Aa
The END of Day 5 and I WANT TO GIVE IN
These pills are SURROUNDING ME... EVERYONE I KNOW has them and are selling them at ridiculous low prices.. I want to go get some BADLY
You are at the end of day 5? Are you kidding me? You should be feeling physically better, now. Do you really want to go through this again? Please think about this seriously, and don't make a stupid mistake that you will surely regret! Take a walk outside, take a bath, take so e deep breaths, but DONT Take a pill!
Sonrissa is right. And WHY are you still allowing yourself to be involved with these people anyway? You have to let go of that life if you want to start living again. These connections are BAD and you know. Let go of them. Find something else to do right now, doesn't even matter what that is. Do a load of laundry, get outside for a while, listen to some music, vacuum the living room, whatever. Taking a pill is NOT an option.
You are so close. This is where people fail, when they can't imagine a future without the meds. But TIME is what you need to rely on right now, no matter how hard that is. It's all about TIME right now.
Don't do it. I promise you will regret it.
You are so close. This is where people fail, when they can't imagine a future without the meds. But TIME is what you need to rely on right now, no matter how hard that is. It's all about TIME right now.
Don't do it. I promise you will regret it.
NO-NO..You must CUT all ties from ANYBODY that uses..This is a BIG BAD Trigger..We must change are old stomping grounds..No if or buttts about it!!!
Re-Direct your self from your thinking NOW..Listen to music, watch a good movie, go for a walk in the right direction. ANYTHING but to use.
Bless
Re-Direct your self from your thinking NOW..Listen to music, watch a good movie, go for a walk in the right direction. ANYTHING but to use.
Bless
Don't do it ! You need to remove yourself from all of those people . Hang in there ok. You have put in 5 hard days and it would be a shame to throw them away. I bet there are 50 or more people readin your thread right now and wishing they had 5 days. It doesn't matter how low the price is on these pills. They will still take everything you have. I also bet that the price isn't that low. I figured it up one time as I was spending 1000's on drugs .I thought "hey ,if I could just get down to where I was only spending 30 bucks a day I would be doing great. Then....I did the math and figured out that 30 bucks a day adds up to over $900 per month !! That is a huge amount of money and I was spending 5 times that at the end ! It is not worth it financially or otherwise . Don't do it .Keep up the good job You are doing staying clean and forget about those losers and their pills
The flaw in your thinking is the pills are cheap when the cost is your very life and your life is not cheap.. 5 days in and you are thinking of getting pills What were the reasons you quit ? I hope you keep those in mind, part of detox requires keeping yourself busy this helps with the craving and as suggested above if you can get outside and walk that is very beneficial I hope that you have reasons for staying clean and if not read the forum and take in how addiction has effected others life You have a head start if you have not hit your bottom but were forced to get clean. Change up the attitude ok and take your life back from active addiction I'm sure your loved ones have missed you. Congrats on 5 days !! lesa
It's the fact that I can't escape my store... Both stores next to me, and they all take them.. My brother and his wife and two other siblings... HOW do I cut any of that out.. Yes, physically.. THANK GOD, I feel better but the WANTING is kicking my butt right now..
Please give this some more time. Keep posting and let's talk this out girl. The cravings will come and they will also pass as long as you don't give in. I know that you have it hard and most folks at your place of employment use. Distance yourself as much as possible. Give ultimatums to these people. Make it very clear that you are clean and intend to stay that way. Let them know that you will not tolerate them offering you pills or using around you. You and your sobriety come before everything and everyone else. Please keep talking to us and don't give up!
And just so you know, what you are going through is very normal. Usually the cravings don't hit hard until we are feeling better physically. It's like at first we are so sick we don't even have the energy to crave them. I promise you that if you hang on and give this more time your cravings will become less and less. This is a lifetime disease and there will always be the occasional craving. It becomes much more manageable and we learn tools to help us through them.
I'm just a WRECK.. I'm still at my store and one of the hairdressers from next door came in while I had a customer and said she was leaving me a present.. I opened the envelope and it was 16 7.5s... I flushed them a few hours ago BUT Now I'm REGRETTING doing that....it's such a BATTLE
Well, you tell everyone you know. Friends, family, etc that you have quit, for good! Tell them not to take them in front of you or offer them to you. Get mad if you have to. It's that important. That's what I would do!
This is when it comes down to deciding what you want for yourself. DO you want to live your life in a fog or do you want to be present for your life? There is no reason to envy what the others surrounding you have. It's no way to live, and you know it. You CAN do this, you just have to want it more than anything else you have ever wanted before. You can keep it simple, as it really is. Sober is better. Being PRESENT for our lives is better, the good stuff AND the bad stuff. Find something to do for now if need be, and have you decided yet what you're going to do for aftercare? It's probably the most important step, and you're going to need to find ways to cope as you continue to move forward, and that requires support.
Wow Congrats on the flush !! Now I can understand why you are craving !! Hit a meeting after work if you can if you have not been to one they are not hard to find AA our NA. You have received very good advice above.. Keep talking as long as you need to ok.. This will pass !
You're going to be pretty proud of yourself sometime in the near future for flushing that so-called present. Yeah, present, no thanks. This is one of those moments. You can do without it.
Something else to think about. The alcoholic has to be around alcohol at least on occasion. Nearly every restaurant serves it, gatherings and get togethers, holidays, sporting events.... They have to be strong and resist the temptation. You need to stay strong! Don't give in now! Best wishes!
It's consuming my EVERY thought unless I have a customer.. And then I justify it to myself that I've made $600 today so I can "treat" myself with a few hundred.. But I KNOW IT'S A LIE. and I will do the same thing tomorrow... I just have to make it 30 minutes and then I am going home and going to sleep to just be right back here tomorrow.. I don't know what to do
And (again) I agree with sonrissa. Get MAD if you have to. Let them know how serious you are about this. Sometimes people ("friends"?) don't know when you mean business, they think they know better and let's face it, they don't want to see you succeed, especially since they aren't trying to do the same. But you can do this.
You finish out your night (in 30 minutes), you ignore these "friends", and you go home. That's all you need to do.
Good point! I am an alcoholic and it kills me sometimes to even go to Walmart, especially if I'm under stress or upset. It is everywhere, so it becomes a question of do I want to live? Or do I want to drink myself to death. That's exactly what will happen if I drink. I don't have another bender in me and if that didn't kill me, the detox would.
We've told you what to do...
You need to tell these people that you're clean now but you can't do that because they don't know you use in the first place...TOO BAD!! You need to humble yourself and share your secret...Then that would fix the next problem of eliminating your sources...
If you don't do this you WILL cave. I promise. It's certain. I'd hate to see that happen when you've had plenty of warnings and help from us. I'm worried for you...
You need to tell these people that you're clean now but you can't do that because they don't know you use in the first place...TOO BAD!! You need to humble yourself and share your secret...Then that would fix the next problem of eliminating your sources...
If you don't do this you WILL cave. I promise. It's certain. I'd hate to see that happen when you've had plenty of warnings and help from us. I'm worried for you...
Have an Answer?
You are reading content posted in the Addiction: Substance Abuse Community
Is treating glaucoma with marijuana all hype, or can hemp actually help?
If you think marijuana has no ill effects on your health, this article from Missouri Medicine may make you think again.
Julia Aharonov, DO, reveals the quickest way to beat drug withdrawal.
Tricks to help you quit for good.
A list of national and international resources and hotlines to help connect you to needed health and medical services.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
