Yeah the heroin sucks, but people are people and we all make mistakes and hopefully learn to climb out of it.
I got some positive advice from my own experiences with addictions: arm yourself to the teeth.
-You can't stop an addiction by focusing on not doing it, because then you're focused on IT. When you decide to stop, arm yourself with other things to do. Rather on focusing on 'what not to do' ::banghead::, focus on 'what to do' ::woot::
-Recognize triggers. If you recognize triggers that bring cravings to surface, you can devise ways to combat them. ::doctor::
-Research psychology, drug dependency, addiction, whatever helps you understand your own addiction more. ::bookworm::
-Pick up hobbies (old ones especially): guitar, drums, trumpet, skateboard, BMX, roller blades, cutting firewood, throwing axes, writing, reading (read anyways, it helps you focus and learn and imagine), soccer, basketball, football, tennis, whatever you wanna do, do it. Some things are more easily accessible than other things ::fuckinginbed::...
-Get away from other users, find a farm and work for a campspot for a while ::chicken::, camp in the woods and learn to survive::eyepatch::, something, anything, just get away from them and that will get rid of a HUGE part of the temptation.
-Learn to accept the substance for what it is. It's not good, it's not bad, it's unwholesome and causes the mind/body to feel sensations and the sensations themselves are the biggest trigger for craving. ::drinkingbuddy::
-When you're feeling a craving, accept it, but don't give in to it. If you fight it, you're giving it power over you "NOOO!! Anything but a craving! Okay! I'll give in to make this craving stop!" ::banghead:: this doesn't work because the cravings are strongest during substance use and they diminish with time after use.
-Know that as time goes by, the power that cravings have over you gets weaker and weaker. ::nailbiting:: It can feel like suffering to have a strong craving, but if you give it some time, it'll go away. The next time it comes back it could be more strong, but it could be weaker. If something is causing a craving, get away from that trigger and turn to a hobby ::headphones::, the craving will lose strength.
-You can't use one or two tips to justify stopping an addiction, you gotta arm yourself with everything you got. Get creative, you're smart, I see this in the way you writing and the thought process you convey. You got this. :
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-If you feel lonely and/or depressed
, reach out to somebody. You've got a community here. Even though there are some people who can't think past their own agenda and they might get in your way, stay patient. You'll find the support that you need if you look for it.
-Don't brag about it to other people, bragging is rude ::soapbox::. Once I was like "I quit alcohol" and an alcoholic almost kicked my ass ::blackeye::. Another time, I was like "I quit cigs" and a smoker was like "filthy quitter".
Get a drum and a skateboard and a really good book and a yoyo and whatever else you want to use as props for your salvation. Be smart and creative and courageous and find your own path to quit. Don't focus on the life you don't want to live, focus on the life you want to live. Find out what you want to do and exhaust every resource you've got to find out how you can do those things. You have the potential to do anything you want to do, so you got this.
Here's an inspirational video.
