Addiction

[saltn00b]

it seems that you may already have one leg up on the situation. if you are only mentally hooked on it, and not physically, its going to facilitate the process. Just imagine how much harder it could have been if you were physically handcuffed to that garbage. i am not saying mental addiction is any easy feat to overcome, just letting you know , it could be worse. sometimes, that is enough for some people to take full advantage of their situation.

 

[reefdude37]

Thank you all for your advice, its hard already and It hasnt even been that long, I'm staying in thier though! I'm going to be able to save alot of money too, I'm thinking about setting up another sw tank too, maybe a 20 gallon?

 

[scotts]

good you made it through this hurdle. Your goal right now should be to make it through today. your first day clean!!!!!

 

[nwdyr]

first of all...good for you

I have a few friends with similar addictions ,except they are much older then you and have been doing it for years. they face serious side effects and my one cuz prob. wont make his next birth day (he is only 45) he was in the hospital 2 days ago b/c he ran out and the withdrawal was too much to handle. Back to you... if you can go 24hrs that means you are not as physically addicted as you are mentally . That is a good thing , when you get physically addicted....well just don't go there! I have been taking norco ( 4-8 per day) for a year now due to multiple surgeries. I have NEVER taken more then prescribed or chewed/snorted them. However I will still need to be weaned off these when my surgeries are over. Bro this stuff does a little good , but ALLOT of bad. It sounds like you have a addictive personality so watch yourself with ALL substances including alcohol! And PLEASE GET HELP FROM YOUR PARENTS!!!!!!! It was cool you came here ,but you need more then us for this , God bless you and I will pray for you!

 

[goober_hunter]

man i feel your pain. i stopped about a week ago, to keep my marriage. long story short i cheated on my wife at a party right in front of her, because i am addicted to

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bars. i thinkfull my wife keeped me, and it took something like that to make me relize that i had a problem. the way i thought was "its only

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, they are not bad. doctors give these to people to make them better."
my wife gave me a a choice (

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or her). i am thinkfull for this.
the withdrawls are hard. but very easy to get through if your with poeple that care about you.
take care and hope all goes well.

 

[veni vidi vici]

http://www.crna.org/

 

[kingsmith]

Bump

 

[mimzy]

how's it goin?? I don't have much to add as all above posters are wise indeed, but I will say that you need to be patient with yourself. If you feel like u want a p-ill, or u even slip once and take something, it is NOT a failure, it is merely a bump in the road. Addiction is a reality - it is never cured, you live with it all your life. The more seconds you remain drug free are the more triumphs you can add to your list. Find someone to talk to - your doctor, a therapist, a sibling, a parent, a mentor - whomever. This is a monumental task, do not take it on by yourself. You are not alone, you shouldn't be isolated. You should be incredibly proud of yourself for even stepping up and realizing u have a problem, and you should take good care of yourself and manage your environment and your life to be conducive to your continued success.
update update!

 

[groupergenius]

Yep reef dude...you gotta keep in close contact now, amigo.

 

[groupergenius]

Not really sure comparison wise....I beat massive addictions to Co--caine, we--ed, many years ago.
Now, I'm 6 days into quitting smoking Cigs after 31 years. Sometimes I feel like I want to rip someone's head off, then I want to hug them.

Also....for me, being a "functional alcoholic" as my teenagers call me, the drinking is going to be REALLY hard to quit. But I gotta do it. That's what I tell myself everyday. Everytime I want a smoke...I..not anybody else...have to tell myself, NO!!!!! It's hard.. but I tell myself, lots of other folks have done it and lived. Actually living much longer and having more fun in the long run.

 

[pontius]

I don't know how long you've been using or how bad you are hooked. But I will say that if you are really hooked on something like Oxycodone, your best bet is DETOX first. and detoxing on your own is not necessarily safe and the chance of success is probably not that great either. and while NA meetings are good, I don't think it's going to help you to begin with. you need to first get the drugs out of your system and THEN start with meetings.
1. don't know what your relationship is with your parents, but you need to come out to them.
2. find a detox. not sure how close you are to Columbia, SC, but there is LRADAC...... http://www.lradac.org/ . they are a detox program that has actual doctors and nurses to help you. they take insurance and I am about 100% sure that they will not turn you down due to an inability to pay. I'm sure there are comparable programs in NC as well.
3. after you detox the stuff out of your system, THEN start with the NA meetings or whatever other program.
the stats are that hard drug users relapse an average of 7 times before getting clean. I'm not saying that to scare you. that's to make the case for going through detox first. because if you don't, your mind and body are not going to be clear enough to allow meetings help you.

 

[texasmetal]

Nothing to add but support dude! Hang in there! You've got enough balls to admit it openly and face the music. You can do it.

 

[t316]

Anyone else here in a similar situation, whether it be.... pi-lls, alcohol, cigs, chew, or whatever? I have my weaknesses, and persononally, I am getting a lot out of this thread. Grouper stated his case. Any others?

 

[texasmetal]

Smoker for 15 years now. Hate the expense and idea of what it could do to me health-wise, but I enjoy it for some reason.
I've had other habits in the past but I didn't have any problems dropping them. Just the friggin cancer sticks I can't seem to shake. I kept telling myself when I started this hobby that it would replace my smoking habit. I could spend $5 a day feeding my fish... and now it's just an expense on top of my hobby.

