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staying sober with anxiety

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Jake439

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Hi everyone..I have had alot of trouble staying completely clean of anxiety relieving substances for a long time now, starting about a year ago. It mostly started after i had a severe fentanyl addiction for about 6 months. Quitting was hell and couldnt sleep for around 4 days. Even at that point i felt terrible and i still feel like fentanyl did other damage other than just the tolerance it had on me. I started up kratom at that point and it took almost all the anxiety away and fought the remainder of the withdrawals i was having, problem is i ended up addicted to that up until now. I have a few good days recently lowering tolerance to kratom these last few weeks. Taking a day here and there off, but the anxiety comes back like crazy and it just gets so hard to fight the urges. I have a good job i need to keep right now and i just cant imagine like not useing some kind of anxiety relieving substance.. kratom, opiates, benzos, ive been on and off all of them. Just asking for some information or help with anyones past experiences. Thx, if i broke any forum rules plz tell me.
 
i have anxiety and also was addicted to opiates and the only recommendations i can give you is first, stay away from all caffeine or energy drinks..i mean, stay away from all of it as it raises anxiety..second, u must exercise every day, it helps me relieve stress and anxiety...sunlight helps too, walks outdoors but beyond that i still suffer from anxiety and that keeps me going back to certain drugs..its a bitch...
 
I also want to add that i currently live with my parents, which causes alot of stress for me. I sometimes think if i lived in my own place it might be get away from it, but my parents are worried that if i live alone, ill just sleep deep back into some addiction. I cant really explain it to them with them trusting me, dont get me wrong, i love my family more than anything or anyone else in the world. I just think it adds alot of stress to my life just knowing i live under the same roof as them with alot less freedom..
 
Thx, i think it just helps to hear it from someeone else, i dont know anyone else in my life that has had the same problems i have, hard to relate.
 
maybe try some theanine, ive heard it helps anxiety or is it you want to say away from all chemicals?oh and trust me, if you are just getting off opiates, it will take quite awhile for your body to readjust..my anxiety was awful for months afer getting off opiates..i thought i was losing my mind..

was your anxiety this bad prior to using opiates?i assume it was...
 
Yes it was pretty bad, opiates arent the only drugs ive touched.. i used pretty much everything but was never addicted to anything else, 2-3 years ago i had some very bad experiences with other drugs, panic attacks, overdoses, i know they messed something up, but those have been behind me for years now. ever since then its been a battle to feel normal. The overdose i mentioned was from cough medicine..or dxm. And again, before i did any drugs i had anxiety/depression just about all the time since growing up.
 
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What I realized recently is dwelling on past problems like you are really only helps your addiction, my growing up life was not pleasant in one bit. I always used that as an excuse to use drugs to numb me, I've also done plenty of things after childhood that added to it. Plus along with normal anxiety and fear I had huge social anxiety, even my friends my whole life always put me down, life is tough as a ginger. But realize the past is the past all you can work on is the now and working to have a better future, and drugs aren't going to help with a better future, it just creates more fear and anxiety its only a temp solution.
 
Yea that the reason i started doing drugs, trying to numb myself. I think i started doing drugs after being alone in a small town for a couple years, 6 months ago i moved in with my parents, but i have a job at the post office and just passed probation, i want to move out now, but still live in the same town as my family. I think it might help relieve some of the anxiety i get living under the same roof, but i wouldnt feel away from anyone by living in the same town, plus i live in a much larger town now, fargo, and actually have a couple friends here, i didnt have that when i lived away.
 
Was trying to pm you back but only 1 pm every 3 hours. Shoot me a text maybe? 407 five 3 nine 46 five nine hard for me to type on forums since I only have my phone.
 
i have anxiety really bad, eapecially social anxiety and its really hard to stay sober. i have almost 6 months sober but the social anxiety makes me depressed but im trying to make the best of life and not go back to numbing my self with drugs
 
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