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Misc A good way to stop using, though it requires willpower of steel.

Bomb319

Bomb319

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First, dissociate yourself from your body. Pretend you are coming in to kick the addict you out and reclaim your life. Have the attitude that you're taking back what's rightfully yours, and watch yourself from the sidelines as much as you can. When you feel sick, think to yourself "that's what the addict me gets for doing this, not so much fun is it?" Now here's the key. When you go to your source and buy, as quickly as you can, as automatic and detached as humanely possible, flush it down the toilet, or get rid of it immediately in a way you can't retrieve it. It's critical you do this without thinking, before you rationalize what a waste of money it will be, because you will of course talk yourself into using it every time if you think about it. You just can't think. Flush. Then think, shit, what a waste of money. Wait a minute, I would have flushged this money down the toilet anyways, only by doing this I saved myself a few days of withdrawal. What else could I have bought with that money? Delete all contacts, stop hanging out with people who will be using or tempt you back. You will always find a way to justify it. You need a clean break, and have the attitude that you are the master of your life, and will rush in and defend you from yourself. Of course not many people will be able to flush their stuff at first. If you stop to think about it, you've already lost. Once you start to feel better from physical withdrawal, it will be much easier psychologically and almost eliminate PAWS because you have already done the worst thing you could possibly do to your addict self and destroyed your drugs.

I know it sounds crazy. I know people will say they would never be able to do it. I know people will say that it is a stupid idea because you didn't have to waste the money if you were going to cold turkey anyway, but the thing is, you DO. You need to REALLY feel that loss, your worst fear. Not having your drug and feeling like shit. Don't run away from that feeling or be scared to withdraw, because your fear will get you in the end. This way, you are facing your fear head on, and it really DOES WORK!
 
Cool...well it sounds like it's working great for that IV coke and heroin addiction you've got going on!


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Haha I never said I had willpower :) But I actually did go the whole summer with nothing but kratom and managed to hold down a decent job at a casino with 5 am start time by doing this. 5 months. Only reason I relapsed is I had to move back to the town where I have all my connects and nothing to do.
 
I have always eventually become bored with it. Usually if i stick to my rules nothing constructive comes out of it and it eventually just becomes pointless. Dont you guys find it gets old after a while, the euphoria eventually becomes the norm, nothing exciting or new. Like with anything in life, you eventually get bored of it. Though for me it just means doing the next thing i haven't tried yet.
 
Absolutely. There comes a time where I say fuck, I don't wanna have to go through all this shit and waste my day just to get this. The rush, for me at least, is not phenomenal. It's nice, but I think that drinking a cold glass of water when you're really thirsty is a better feeling and rush overall. Same with sinking into a toasty hot tub.
 
Yeah it also helps to not hate your life and to enjoy doing things sober. If that's a problem then going out in a blissful state of joy is probably the only logical answer.

I got the contact strategy ready though, got the number ready to delete if things get to much fun. It works well besides the pure hell of searching you electronics over and over again for the number again the next time. The only issue with this is that my dealer likes to send me regular sms'es to keep me shackled to his poisonous embrace , sneaky guy. If it wasnt for that id have stopped drugs years ago and probably be dead from boredom.
 
Recovery takes a lot more than willpower though bro. It took me four serious attempts at kicking H to finally get it. I know it's not always affordable for everyone but cognitive behavioral therapy sessions, i.e. pretty any basic form of therapy nowadays, can make a huge difference. I've had the want and desire to quit plenty of times, and was serious as shit, but there are so many situations in life that can lead you back to addiction/heavy abuse. I'm not here to espouse any AA/NA things and I hate some of their corny sayings but their is truth in them. If nothing changes(within you) then what's going to change(your using)? Basically if your just going to try and grit your teeth and bear it on willpower alone your pretty screwed, you need to make some serious lifestyle changes as well.
 
You need a reason backed by accurate logic. Willpower to make a decision that's not backed by real reasons. It wont work.
Of all the badass drugs i have dodged, cigs have had me addicted since school. I dont try stop. I dont yet have a real reason that makes sense to me.
 
I think there's also a thing like heavy and self-destroying medication/drugs intake.
or "little" addiction like cig , or little pills sometimes. I used to win the battle against heroin and methadon because it was really killing me and I could saw it each day. and hell, it was so fucking painful to stop
methadon when your at 210mg... but I did it. I tried to cut out all of my druggie friend and cut this junkie behaviour but finally it has getting me again with oxy because of an accident , pain and shit and hoocked again.

You need a serious reason, but you need to have big change on all your lifestyle and that's the most important part. I can't make at the moment the changes I want to have on my life because of lot of shit and anxiety so I keep using Oxy. But I'll eventually find a way to dodge it, because I'll start again studying & working. And a little part of me just like this mindfuck with drugs but not to become an addiction like once each 4-5 month.But I know I can't keep it in an extended period of time.
Im most of part scary of myself behaviour if I got a panic attack or big anxiety I can only getting less with medication, didn't found a way to keep myself calm without any intake. And I did the effort I didn't took any shit for about 6-7 month except cig. It was working but then it felt back as it was.
 
I lilke Bomb319's advice but I would add to that by saying, taper down, fuck withdrawals.... sure it will draw it out but get real, I don't see why people have to endure so much pain unless your willpower is that weak?
There's help from real doctors that will help you taper down. You can use Xanax, Ativan, Trazadone to get to sleep and your doctor will give you all of this if yo have insurance. If no insurance, then just start doing some research with your time and dont' take so much oxy to get high, take enough to deal with you problem and use the time when you feel well enough to get a taper schedule going. Fuck cold turkey, that's just not the way to to in my opinion.
 
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