 

[reefraff]

Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
http:///forum/post/2745726
Not really sure comparison wise....I beat massive addictions to Co--caine, we--ed, many years ago.
Now, I'm 6 days into quitting smoking Cigs after 31 years. Sometimes I feel like I want to rip someone's head off, then I want to hug them.

Also....for me, being a "functional alcoholic" as my teenagers call me, the drinking is going to be REALLY hard to quit. But I gotta do it. That's what I tell myself everyday. Everytime I want a smoke...I..not anybody else...have to tell myself, NO!!!!! It's hard.. but I tell myself, lots of other folks have done it and lived. Actually living much longer and having more fun in the long run.
I would have sworn I was in the same boat as you. I was going through a large bottle of scotch a week easy. I started having heart palpitations (everyone does but I am one of those people that can feel them and was having them quite a bit) and when eliminating the things known to cause this didn't help I decided to quit drinking all together (I had cut down). Turns out it was no issue, I just needed an excuse to stop doing something I really like.
Not sure if you have made a serious attempt at quitting but maybe like me you just need the right excuse. With me the palpitations didn't really concern the docs much (which I still don't get) and they really didn't think the booze was causing it but said it might be contributing. As added extra incentive and to make it more fun I estimated what I blew on booze a week (scotch isn't cheep) and used that as a fun money fund as long as I wasn't drinking.
In your case think of what you could buy with cig and booze money.

My dad died at 68 and spent his last 20 years slowly rotting away from alcoholism. My brother died of a heart attack at 41 after being told his BOTTLE A DAY habit was going to kill him due to his blood pressure. I know what a mother it can be to kick if you are addicted as much as a person who hasn't been personally addicted can. I really hope you are just in the same boat I am.
Good luck.

 

[veni vidi vici]

Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/2745840
Anyone else here in a similar situation, whether it be.... pi-lls, alcohol, cigs, chew, or whatever? I have my weaknesses, and persononally, I am getting a lot out of this thread. Grouper stated his case. Any others?
I am a Recovered Alcoholic.I started Drinking when i was 10 ... i lived to drink untill one in my mid 20's i realized that i had to drink to live.I couldnt function without having a few cocktails in me. 1 drink wasnt enough and 1000 wasnt to many.Thats not what got me to get help though,it was the multiple DUI's my family being torn apart ,fights,arrests for multiple things and just plain old "being sick and tired of being sick and tired."Promising to myself i would never drink again and not being able to do it. Addiction is "cunning ,baffling,and powerful,and without help it is to much for you.Ive seen many alcoholics drink themselves to Death,go to prison,or loose everything they had,family ,money,freedom.....
If you choose to quit,dont try and do it on your own.You will most likely have little success.
My last drink was September 26 2005 and to state that this is a good thing would be a gross understatement. Alcoholics Anonymous changed my life around.It save me from me. A self willed run riot.
I could go on and on about this subject but i wont bore you with all the details.Just know this Addiction is a disease and it will kill you Mentally .spiritually and in the worst case physically.

 

[reefdude37]

Everything was fine until last night around 8 or so, I was just sitting here bored and I ended up taking an OC 20 due to a friend calling my phone! But I cant blame it on him, its my fault. After I took that, I just felt really bad knowing that I am in the same position I was in, I think I need to wein myself off. Actually, I think I'm going to make an app. to the doctor soon, Thanks again all of yall. Now It is Thursday morning and I am about to head to school, PLAN FOR TODAY: NO PILL Thanks, I will keep in touch

 

[mimzy]

Originally Posted by ReefDude37
http:///forum/post/2745994
Everything was fine until last night around 8 or so, I was just sitting here bored and I ended up taking an OC 20 due to a friend calling my phone! But I cant blame it on him, its my fault. After I took that, I just felt really bad knowing that I am in the same position I was in, I think I need to wein myself off. Actually, I think I'm going to make an app. to the doctor soon, Thanks again all of yall. Now It is Thursday morning and I am about to head to school, PLAN FOR TODAY: NO PILL Thanks, I will keep in touch
NOT a failure, just a bump in the road. Opiates are dangerous - and getting off them cold turkey, as previously stated, is risky. good for you for going to your doctor - here's to the first day of the rest of your new life!!! CONGRATS AND KEEP US POSTED!!!!!!

 

[scotts]

Originally Posted by KingSmith
http:///forum/post/2745672
Bump
RD, the next time you get the urges come on this board. King was on here at the same time you were bored and could have talked you through it. Othere were osting at the same time and could have helped you. That is how this works, you will be fine for a while, then you get the urges. You have to get through those, like I said sometimes minute by minute. Eventually the time between urges gets longer and longer, but you HAVE to get throught them. That is what kicking this thing is all about.

 

[kingsmith]

Originally Posted by Scotts
http:///forum/post/2746069
RD, the next time you get the urges come on this board. King was on here at the same time you were bored and could have talked you through it. Othere were osting at the same time and could have helped you. That is how this works, you will be fine for a while, then you get the urges. You have to get through those, like I said sometimes minute by minute. Eventually the time between urges gets longer and longer, but you HAVE to get throught them. That is what kicking this thing is all about.
Thats right brother we are here for you Stay strong and don't be shy we all have problems believe me and Eveybody needs a little help sometime