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Originally Posted by Plutonian
The cravings last night and today were beyond unbearable. It's a good thing I had to work all day today, otherwise I would have been at home all day driving myself crazy. I had cravings for drugs I haven't done in years.
.... I made myself relax yesterday, didn't do much but watch a movie, listen to music, read a book, just enjoy a day off. Felt good for the most part. A little recoup session before trying to tackle homework again. Almost necessary at the end of the semester, except scary to take because so much work begins to pile up right around now. BUT I can do this and I will do this. Tomorrow  |
Everyone is different, of course, but whenever I thought I could relax while I was in detox I seemed to get in trouble. That's when my addiction buddies seemed to work overtime to get me back under their control.
Rather than kick back and let my mind wander with semi-focused stuff like movies, I found I did better with more inter-active things--like writing. I combined that with short sessions of projects I needed to get done but really didn't feel like doing.
For example, I'd write in my journal for a half hour, then take a 20-min walk, then (ugh) spend a half hour cleaning the kitchen.
Think you could handle something like this? I suspect it would help fend off the attack of the addiction assault meanies. And it would slowly eat away at those course assignments that have piled up, wouldn't it?
All the best,
Roadie
