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Using drugs to cope with problems

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solidsnake_91

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A lot of people use drugs for recreation. To have fun. I was once one of those people. I had no mental health problems. But now since Ive been using drugs for 3 years I feel like its not fun anymore. I use drugs (especially Heroin, Opiates) to feel safe, comfortable and escape reality. When I'm sober I can not handle feelings of jealousy, envy, anxiety, paranoia, depression, sadness, ect. Heroin takes me to a safe place in my mind and I feel like I'm loved. I want to hear other peoples reasons for abusing hard drugs. I feel like a lot of Hard drug users use the drugs to cope with feelings. I have a problem and I need help. But when I'm sober I feel uncomfortable and alone. How can I help myself? I'm 18 and I don't want to die young. I want to live a happy life, not a drug filled life. I'm scared of my emotions. What is your opinions? Anyone feel the same way I do? How can we help ourselves from our problem?
 
I can't answer your question re hard drugs but I do know that if you are not happy with a drug filled life then you need to find a way out of the H problem you have.

Just because I don't do drugs (other than what my pain management doctor prescribes) which I am tapering off of at my own insistence, does not mean I am totally opposed to them. I would rather see a world of informed users who used only recreationally as opposed to 18 year olds who have destroyed their lives doing heroin! Sorry, but the mom in me really feels bad for you. Find an NA meeting you can go to and make some new friends that can be supportive of you and not enabling. Best of luck to you :)
 
You might want 2 try NA. I went 2 yrs
& they r very supportive. I haven't gone n
over a yr due 2 relapse, but my using isnt
done mainly 2 escape emotions. Still,
many people n NA have expressed same
or similar fears/probs as u. Try them.
 
when i realized opiates were 100% totally killing my anxiety and insomnia and IBS, i decided to use daily

not only did they make me comfortable in social situations and allowed me to sleep great, they increased my motivation and creativity. sort of a mental stimulant but, in the right ways, depressant

after some time i was taking more than i needed for these effects. i guess my pleasure system was rewiring because i lost some healthy habits like exercise and the motivation waned down

so i realized it'd be a good idea to get off

sucks when you quit, and realize all the reasons you used in the first place are gonna be around rather intensely for quite a while, and probably forever to a lesser degree
 
My life experiences might be pertinent to your current issues, so I'll do my best to at least help you even a little bit.

First of all, I think it is very likely that H itself is the root of all your issues. If you use dope regularly, it becomes really difficult to cope with everyday issues without dope. Because anything that you have to do becomes so much easier and carefree if you are high. This in turn leads to a situation where if you aren't high, you are not able to deal with with your emotions and daily activities.

The only way to stop this "Catch 22" situation is to stop doing dope. And this can be really hard to do as I am sure you know. Like I mentioned before, chronic H use can make the struggles and even joys of 'regular' life seem bland and pointless. So initially, you will have to deal with anxiety, sadness, depression without running away and hiding the in bland, suicidal, falseness of heroin. But you got to tough it out and try and manage. And once you tough it out and try and get used to learning to deal with life without H, the feeling of achievement will give you a feeling not unlike H. So the first think you need to do is decide for yourself if you truly want to quit. You have to give it your best or it's just going to be a waste of time.

Once you decide that you really want to quit, you should first of all try and rid yourself of anything that will remind you of dope. Stop hanging out with other users. Delete all your dealers numbers. Avoid reading about H use on the net. Secondly, try and find something that will add structure and substance to your life. Something that will allow you gain that feeling of achievement without the dope. The best option for that is to play some sort of sports or start going to the gym. It's the best thing when you are recovering from drug addictions. Make some new friends with non-drug interests, start going to art museums, read a book. Basically keep yourself busy so you won't have time to get depressed and start craving dope.

Peace man, I wish you all the best!
 
I have used heroin as my "Medication" for my anxiety problems....
Like the saying goes some people self medicate.... i guess i am one of those....
I personally need benzo's in my life to keep me level....
without the benzo's i need something to calm me down and dope is that drug.....
 
yea the first drug i ever did was percocet. and im still in love with opiates... even after trying coke, x, shrooms, salvia, weed, and any prescription drug out there.

however ive found that weed is very helpful. its calming and sedating and helps with insomnia and anxiety that i have. but then again you can really only get so high off of weed... with opiates... its just a cloud of euphoria that you can ride higher and higher
 
I was like you for awhile as well. I would only drink-take drugs with other people,party's,concerts etc. When I started using opiates I wasn't happy with how my life was going and the drugs really helped my quality of life for awhile. In time opiates no longer acted as a "safe place" for me and when you don't have much else it can be pretty depressing...scary actually. Luckily my life got less stressful and things evened out.

I used oxycontin & heroin to cure just about everything..aches,depression,insomnia,social anxiety,stomach issues,boredom, all the problems of dope sickness..ha, it's a helluva drug!
 
i used drugs to cope with boredom, depression, social anxiety and frustration. most important thing you can know now, is that no matter how much it feels like you can't cope without the drugs, you can. you just need to be off them for a little while to realize that.
 
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