Orgasms are a HUGE trigger to me....... lost.

[bdomihizayka]

Yea, sounds like a joke, but this is actually a huge problem for me. Anytime I orgasm, I get the BIGGEST craving for heroin. I am 6 months sober from dope and other narcotics.... occasionally alcohol, but even alcohol doesn't make me start craving dope again. I am actually blessed in a way, my cravings are basically nonexistent- but when I have an orgasm....whoooaaaaa.

I'm living abroad in Russia... did so to get clean. Desperately want to go home, but if I have an orgasm at home, I don't know how long it will be until I relapse.

Can anyone relate? I know it's probably got to do with the dopamine release, but fuck, what am I suppose to do, become a priest? :-/

Just really frustrated (and got laid lol)

 

[neversickanymore]

Try telling somebody who's never used that heroin feels 10000x's better than sex, and them look at you like you're nuts.

I bet you get triggered thinking of "THE (junky) ONEl", yep familiar with that one.. Your regional didn't fix you and time won't mend you all by it lonesome.. start developing a recovery program or you will use as soon as you find a hook up.. congrats on getting off the drugs welcome to the hard part.. dig deep, put the effort and work in and you will do fine, if it was that easy, we would all stay clean..

 

[Captain.Heroin]

Have you tried going into therapy? Maybe there's a reason why you are being triggered by orgasms?

Normally, having orgasms are one of those things that can bring joy into your life without using drugs, and it's one of those things we encourage people to get back into enjoying so that they can have a semblance of a "normal life" (whatever you want that to mean really).

It's good to know what your triggers are though, it can take a while to realize what they are for yourself.

Best of luck!

 

[bdomihizayka]

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I am going to AA meetings here in Moscow.... (they don't have a place big enough to fit all the alcoholics here LMFAO) and it does in fact help, even though I am not and never was technically an alcoholic.

I do exercise and weight train. I get big endorphin rushes offa those, but it doesn't trigger me one bit at all. It's like an orgasm is like a tiny sample of an opiate high for me or something..... my brain just gets that rush, and warm everythings ok feeling, but it's got the duration and fiendy-ness of crack because it lasts mere seconds, and leaves me with a big craving for about half an hour.

Have an appointment with a therapist specializing in drug addicts this week.... will speak with her about it.
Thank you for the support.

 

[lalapanda]

Did you shoot up or smoke it?
I know this is kinda of a weird thing to say but I had a friend who said every time he shot up it was like having an orgasm.
I could kinda get why that would be a trigger if in fact you were shooting up.