mr.Scagnattie said:
Gonna shoot this over to TDS. They handle more the general support type questions.

You need to get your mind off it.. it's very easy for single relapses to turn into full out addictions again. Meetings work for a lot of people, so if that's your thing, do it.

Whenever the thought pops into your head, you need to immediately go do something.. anything. If you let the cravings linger, start thinking about them, etc, they will get worse and you will for sure relapse again.

OD---->TDS
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This is a very straightforward answer and I like it!

OP I also have cravings and every day it gets in my mind specifically when I am extremely stressed and burnt. It is a normal response that we will want to feel good and just do it but the consequences are high OP and I know for sure that I don't want to be hooked for the rest of my life so hell I am fighting it off if I have done and I can do it so can you and anyone else. You have to be able to fight it off because that's the only choice you have.
 
umm thx for the replys...mod epecially...but im confused as to where you moved this thread
 
CaveBear said:
umm thx for the replys...mod epecially...but im confused as to where you moved this thread
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Mr. Scagnattie moved your thread to The Dark Side as your thread fits in our forum. You will definitely expect a great amount of help regarding your addiction so feel free to post any questions you may have regarding your thread topic.
 
as the hours pass by and the booze flows....its getting easier. bottom line, i cant dik around with opiates period. a friend of mine od'd on suboxen about 3 weeks ago, she was 43, lifetime user, i just keep thinking of her....while painful, it makes me think that the next shot could be the last....
 
Sorry about your friend who overdosed. It's good to stay away from heroin if you're got the resolve to do it. You slipped up, but don't look back and don't punish yourself for it. I'm an alcoholic too 20+ years which is a daily struggle and been thinking about starting back into meetings. I have a good friend who was able to quit crack but didn't like NA but AA instead. It couldn't hurt to try right?
 
Mr.Scagnattie said:
Gonna shoot this over to TDS. They handle more the general support type questions.

You need to get your mind off it.. it's very easy for single relapses to turn into full out addictions again. Meetings work for a lot of people, so if that's your thing, do it.

Whenever the thought pops into your head, you need to immediately go do something.. anything. If you let the cravings linger, start thinking about them, etc, they will get worse and you will for sure relapse again.

OD---->TDS
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Never thought I'd see these words written by me but I agree with Mr.scag on this. Can I please ask why rehab is not an option?

I can't reallly say anything other than that because I have not worked through the attachment issues / obsessive thoughts myself but this is the best forum for helping you with this n mr. Scag has done the right thing in moving it.

Evey x
 
My honest advice is try to find some positive stuff like hobbies, interests, volunteer work, etc. that can substitute for the substance abuse. If you've got nothing but the drugs it's so hard to take your mind off it. I am one of those people who has very few interests in life so drugs fill the hole but I have recently gotten into writing and blogging and that helps a lot to "balance" my life and not make drugs such a crutch.
 
Cavebear, are you trying to stop drinking as well or just wanting to concentrate on dealing with the heroin cravings?
 
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