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May getting and/or staying sober thread v. May flowers

31 days. Feeling actually pretty good today....weird. I actually had a pretty damn good day and barely craved at all. So glad I didn't pick up last weekend when I wanted to so bad....
 
Nice work GC:D

24 more You All=D

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CaseFace said:
^^ Lowering dosages/tapering can absolutely cause cravings. You're depriving your brain of a substance it feels like it "needs". Always try to remember that cravings WILL go away regardless of whether or not you use, they won't last forever. Think of your cravings like a dangerous animal - feed it, and it will grow stronger; starve it, and it will get weaker. Try to keep yourself occupied especially if your having a particularly tough day. Sitting around alone and bored in your own head is the most dangerous place for a recovering addict to be.
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Even with suboxone/subutex? I've been thinking they're just stopping me from going through withdrawals but now I'm wondering if they're doing more than that! I know some people abuse them and get high off them but they've never done a damn thing for me in that way.
 
CaseFace said:
Always try to remember that cravings WILL go away regardless of whether or not you use, they won't last forever. Think of your cravings like a dangerous animal - feed it, and it will grow stronger; starve it, and it will get weaker.
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I like this.
 
mrs_mia_wallace said:
Even with suboxone/subutex? I've been thinking they're just stopping me from going through withdrawals but now I'm wondering if they're doing more than that! I know some people abuse them and get high off them but they've never done a damn thing for me in that way.
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I would say so, it's just another opiod. If you start using/abusing it as a recreational substance you will get psychological cravings and develop a physical dependence same as any other if you overdo it.
 
That's what I mean, I've never abused it-- I get absolutely no high from it whatsoever, it just stops me from going into withdrawls, so I'm surprised that tapering is causing me to get these intense cravings'. The only opiate that gets me high is heroin, subs, pills, methadone, don't do anything for me.
My cravings are for heroin, not subs.
 
mrs_mia_wallace said:
That's what I mean, I've never abused it-- I get absolutely no high from it whatsoever, it just stops me from going into withdrawls, so I'm surprised that tapering is causing me to get these intense cravings'. The only opiate that gets me high is heroin, subs, pills, methadone, don't do anything for me.
My cravings are for heroin, not subs.
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Standard really I would have thought, your kappa and mu receptors are less full and they need to be and your body is responding by saying put heroin in me. Maybe the fact that you are craving heroin rather than just subs suggests that you're not quite as far down the line dealing with your connnection to smack as you thought you were? Don't bite my head of for saying that please, just a friendly suggestion as to why your body might be responding in that way.:) I've had no cravings for smack at all since I got on to subs and thought it was because I had made some progress with regards to my mindset and heroin, your post makes me think that maybe the psychological cravings are just being masked though.
 
I quit drugs. I don't need them. When they are abused & there's all different kinds of crap bein released all the time like RC's which come from China. There's just one drug I have to quit & it Comes straight from legal drug companies and these are the worst. Peace & good luck to others who are trying to get sober
 
430 days tomorrow. :)

Meditating daily, eating well and exercise, making art as much as I can, breathing deeply when I am stressed, laughing often, listening to my elders, talking with my therapist, spending time with sober friends, and of course, talking with all of you on bluelight has helped me stay sober over these past 17 months, through hard times, good times, and all of the times in between.

It is great to share this positive space with you all. Hope you are having a great week.
 
nice job everyone ! anyways no matter where we are right now it always something goodpossible ! goodnight all
 
These cravings are killing me, they are so bad and it's been continuous for the past week. I've been watching Breaking Bad which I know is probably not the show to watch when you're having cravings, but I'm so over amphetamines at this point I figured it didn't matter. But they had a scene where they showed someone using H and the blood coming in through the syringe and that image just got me... to the point I got dressed and stuck money in my back jean pocket and then started crying at how upset I was at my myself/how ashamed.... UGH! God I just these cravings suck ass...
 
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