having major cravings

[smartgirlbadecisions]

i am having really bad cravings right now, i havent had this happen yet and now its like really intense. i am on day five and i CANNOT back track whatsoever but i need to figure out what to do. its too hot outside to walk (im still really cold-sweating) i just have this urge in my chest like i feel a hunger and i dont know what to do...ugh!! im so scared. please help

[smartgirlbadecisions]

hey  guys, man, its been a rough two days. but i have been with my brother and his wife n son, and my mom. away from the house because yesterday my family member (whom i live with) got their script. well, i told my mom that and she came right over and made sure i wasnt anywhere near here for the past day and a half. i slept at her house last night, and her AC is ghetto and it was 95 degrees in her house. i couldnt sleep. it was so awful cuz she doesnt have internet either so i couldnt post UGHHHH i had to move to four different areas in the house to keep from sweating my brains out I felt like my WD symptoms were coming on again so it got my mind all messed up and i woke up all pissed off feeling like i was on day one all over again/ so i went and saw my therapist today and he helped me a lot. good lord this is the hardest thing i have ever had to do. but dont worry, the meds are locked in  a safe. i dont know how much longer i can live here, i may need to move in with my brother because i cant live in constant temptation..... can i??? i am just going to bounce around from mom, dads,  and brothers house. when i get the urge to use i promised my brother i would call him. i feel like i dont know how to live and its really frustrating. pray for me.... love you all thank u for caring so much

[inedhelp]

hang in there i am on day 6 and i am starting to feel better compaired to day 1 and 2 i to am feeling the voices to go ahead and just take some but after reading all these strong people on here and good people on here i decided i want to be like them i want to win this and i know WE can you hang in there and if you ever need to talk plz it will help us both and thank s to all you GREAT PEOPLE OUT THERE we are not alone really seems to help me

[waterLilly7]

Hey sweetie,
We all want it over quickly, but its only been 5 days, just enough time for the physical symptoms to subside.
You need more time for those monsters of the mental. I took me 30 days to feel normal again with no anxiety or depression, or craving etc.

The mental is the worst, it is what makes people relapse. We are strong enough to get through the physical, but the mental is Kick @$$. You can do it though, if I can' anyone can, I am a wuss.

Keep your eye on the goal, and when time sget dark, keeep pushing through telling yourself it will end, because it will end. I kept telling myself it would end while thinking omg will it really? What if it doesn't? Well IT DOES.
hang in there, and great job on 5 days!
hugs,
Lily

[ready4mylifeback]

how r u doing today? i am so glad you worked yourself through it:) smart girl = good decision:) they r hard but there r ways kyle said it best i think there r people that would dye to be at day 5 just keep pushing u r doing GREAT and this is over soon!!!

[smartgirlbadecisions]

well, i took a hot bath, meditated, and went to my brothers house to play with my nephew. it was a lot of fun. i told my brother immediately that i was having major temptation and cravings... he just prayed with me. i felt so much better. i ended up having a few drinks to calm me down because my nerves were SO bad... so i feel better... today was the hardest day i have had. i may have spoke too soon when i said that i feel amazing and am so happy and all that. although i really have felt so happy,, i just didnt realize that i was going to experience major up and DOWN days.... well, today was a super DoWN day :( but i am over it, i am home now, and very tired. hopefully i will have a good nite sleep because i am so tired and exhausted... i cried so much today from happiness and sadness...but i just keep telling myself that it is all a part of the process... its alll a part of the process............ pray for me everyone.... sorry for the late response, my brothers house doesnt have internet so i had to wait til i got home. but i was thinking of all of you.
god bless, sleep well. and to everyone who is going through hell.keep GOING!!!! it is worth it!!!!

[solost170]

yes I agree with them  to you can get through this. its the voice and trust me it gets better, day twenty three and even though the voice will always be there its not that loud anymore. the anxiety is so much better this will pass. when the anxiety got to be to much I would log on here and post or read exp if walking was out of the question. I did anything to get my mind off it. talk to friends family anyone who will listen the more you stay active and busy the better you will feel and you will have good days and bad days the good ones always out weighed the bad ones for me. hang in there and when you need someone everyone on  here is always there to lend a helping hand to answer questions or just to listen to you vent. hang in there smartgirl each day will bring you amazement and joy love and light.... you are doing so good I'm proud of you I have watched and read your post's and you are doing amazing the light at the end of the tunnel is just around the bend hang in there.

[ImDONENoMore]

Well said overopiates - and kyle.  Smartgirl you can get through this.  I KNOW you can.

[kyle505]

We talked about this. You knew that at some point the craving would hit - the voice would start whispering. You took some steps to help when this happened. I hope that you did as you said; ride it out. Day 5 - there are others that would give anything to be at day 5.
Please don't give in. I've been watching your progress and am very proud of you. Dont let your mind win this one.

[overopiates]

This is tough.u have the right frame of mind though that u cant go back.The chest thing sounds like possible anxiety which is SO normal.I know its way too hot for a walk.Have u tried anything for the anxiety?i know there r lots of otc options that will help.All I can say is distract.This craving WILL go away.Its tough when ur just getting out of the worst of w/d and have a craving just as ur starting to feel a little better physically.Happened to me too.They will come and go and as time goes by they will decrease and virtually go away.I know this isnt very comforting but very true.Im really proud of u though cause this day is a big one.I really believe that the first day,week,month r more meaningful than even a year.I have like450days clean give or take but those first few weeks show what ur made of cause its a mental battle.I wish I could give u a miracle way to stop this but it just takes time and try not to dwell.Can u go to the store(walgreens or walmart etc)get something for that anxiety to get that feeling out of ur chest?!please keep posting it really helps.I remember I posted a lot pretty much whenever I had a craving for those first few weeks.

[ImDONENoMore]

Yeah, smartgirl - where are you?  I hope you found a way to release that feeling - I promise you, there are a ton of  healthy ways to do that.  Please post and let us know how you are.

[vicki595]

Oh...I'm sorry no one saw this until now!!

How are you doing?  When I had bad cravings I would do some different things but it took me awhile to figure out what would work for me.

Try to identify what triggered the craving. Sometimes it's hunger,boredom,anger...then do something about THAT like eat something.

Don't laugh but I used to vacuum...A LOT!   Something about the noise and the movement...

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