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What helps you cope with hardships or drug abuse?

This question really makes me think. I used to have so many coping mechanisms. I used to play chess tons, watch videos, have sex, play vid games, exercise, eat healthy, hang out with friends all the time, play with my dog, hang out with my mom, listen to music, think about how to improve things, embrace kindness, take care of my environment, work, study , exercise,

Holy :( Opiates took everything from me. Well w/e I am clean again and going to re learn all that stuff. What a fucking atrocity that I created.

Oh and Icecream :P
 
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
 
^^ That's pretty cool man. I love how different things are comforting/helpful to different people :)
Is it a humbling kinda thing, being amongst thousands of other individuals, all with their own problems and things happening in their lives etc?

Sweet P said:
Exercise? What is this exercise thing that you speak of? :)
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Hehehe cheeky ;) <3
 
n3ophy7e said:
Is it a humbling kinda thing, being amongst thousands of other individuals, all with their own problems and things happening in their lives etc?
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Yes, I think that's what it is. I've never been able to put my finger on it, but that's probably what draws me out to large crowds.
 
yah yoboy I know that feeling too. I grew up in a downtown inner city area. For the longest time I was always attracted to intense high paced energy. I'm older now (22 lol but its been a long 22 ok!!) and now I just want to settle down with a nice girl, and live life... Sadly everyone els my age is still in party get sloshed drunk mode.
 
Well I just got out of rehab, so talking with my sponsor helps. Also NA meetings help alot to get things of ur chest so people don't judge you at all. The 12 steps also help you live your life and helps you learn acceptence.

And of course bluelight!
 
It's crazy how much opiates can ruin your coping mechanisms by essentially BECOMING your coping mechanism. I had a tough time with sobriety from them at first but I've become more interested in music again and have had a love for the acoustic guitar for years. I have a high power stereo system and by blasting loud music it seems to bring some sort of euphoria and excitement like it once did.

Opiates seemed to have an effect at first which made me embrace my hobbies even more but that definitely fell by the wayside with regular use. I was eventually not doing anything that I liked and everything in my life was central to chasing that high. I'm still in the process of learning better coping mechanisms :)
 
looking back on the people I've helped, on how I'm amongst the best at my craft and how and obstacle can be overcome, given the brains, balls ans willpower to relentlessly tear at it.
 
hmm well im not sure if this is coping but rememebering what the drugs brought me to do... its scary how many of my morales i compromised to catch a nod or not feel sick. keeping that fresh in my mind has made it easier not to turn back.

but besides that music, movies, tv, looking up shit thats interesting, relaxing outside, reading, going to (NA)meetings, and talking to other addicts. thats what has worked for me but i aint been clean too long
 
Riding my bike at witching hours in my city.

Visual art, and practicing my instrument until i meld into it.
 
weed. it helps me stay away from opiates and coke and that shitty shit. i know its a drug but... meh ... i'd like i call it a helpful herb...

my girlfriend. 1 yr coming up.

music.

lifting. today at the end of the session i felt a rush like some oxy or something. so good.
 
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