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Whats the secret mentally?

I am clean off opiates now since Jan 1st. I still think all the time about the pills. I exercise daily and ready my NA book and work the 12 steps. None seems to be enough for me to get these things out of my mind. Any suggestions?
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222369 tn?1274474635
What step are you on?
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935907 tn?1296069836
Good day mblock, you have been contacted by some of the sincere, knowledgable and caring folks on this site. Please take their advice, if not take a little bit out of it. I too am around 110 days, and it is hard at times not thinking about the pills, but it has to be replaced and that replacement is getting out of ourselves and making ourselves useful in society, and in our community. We have to get out of our heads and the old ways of thinking, but this takes time and it seems that you are doing well with yourself. Gosh, 3 months ago I did not have the energy to even type or write as my nerves were plastered in chemical abuse. I have came a long ways and I am sure you have so lets be grateful for that and we are alive,, god bless, mike in nc
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1110177 tn?1268461548
I totally agree with Gizzy.  I missed my drugs before because I didn't change my life...the life that was built during 20 years of using.  This time through, I am helping my friend out with his small business.  It is amazing.  It's not even like working...I put in 14 hours a day between my regular sales gig and this, and it is filling me with such a sense of peace, joy and accomplishment.  

My next plan is to pick up an instrument...probably drums...and then I will try something else.  The happiest moments in my life, I was well balanced and challenged...doing new and intersting things.  I lost that to addiction...and now I am gaining it back.

Sure, I still have cravings...but the thought of losing out on this wonderful opportunity by detoxing and numbing myself is what keeps me going.  Fill your life with new things...after all...a house built on the same foundation is basically still the same house...redecorated or not.

Best of luck...even though this has nothing to do with luck.

CONGRATS ON A WONDERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT.  Now go and experience life!!


~ Free
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1198767 tn?1299636401
I know it may not be politically correct to say this but I'm gonna do it anyway...lol...

You asked for suggestions.. so here's mine.. I found that my thinking was completely changed when I surrendered and gave God the complete and total control over my mind... I still come on the forum to help others if I can.. but I don't even worry about the pill talk so much anymore because I have handed it all over to the Great Physician and He has done THE JOB.. he transformed my thinking and my mind... I know some won't agree with me.. but surrendering to Him did it all for me.. I have been raised in church all my life and even had a preacher for a dad.. but never knew what COMPLETE AND TOTAL SURRENDER OF BODY AND MIND was til now... now I realize that this is what I should have done all along.. I am actually listening to a song right now that is making me smile as I write... old hymn... IT IS FINISHED... THE BATTLE IS OVER... and that's what it is for me... good luck and God bless with whatever you are struggling with today...
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First of all congrats on that clean time, your coming up to that BIG 3 month mark now:). It took me a long time to stop missing my drug and the cravings were bad for quite some time. It sounds like your working your recovery now which is great and things will get better, but some of us it takes longer to recover.

Have you found a hobby or something to replace the drugs and keep ya busy? Also, read up on PAWS, things intensify a lot during this time. Hang in there and keep working it, your doing great!
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HI well for me I follow a few guidelines for 1 take your thoughts captive and analyze them....is this rashanell thinking?? or is it the addict in me ? you need to break the chain of thought b/4 it becomes a problem ...first its a thought then it becomes an obsession...then an action you sound like your close to the obsession part and getting close to relapse...so you need to put your mind somewhere else when this starts to happen ...take up a hobby or go for a walk anything but thinking about the drugs
I find praying helps a lot God has much grace to give if you pray to him for it you need to find strength from somewhere other then yourself ...call someone and tell them whats going on...I actually will call someone in my church and pray over the phone for it to subside ...it works you just need to reach out for some help b/4 its to late this is nothing you can do alone you have to much clean time now to take chances reach out to someone for help thats what your N/A contacts are for
hang in there you will get past this good luck and God bless....Gnarly        
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890982 tn?1259091185
In some ways, recovering from an addiction is like getting over a divorce.  Having gone through both experiences (24 and 44 years ago, respectively), I found that accepting the addiction (to alcohol in my case) and the marriage as situations that were at one time positive and valuable to me helped me also accept the fact that they hadn't worked out for me, and that I didn't need them any more.  Especially in divorces, we tend to get hung up on resentments and blame that attach us to the other person for years.  As pharma said, getting some insight into what you liked about drugs in the first place might give you some perspective on how to get along without them.
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Hang in there...you are doing the right things.Perhaps you could get counseling about why you needed drugs and the high
Congrats on staying clean for almost 3 months and counting.
Keep posting to us and trying.
Even volunteering and helping others works greatly because it takes our minds off our own problems.
Keep thinking about the positives and don't dwell on the negative and forgive yourself for the past and determine the future will be better..
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