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CRAVINGS...........??
SO, FIRST let me say that my MOOD has improved SOOOOO much today! I'm at work but have spent the ENTIRE day on THIS site! What can I say??? I can't get enough of you guys..THATS HOW AWESOME YOU ARE!!! KNOW THAT!! 2ND: My cravings have been INTENSE today which is why I chose to stick close by MH today... I have literally LOL'D several times today about things on MH! Whoever said LAUGHTER is the best MEDICINE sure knew what they were talking about! We even had a picture party and a few of us uploaded pics for our friends to see. ITS BEEN AN AMAZING DAY except EVERY single time I get off this site and start doing something else I start thinking about donating a kidney for a lortab... JUST ONE WON'T HURT YA ROSY! Yea, that nasty devil angel is trying his damn best to get me to succumb to my old wicked ways.... After everything Ive been through these past 15 days you can BET im fighting back ( im my best mother Teresa voice of course). ANYWAYS... My question is... yea after all the above rambling/venting I DO have a question: Are their any snacks etc that I could keep near that may take the edge off a little? Im thinking ( I could be wrong) that may help??? do salty or sweet or bitter or whatever HELP at all?
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Thank you for the time you took to post that! SERIOUSLY good advice and encouragement! WOW on 315 days! you are kicking some serious A$$!
I'm at 315 days and I'm not craving free, but they are far and few between. I don't act on them bc I know it's my addiction blowing in my ear. I go to meetings and this one guy calls his addiction "the liar". Our addiction lies to us he says. It tells us we can use again and it will be different this time. Everything will work out better. That's the insanity of addiction; doing the same things and expecting different results.
Our drugs aren't really our addiction, they're just a symptom of our addiction. The tip of the iceberg. Our addiction lies below; the huge part thats under water, the part we can see. That's the part that needs to be worked on with aftercare like our lives depend on it, bc They do. We gotta change. If we don't change nothing changes. Rosy, you said that when you're on here you don't crave. That's because the recovering addict is our addictions worst enemy. You're experiencing that statement first hand. Keep on keeping on, never stop working on kicking your addiction's a s s!! You'll eventually stop craving completely. Congrats on your 15 days!!
Our drugs aren't really our addiction, they're just a symptom of our addiction. The tip of the iceberg. Our addiction lies below; the huge part thats under water, the part we can see. That's the part that needs to be worked on with aftercare like our lives depend on it, bc They do. We gotta change. If we don't change nothing changes. Rosy, you said that when you're on here you don't crave. That's because the recovering addict is our addictions worst enemy. You're experiencing that statement first hand. Keep on keeping on, never stop working on kicking your addiction's a s s!! You'll eventually stop craving completely. Congrats on your 15 days!!
Dang.... I gotta get my mind busy and Off the damn pills. They seem to be invading my every thought today :-(
That is Very sweet of you to say! Thank you. Maybe you and ms. Happy are going to be lucky and have no cravings at all. That would be a good thing because mine seem so bad that a kidney seems like a fair trade. LMAO! I crave lotsa stuff but I'm not going to give in. I went thru hell to get to this point. Congrats to you on 2o days! Your doing GREAT
Like happy days I'm at day 20 and my cravings aren't rearing there ugly head, yet!!!! I think my anxiety and irritability are scaring everything else away... For now! Hang in there kiddo! As you know one day at a time... You got this.... your one of the most positive uplifting motivators on MH!!!' Remember that!!!!
mmmhmmm as for the picture party yea it was FUN! I seem to recall a GORGEOUS girl who posted her pic and got about 20 marriage proposals right off the bat! NOT mentioning any names MRS.HD2C..lol
HAHA sister! I KNEW your lucky arse would show up eventually! Do the candies actually work,,,, OH WAIT, NEVAMIND, you don't know bc your behind aint had not one craving! LOL! your so dang lucky! I hope you NEVER ever do but keep that guard up JUST IN CASE! wonder if cookies in cream ice cream cures cravings? LMAO! !!! WOULDN'T THAT BE GREAT????
Congrats on the new baby! I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS of NO SLEEP and pure exhaustion... Hey wait THAT WAS JUST YESTERDAY wasn't it? lol! Somebody told me that HAPPINESS is a CHOICE so I started FAKING it this morning and before I realized it all of my MH friends had me smiling and LOL'ing! I am going to try the hard candy and the dollar store is my kinda price range! lol. THANK YOU for taking the time to post
Hey girl. So happy for you that you're in a better mood!!! I, however, am a miserable C word today! I flipped out on my bf for not helping me in the middle of the night with our baby. I'm sleep deprived and the baby isn't sleeping well right now. It's not good for my sanity or his well being! Lol. Kidding! I don't know the right answer to your question but I've been eating hard candies. Like Gobstoppers and Nerds (the dollar store!) And a little chocolate. I bought the packs of mini candy bars so that way I'm not chowing a full candy bar every hour! I'm already putting weight back on!
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Seriously, I'm eating a couple pieces throughout the day and it elevates my mood. Okay so maybe I'm eating hard butterscotch, gummy worms, Mike and Ikes, and Tamales (the red hot candies), but who's really counting...
Also, I'm at day 20 and haven't experienced any cravings (YET). When I do I'll be on here 24/7 crying and going nuts. It's good that you're on here staying busy instead of sitting and thinking about pills! I'm so proud of you and I had so much fun at the picture party! LOL!!!