What helps you cope with hardships or drug abuse?

Ok then, bike riding, glass blowing (when I get to, no torch these days, only when others let me use their setups, need to get my own again some day), pursuing girls (i get laid from time to time but can't seem to keep one, last one, Kristen, recently fucked with me then went back to rehab after just 1 week, I thought we mighta spent the summer together), also all kinda of arts, painting, street art, other forms of art, esp folk arts, poetry, spoken word stuff, more the appreciating of these than the creating.

As far as the heroin and coping, the way I see it its hard to quit heroin when there's a hole in your heart from lack of female companionship, love, and affection. Its very difficult to quit using a substance which fills that void/hole in my heart/soul/mind so very well..

It is what it is.. I would have hung myself years ago from feeling lonely if it weren't for heroin. At least with heroin I'm still alive.
 
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Ok then, bike riding, glass blowing (when I get to, no torch these days, only when others let me use their setups, need to get my own again some day), pursuing girls (i get laid from time to time but can't seem to keep one, last one, Kristen, recently fucked with me then went back to rehab after just 1 week, I thought we mighta spent the summer together), also all kinda of arts, painting, street art, other forms of art, esp folk arts, poetry, spoken word stuff, more the appreciating of these than the creating.

As far as the heroin and coping, the way I see it its hard to quit heroin when there's a hole in your heart from lack of female companionship, love, and affection. Its very difficult to quit using a substance which fills that void/hole in my heart/soul/mind so very well..

It is what it is.. I would have hung myself years ago from feeling lonely if it weren't for heroin. At least with heroin I'm still alive.

man I know what you're goin through.... I used to/still do think that no girls would ever look at me as serious boyfriend/husband material because I've wasted 10 years of my life on drugs.

Recently I'm starting to "get it." I'm beginning to realize that all of these sober people are capable of feeling just as empty and shitty as we do. You are not heroin. Your mama didn't name you Heroin and you don't have "heroin addict" stamped on your forehead and neither do I!
 
For me it's knowing that others have suffered far worse than I, so overall - I should count myself fortunate.
 
Friends, the net, movies, books, hobbies.

Basically ANYTHING that can keep your mind, body active.

Boredom is the one thing that can cause u to relapse or use in the first place. Find something to replace it.

Even "World of Warcraft" became my obsession at one point. But that's the idea - any "addiction" that isn't drugs that keeps your mind occupied is the solution.
 
extraordinary "coincidences" that happen at just the right time that keep me hopeful and moving forward. my students, they really force me outside of my head and I get a real good natural feeling after teaching. other than that, music, music, music....
 
Music
Reading a fat book cover-to-cover in a sitting
Taking my dog for a walk
Thinking about how it always could be worse or
Practicing gratitude

Did all of the above to get myself through last night

oh and

That kind of exercise that puts you on the ground afterward, unable to breathe without shaking from the exertion of merely drawing in air. If you are this tired, it's hard to be upset at anything.
 
Pretty much Bluelight, the Internet in general and walking. I've found walking with my dog to be really therapeutic. The funny thing is that walking makes me think and overanalyze things, but for some weird reason I am in a better mood. I walk a LOT when I am seriously stressed out.
 
Looking at pictures and remembering old times with the ones that are gone now. I have to be strong for myself to be okay. Sometimes I am just numb enough without self medicating. Others I am just living my life raising my daughters. I really have a lot of pain to help with empathy for those that have hurt me and I am working on making things right with those I wronged. So that helps me as well. Different things for different days tbh.
 
I like to ride my bike/take the bus/ride the subway straight downtown where I can find the most people. It feels like the city is taking me into its hands and holding on to me. I don't know why, but I like to be around thousands of people.... even though I don't talk to them. I like trains and buses..... people in transit comfort me

same here :)
 
good question...

yoyo'ing has helped me an insane amount, it's great to have a hobby. Suboxone, as I would still be using without it. I don't know if my girlfriend helps me cope with my addiction or makes it worst, we're in a long distance thing and when she moved for college 3 years ago was pretty much when I became the opiate addict I am today. My friends help quite a bit, they are the only folks I have to talk about my addiction with but I feel bad for making them listen to my problems. Weed is pretty much the only thing keeping me sane and drinking helps with my social issues. Really I just try to keep busy and keep medicated.
 
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