How can you stop?

[carebear1214]

How do you stop taking opiates if you don't want to?

[cathy5841]

IBK is right.  you cant.  it is very hard for those of us who wanted to more than anything, with out the want to i think it would be impossible...are you asking for you??

[123456m]

You need to create a better want!
You have any idea if I was a Billionaire and offer 2 million dollars tax free with the only condition that you stop and never used agin and offered this to everyone I doubt this board would even be here. Well it would but with very few posts and a heck of a lot of happy drug free folks!
So when you do not want to but really know you need to then find a better want in your life to replace what you have.
Peace

[Totsie59]

You have to have the want..

[Cassie415]

Hi,
I completely understand where you are coming from. Six weeks ago I committed to stopping and since then I have still been unable to stop. Sometimes if I'm lucky I can last a couple days before I go right back to using. I have realized this is because I don't really WANT to stop. I know that I NEED to stop, and that I should stop, and all the bad things that will happen if I don't stop, however, the key factor that I am missing is that undying desire to really want to stop. A lot of people here talk about how they hit rock bottom and had no other choice but death, and that is what helped them to stop. Has anything like that happened to you? I have recently started going to an addiction therapist which has helped, but ultimately I feel like I am wasting time and money, because until I really want to stop, I know I'll just continue to run in circles. Please feel free to privately message me if you'd like to talk more about this. I think I can really understand where you are coming from, and how you are feeling.

[Bcrizzle]

I think ya def have to want to. I want to, and I cant. So i couldnt imagine not wanting to and trying. Is this question for you personally, Or for someone you know?

[merrymaria]

you have to be certain you are done with opiates FOREVER...bottom line....if you are not ready it won t work....maria

[worried878]

short of someone tying u up so that u can not get out to get ur pills..u can not stop narcotics if u do not want to..agree and it is unfortunate that u do not want to..u have not hit ur bottom yet and i just hope ur bottom is not too terribly low...some have to lose everything..including their life

[worried878]

and tying u up would not work on second thought...cos as soon as they untied u u would begin using again....i do hope u feel the need and want to quit befor it is too late

[heather213]

it's not happening.  nobady can make you do what you don't want to do.  unless you really want it, it won't happen.

[theeagle]

That mental attitude will most likely present an insurmountable problem..........

[carguy0055]

i do the withdrawl thing every month. i run out of meds around the 15th then buy some every couple of days just to make the end of month.
***** but guess thats the choice i made. I'm sort of an expert of withdrawl. been sick on and off since last thursday.
this is day 3 of nothing feeling better so tonight ill take a oc 80 and 1 tomorrow... sick isn't !!!

[refusingbondage]

Unfortunately if you don't want to stop -- you wont stop.  Even when you really really WANT to its a diffcult thing to do.  It suc-ks that it has to be that way -- so much misery and heartache could be prevented.  But it is that way.   Even people forced against their will into rehab will usually clean up, come out, and use.   No one stops unless they want it 100%.

[NautyOne]

Interesting question.  Funny, though.  There really is only one answer to it.......

[123456m]

It is a intereting question for sure. I would like to know why you asked it?
Sounds to me you know its harming you but the highs so far are greater than the fear. Do not worry if you continue to use and use and use you will come to the point where you will not het that high and you will be poping pills like crazy just to feel ok but not high this is like a bottom for most when it just does not work no more.
Ask yourself do you really want to go down that road. This is where people die its a very slipperly slope and a very thin edge the edge of trying to get that next high and killing yourself. People quit for all kinds of reasons but always its because the interest in quiting is greater than the interest in getting high.
Peace