I quit using I'm Cured

[beachtowel]

One thing about the disease of addiction, addiction never forgets and your brain will never let you.....
Once you quit using triggers will come from everywhere and what follows......."cravings".......

You have to get away from old friends that use if they have your phone number change it...sometimes in certain cases like myself I had to move to a different city.........

After you decide to quit using and the W/Ds are over a week two weeks a month now the real work and the challenge begins......and you start your recovery.......
While using if it was raining you had no car a broken leg whatever if you had to be somewhere to cop your meds you got there if you had to crawl........
You have to put the same effort into your recovery....I hear people say there is no N/A meeting close and I don't have a car so I can't get there.......or I have no insurance so there is no chance to go to an inpatient detox or drug rehab facility......I can't stop using there is no way I can take the W/Ds...
90 meetings in 90 days are you crazy.........

I'm not going to an N/A meeting there not for me.......N/A is for people with real drug problems.......
I don't need to talk to anyone or get help from anyone I manage my own life.......
I don't need to talk to an Addiction Counselor they don't know me or what I've been through........

All the drugs you did changed your thinking, your emotions it turns you into someone else........
You lie, steal, cheat and can justify everything you do.....
no longer do any type of Motrin or Tylenol help your pain only Oxycotin or Perc and Vics can come close to your pain.......
A herniated disc lasts 5 yrs without any healing, to get a tooth pulled requires you need 10 scripts of 100 80mg Oxycotins because when two of your teeth get pulled it hurts for months before it gets better........

Stealing your sons or daughters meds.......or your dying grandparents suffering from cancer they won't miss that bottle of pills or they really don't take it anyway...........

You have to change the way you think if your going to kick a vicodin addiction you don't go and get on 120mgs a day of Methadone to stop..............

Mental Health in most states pay for inpatient detox and drug rehab but you have to do some research and digging to find the funding and what you have to do to get in....you might even get on a waiting list so what if you have to wait 8 weeks.........

If you decide to use Subutex or Suboxone for opiate W/Ds and stop using have a plan and its a 7-10 program not weeks, months or years.......

Get some help and be honest you cannot fight addiction on your own addiction wins most of the time.....have a plan and some support a loved one and be honest and get some help to fight the addiction......
You cannot just quit using and sit on the couch and expect everything to be right again you have to bust your A s s and put your life back together.....you may experience sleeping distortions it gets better your brain has to heal.....you may have a lack of energy excercise eat better take Vitamins..you may be depressed then get off your a s s get a job quit feeling sorry for yourself....if you have debts make arrangements and start making payments but make the effort just don't ignore them they won't go away all by themselves.......

addiction is a serious disease that destroys people and their families if your using get clean and get into recovery with a support group, be honest with loved family member and ask them for help you might be surprised that all they have been waiting for is for your to get clean before you ask because they know your full of s h i t as long as your still using.........

Good luck to all that are fighting the fight and to the ones that are still using you have to get clean and get your life back look in the mirror and ask yourself are you not tired of being a slave to drugs?
Some of you in your early 20's don't even care about sex anymore because of the emotional damage your **** to your brain and the loss of sensations to different parts of your body is that really ok with you? Isn't it getting tiresome that the most important thing in your life is to make sure you have enough of your drug of choice always on hand day after day after week after month........isn't it getting old?

[LIZZIE LOU]

great post...great advice beach.

boredom/loneliness was davis' trigger.   because he was shy, an introvert, he had a problem making new friends, joining in.   the drugs did make him a different person...one that now fit in.  

it took rehab...long term...before he finally "got it".   i can honestly say that if we had not of sacrificed, he would be lost today...maybe even worse.

i tell parents of teens, all the time, to do whatever it takes to save your child.  if they say they can't afford rehab, i ask them if they own a home.   sell it...use your equity...rent an apartment.   they may have to adjust their life...but their child should be their number one priority.  we didn't have to sell our house...but we did have to sell some of our rental property to come up with the cash.  that was a lose of several thousand dollars a month coming in to us...so we did have to adjust our lives as we knew it.   would i do it again?  damn betcha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  i would have sold my soul if that is what it took.

[avisg]

I do have to say I got a chuckle when I saw the title of the post I thought if it were only that easy .

[avisg]

beach , for me its working out ,eating right . Playing games with my kids , working 12 or 13 hours a day keeps my mind on track . Lots of people dont like long work days for me its a life saver .
Avis

[beachtowel]

Idle minds are the devils play-pen. After chasing that "next one" for years on end, it can be difficult to find enjoyable activities in recovery. But you have to give things a try in order to find your passions. A few things that I have found as good time killers are..........bowling, drawing, writing, going to movies, renting movies, Putt Putt golf, sewing,  making music, listening to movies, skateboarding, people watching at the mall, walking, working out, going out to eat, reading and watching TV on occasion, but that can be dangerous and unproductive. If your anything like me when you got clean (broke, jobless, car less, friendless) I enjoyed walking a lot, while listening to music. Plus it helps you sweat all the toxins out. Keep moving forward in your recovery, and soon boredom will be few and far between. Let boredom take control and you will be to busy chasing that next one, wishing you were bored!

[beachtowel]

Bordom is a killer
Being bored is probably the #1 trigger and threat to my recovery. After getting clean, comes staying clean comes living your life. In or to live/enjoy my life. I usually need to KEEP BUSY

[avisg]

good post  :)

[hurtinunit]

Good advise  thanks for the post.Was thinkin of the motivational speaker,LIVIN IN A TRAILER DOWN BY THE RIVER!

[beachtowel]

Be aware of your triggers "Loneliness" the world can be a big place don't just sit at home and stare at the walls get out of the house and try an N/A meeting if nothing else to meet people and spend time with people who are clean and trying to stay that way..........
N/A has many social funtions they just dont include booze and drugs......dances bowling horseback riding etc.......don't just be by yourself it is not healthty..................