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Jan 04, 2011, 07:18 PM
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Having such a hard time right now not using. I have in the past used pills, alcohol and marijuana. I don't have access to grass right now tho.
AA doesn't work for me, been there, done that. I've been nearly clean a year. I just forgot how to function without a drug. I'm in this slump and it seems to me that the only way out of it is to use again. AGH!
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Jan 04, 2011, 08:11 PM
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glad u shared, cherry. i hope this too shall pass. try to get busy to get your mind off it. that may help. i used to mop floors to stop thinkin' bout it and they were so clean you could eat off them!
 fast forward 20 years sober and it takes a crowbar to get me up and mop! just reread your post and a PS, you don't have to set yourself up for using by thinking the "only way out is to use". you do have a choice. keep us posted...we care. 
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Jan 05, 2011, 08:11 AM
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AA always says to "take it a day at a time." Well, a day was too long for me, so I took it a minute at a time. That worked well for me. Maybe it will for you too. Anyone can go a whole minute without using. Then another minute, then another. Pretty soon, it adds up to a whole day!!!
I stayed REALLY busy. Like Madisgram said, I mopped the floor, washed walls, you name it, I did it. My house was the cleanest in town.  But it really HELPED me to stay clean/sober. Last July, I had 17 years clean/sober - by the Grace of God and AA. I have to admit that I haven't gone to meetings in quite awhile - I'm disabled and those chairs KILL my back. I can't sit that long.  So, I stay busy here at home and I don't even THINK about booze or pills anymore. It never enters my mind to get high. If you've been clean almost a year, it should be coming close to easing up on you too --- pretty soon you won't be thinking about it either. I asked God to take away my cravings -- and He DID!! Can you believe that???  It was as simple as that - I just asked and it happened. Best of luck to you -- and keep on keepin on. You are doing too good to throw it all away. God bless. Hugs, Lee |
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Jan 09, 2011, 12:12 AM
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You've allready got some good advices and I agree with them. In Holland these days, (new year) is a lot of attention and tips for drinking not or less. These cravings will pass. You could go out, for a walk. Drink 2 glasses of water and put your mind on something else. Cleaning the house, working out, looking to a good movie... For me a walk works, and litteraly get out of the situation. If there is booz and I get tempted, I always have my common sense and my legs to get away from it. Best wishes! |
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Jan 09, 2011, 09:31 PM
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cherrygash, the other members have some good tips. Congrats on almost a year. For me the first year was the hardest to make it through. Now I've made it through 5 years and its a lot easier. I don't do AA either but I like a lot of their sayings and some of the steps make sense to me. Remember, "this too shall pass." You'll be better once you come out the other side.
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