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Help I'm a meth addict

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Peterepeat

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I have been trying to get off the shit and know how bad it is but I really need advice on how to get off it. I'll stop for three or four days and think I'm getting on top of it but fall back into my old ways. Has anyone been in this situation and how did you stop?
 
The Dark Side is a forum dedicated to this kind of help you are seeking. It would be beneficial for you to take a look. Wish I could add more but I'm heading into work in a moment and need to finish off getting ready.

Good luck with you beating the addiction to meth.
 
I could to move the thread to Dark Side if you like peterepeat, but I'm happy to leave it in this forum if you prefer.

BigTrancer :)
 
I gave up a huge iv meth habbit a number of years ago, how you ask? I smoked Salvia Divinorum 5x and I didnt use after that.
 
try and work out why you started taking meth? you might think it was because you just wanted a good time but perhaps in all the time you've taken meth you may have stopped thinking about a person or an emotional event (probably old and half-forgotten).

For example i knew someone who took drugs for years, and then realised one day that they hadn't thought about their parents divorce for that entire time, not for one second. They had thought throughout that time their drug use was motivated by them wanting to have a good time, but after having a moment of clarity they realised it was because they were in denial of their parents divorce and how it affected them. After realising how powerful denial was they started to realise all the other problems that forgotten whilst high. After resolving those problems they were able to take drugs without falling into the classic self-destructive cycle.

I characterise it by the fact that if your taking drugs and not having a good time yet contiune to do so generally your behaviour is being motivated by denial or some other deepseeded emotional issue.
 
Kudos for having the insight to recognize it for what it is, and being brave enough to talk about it. South Australia is running a treatment trial for meth addiction, so if you are an SA resident, PM me and I will give you the details... Be reassured that LOTS of people get clean, at the moment through what works best for them. Some grit it out, some use other drugs; there is a problem with the lack of medical evidence as to what works best- hence the trial!
It is certainly well known that good social support actually helps, so keep chatting to Bluelighters- they're mainly pretty well informed, often through their own experience. I think that this is one of the great under-recognized attributes of Bluelight; peer support for people who have got into strife through their choice of lifestyle. It makes me warm and fuzzy inside to see how many people (I assume generally not from a medical background) who are prepared to take the time to offer compassionate and often sensible advice. :) You could teach the medical profession a thing or two about love for our fellow man. There's hope for the species yet!:D
 
I personally think that your've done 90% of the hard work. You have realised that you have a problem and you want to kick the habbit. Also you seem to be in the right frame in that you have a reason why you want to quit. It's not just a "I really should quit, but..."

So take every hour as it comes, and always remember that cravings won't last forever and that there is an end to it eventually. I personally have seen people go from frail paranoid addicts, to bouncing happy healthy people in the space of a few weeks.
 
As stated above, the constant thinking you have of another hit of meth WILL go away. You might not even notice it, it'll just eventually slip out of your mind.
Give it time and good luck.

Be strong and when you think you're going to break FORCE yourself to not take any. FORCE yourself to go for a run or something. Exercise is your friend in this situation. Make the most of that oversized heart and get some air in those lungs

Good luck :)
 
I wish I could offer some advice but I really dont know what to say. I have 3 very close friends who are all addicted to meth and cant quit. I shot up with them a couple of times which I like alot, and I can understand how it can be very addictive. But I dont think I would do it again, I look at my friends and I see how much it has changed them and I dont want that to happen to me. I think if you are serious about quitting you should ask your friends to help you. I remember trying to quit smoking mull years ago when I wanted to join the military, it took me over 6 months because all my friends around me were smoking all the time and I would just do it with them. Eventually I told them to help me stop smoking, which they did. Everytime they would have a session they wouldn't let me have a smoke even if I begged them. Try to get help from your friends, if they are true friends they will help you. Good luck mate, you can do it.
 
getting out of hell aint easy

ok, first thing to do you've already done.

second - > stop hanging around with anyone that takes meth. tell them you are doing this and why. make sure you let them know its not them, its the meth. they will understand

third - > destroy your dealers number (very important)

fourth -> tell your (non meth taking) friends to come and look after you for the first couple of weeks, esp. on weekend. all it takes is for you to be occupied and not thinking "what can i do now?" - this is what saved me.

fifth -> drink lots of water or blue poweraide (not to be confused with G ;))

sixth -> get a project to fill in the time, keep yourself occupied! - nothing too brain taxing, just something interesting

seventh -> break your pipe if you use one and don't get a new one.

eigth -> st johns wort !!!!! works wonders, as does gotu kola and other chinese herbs. i cannot stress this part enough, st johns wort makes an amazing difference.

ninth -> stop coming here and reading about meth. it will only make you drool

tenth -> walk everywhere you can - this way you tire yourself out by night time and fall asleep.


after 3 months you might not crave it anymore, but, a word of advice, its oh so easy to go back to the hell hole, from here on you will need will power.


if you cant help yourself despite trying all this, you can always wait for it to dry up (you will have no choice then :))

good luck!
%simon
 
Thats a good list marklar_the_23rd, cheers :) I definately agree with avoiding your drug taking friends and keeping yourself busy. Keeping the mind occupied with a new hobby or interest and keeping yourself from thinking about the cravings is a huge part of it.

Get a hobby!

Destroying your meth pipe and dealers numbers is a great idea too.

I just struggle with the keeping away from Bluelight part..... ;)
 
Thankyou, thankyou....your support and advice is awesome. I'm trying and it's great to know I'm not alone and the only one doing it hard!!!
 
You can also try some meta-programming or hypnosis to try and rewire your reward system. This is also possible on hallucinogens. This was one thing that saved me, since my my experience I cannot have meth... I don't know exactly how it worked, but I get no euphoria or positive effects, only terrible anxiety and lasting mania that makes me feel sick throughout the week. Anxiety to the point of wanting to go to hospital...

So I am actually glad I get that, there is no way on Earth I would ever want to touch it again. Ugh...

After that the only thing you need to do is to stop thinking and talking about it, its like breaking up. It takes time and it will hurt, but time heals all wounds. Well most. :P
 
^^ does this treatment also work if you don't know you're using meth? (say.. if someone dumps a point in your coffee without telling you or something). Interested in whether it's purely psychological/related to the 'set' part of set/setting or an actual physical change in brain chemistry occurs (which doesn't really seem likely now that I think about it, but I'm going to post the question anyways)?
 
^^person, i don't know how good it is to say that man, i think most people like that stuff, but it only makes u think (bad bad bad thoughts)
 
Zaineaol said:
^^person, i don't know how good it is to say that man, i think most people like that stuff, but it only makes u think (bad bad bad thoughts)
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It was just my opinion, I believe it is to do with the individual and not the drug itself (hmmm maybe the media too) any substance can make a person think bad bad bad thoughts. Ive done the rehab thing, 12 step, N.A., psychiatric assessment, blah blah to know a bit about addiction, so at the end of the day it is up to the individual to decide whether they want to quit or not. So all the best for whoever is considering going into recovery for a meth addiction.
 
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