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Apr 21, 2009, 12:03 AM
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Lately Ive been thinking more about drugs......I quit a while ago.....i take meds for schizoaffective disorder......i just feel so weak.....sometimes, i just feel like having the comrodery that comes from being with other druggies and i wanna get some speed of any kind just to feel good......but theres no way i could afford it........or could I...........its a hard itch......and i just dont know where it's coming from.........
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Apr 21, 2009, 05:28 AM
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Old habbits die hard, I know.
I just relapsed on my nicotine habbit, and I'm upset with myself. But, I called my doc and got a prescription for Chantix again. I will NOT quit quitting! But, I recognized what I did wrong too. I did not practice my quitting behaviors. I did not exercise or go to the gym. I did not keep busy, or otherwise distract myself when cravings came. I tried to "white knuckle" myself through them. Nor did I call another quitting friend. Doing it alone doesn't work, my friend...  What can you do? Do you go to NA meetings or other support groups? Do you have a sponsor you can call? Do you practice the 12 Steps? Have you picked up any alternative behaviors that you have put into place to replace your old drug using behaviors? Positive addictions, I call them, like exercise. Have you replaced your old drug using friends with new friends; ones that don't use or have never used? By getting into new behaviors -new hobbies, for example, you'll be more likely to find them. Do whatever it takes to prevent yourself from taking the first one. We know, don't we, that it won't stop with one time. ANd it's a road to hell that you're thinking of taking. Let us know how it's going. You are not alone. We care.  Peace!
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Apr 21, 2009, 11:48 AM
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thats good advice....in the past i left my friends behind and white knuckled quit on a dime.....(shrugs)....i just am feeling an old demon...plus some of my family i am around now has some of my old habits.....i thank you for the advice......i have attempted to start writing prayers and doing sketches...even though i am no artist......it helps........i dont have a lot of friends or a support group......but....i think, ill come out alright........
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Apr 21, 2009, 07:30 PM
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Writing prayers and doing sketches are great activities! What else can you do when you feel that demon acting up? Where can you find a support group? Being around users is not a good idea. It's just too easy to pick up. I could never quit at all, not even for a short time, when I was around my husband. Can you get to an NA meeting or an AA meeting? There's people there with long clean time that can help show you the way. And you'll make clean friends and learn new, clean behaviors that will reinforce your new clean life. And what a life it can be!  Peace!
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May 19, 2009, 06:20 PM
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If you've scratched that itch where drugs are concerned you'll always have an itch,I gave up getting high 10 or more years ago but there are days when life gets to you when you do feel like getting wasted and out of it.
Hey I'm going to be very honest here i liked getting high i enjoyed drugs.and not bragging but there was very little I didn't have a go at but I just realised that it had to stop, I don't have the answers for anyone else you can only do what feels ok for you to stop scratching |
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May 20, 2009, 05:08 PM
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it's good to own up to your thoughts about getting high.
 it may take away some of it's power that is reeling you in. just me, i'd have to ask myself if getting high was really worth it? by that i mean that getting high promised me a lot but they were false promises. only you can make the decision but tread carefully. it can be a slippery slope....downward.hope you will keep us posted on how you are doing.
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