Thread: Final Relapse
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Old Mar 18, 2012, 07:11 AM
Severijn Severijn is offline
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Great work on making that courageous and difficult first step.

What worked great for me when I was addicted to xtc and alcohol was finding healthy 'addictions'. Sport is a great way to feel good and do something healthy.

Have you considered signing up for a gym or some other sport, like cycling or something?

It can really help you out. It can give you a good feeling afterwards, take your mind and attention of drugs, and it makes you healthy, and besides, you start to look better too, which is a big bonus.

I also want to say that quitting drugs when your friends are doing drugs is very difficult. If you have friends that also do cocaine and alcohol, it's a good idea to take some distance from them the coming weeks and months. You don't have to totally cut contact, but being around people that use drugs while you are trying to quit makes things so much more difficult.

For me I found that an addiction is essentially a spiritual emptiness in your inner being, that you try to fill with material substances. It's a sort of self-medicating for your existential suffering and emptiness. You should try to find things that fill your inner being with meaning, hope, and purpose. Being around the right people helps and doing sports helped a lot for me too. Good luck!