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LadyShadow · Apr 06, 2024, 11:45 AM

Hey @raspberrytorte - I don't have a replacement addiction, I just redirect it. I get a real high from exercise and have been keeping logs of my progress. Like I have a private YouTube channel where I post private videos, keeping a video log of my progress and how much I have accomplished that day. You want to try and reward yourself too for doing a good job, that helps you stay accountable. Writing helps too - I also go to a lot of meetings, whether its codependency ones to deal with the stuff about my husband, or AA ones. The real progress is that I am always in motion, and I can never stay still long enough to want to "pick" up anything, if that makes any sense.

As for my bipolar, today is a good day. I got up, made my bed, cleaned up my house and now I am doing my laundry and watching Ghostbusters. I still have contact with my husband, even though I changed my number - been talking to him through an app. I guess he is my replacement addiction, because I couldn't stop talking to him even with all the steps I took.