Addiction

Been clean a year off drugs. Was into all sorts of shit benzos, mdma, amphetamines, coke, crack, psychadellics
still have drank a few times but its not nearly as bad.
Went to a 30 day rehab took it pretty seriously. (It was actually nice, way better than jail/prison closer to a hotel)
I dont do the whole meetings and sponsor thing shits too much like a cult for me it turned me off it
Just gotta know if you're serious about it its gotta be #1 priority over all else. All decisions have to be made accordingly

>inb4 coke crack and mdma are amphetamines
i put amphetamines as a blanket term for all the ADD drugs adderall, vyvanse, ritalin etc.

Why would you be scared of rehab? It's really not that bad besides having to wake up early to go to classes, and being stuck with some serious degenerates for a month. The other big thing is not hanging out with others that do drugs after you stop and avoid going by places you used to use/cop at. If your afraid of rehab just try going to NA for awhile thats what they will tell you to do when you leave rehab anyways ut's just easier to stay off drugs when your in a locked down environment.

what are you trying to come off of?
rehab really isnt bad at all just find a good one. Mine had a team of chefs cooking for us, a pool, and pretty solid staff.
depending on your state you will also get pay for the time you are there. I was able to get full pay during the time I was there and employers wont fuck with you because it falls under the disability act (i think)

props man good shit

Also your insurance will most likely pay for it

For a couple years I was smoking a pack a day and drinking about a fifth of shitty vodka every night. Quitting drinking sucked, mostly due to physical withdrawals. I quit smoking six months later when I got my wisdom teeth removed and it was surprisingly easy (I used the patch.)
>my body kind of quit it for me
Smoked daily for years and loved it, then had the same thing happen. Quitting was easy because now if I smoke I get hella paranoid

yeah homeless meth addict for 3-4 years now been off over ten years. i just got sick of being awake for days at a time and the whole lifestyle i just stoped using one day i did relapse a few times but kicked it

Cigarettes are actually a lot easier to quit cold turkey than I expected.

Vidya

Recently relapsed but I went a whole year without playing. The best way to get off the stuff is to engage yourself with real life instead of acquiring virtual points

same for me. If I even take the slightest hit of weed i go into full blown paranoia/psychosis (used to be a lolsmokeweedalldayeveryday)
Ive been told abusing stimulants, and smoking weed while abusing stimulants leads to this

Heroin

On/off for a three years now.

I've "quit" several times for periods of 6 months to a whole year, but I keep fucking up and going back to the needle. Shit creeps into my dreams.

Don't stop trying. It sucks, but it's not impossible.

I realised that having to hang around the assholes who supplied me the drugs was worse than going without the drugs.

Real talk.

28 days sober after 12 years of 10 drinks a night. Most I've gone without before is 5 days. I have so much energy now... but I know this powerful longing to drink will haunt me for years. As soon as I feel the urge I do something fitness related. It's helping a lot and becoming a good habit.

>If I even take the slightest hit of weed i go into full blown paranoia/psychosis

Shit is this a common thing? I smoked weed literally the entire time I was in college and then a few years after. Had to quit to get a real people job. And yeah, all the past few times I tried smoking again I just get really crazy trapped in my own head and I'm worried about literally everything. It's just not enjoyable like it used to be.

Yeah that's how I feel about it now. I used to smoke a ton and now can't touch the stuff.

Good for you man. Alcohol is my love/nemesis. Lucky for me my job is taking me away on a dry ship for the next 3 months. Kinda scared about being sober for so long. But the reality is after the first week dry things get better. But yeah, that powerful longing to drink will haunt me all my life as well. Stay strong.

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>read a lot
>have other things to occupy your time with
>strong will and inspiration

Whenever I wake up and want to jerk it, I immediately open up my chess.com app and do some puzzles or play a game.

I second this. So do all my other friends who took a break from smoking in their mid twenties. The exception is if I take a really tiny hit and don't hold it in very long, then its chill. Shit is too strong these days by fucking far.

Yup quit coke, weed, junk food, MMO, drinking, & fapping addictions over the last 4 years. Replaced them all slowly with clean eating, barbell strength training with bb accessories, cardio, meditation, and socialising with people (actually talking to them not just getting fucked up with them). We're all gonna make it.

Oops benzos should be on that list too. But yeah Veeky Forums probably saved my life.

quitting alcohol atm, it's fucking hard when it seems every facet of early twenties "culture" and even basic things like hanging out with friends seems skewed and awkward without sinking piss. There's an expectation of it and you can't all just sit on a couch together without chainsmoking and drinking and just hang. I can't even go to gigs without feeling like an awkward fuck because all the venues are bars..Never realised how every single aspect of my social life is built around drinking. Even things like going out to eat or playing music together have an expectation of throwing a few back.

Yep. Was doing 8+mgs of Xanax a day, plus whatever other pills I could get my hands on. On top of that, I was drinking every day constantly, usually about a fifth of jack straight, and ridiculous amounts of weed. Only way I ever got clean was by having my car get relief, fired from my job and kicked out of where I was living in a week span. Moved 1200 miles away and haven't looked back since.

Gonna be a year sober on the 2nd of May. Horrific drinking problem. Gallon of vodka a day by the time I was 20. If you're truly at your wits end and serious about quitting, it's very possible. I went through withdrawals then went to rehab. Got out of rehab and lived in a halfway house for 6 months. I go to AA and all that shit. Life is truly best for me sober. Happiest I've ever been. 22 now and shit's fire man. I'm living the life I couldn't because of substances. Go to AA. Get a sponsor. Work the steps. Find your personal god. Live a happy life. Shit seriously works man. Best of luck

Yeah i quit my poly addiction (mostly stims,weed,booze) in rehab. The rehab home had a gym and i got back into lifting as i had been away from the gym for 4 years. Now im 2 years sober soon and best shape i ever been. I dont visit AA/NA anymore but it sure helped alot the first year.

ya quit H, meth, coke, crack, booze, k, mdma, weed, benzos, bathsalts, spice, and needles. been clean for going on a year now. NA got me clean. even prison couldnt get me clean.

Can you try and cut off all contact with dealers, make it so you couldnt get it even if you wanted?

doesnt work if you want it it will find it, do NA

It worked for me quitting weed. Deleted their numbers and changed mine, it broke the habit.

haha weed isnt an addition you fuck. shoot some h then come back and see if that worked. we arent suppose to say that in NA groups but everyone thinks your a fucking lame if you say you were addicted to weed kek

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Man am I glad that my buddies are all pussies that hate drinking, smoking, and doing drugs. My family has a history with addiction and I'm happy to have lame friends that just don't care for that shit.

I love hearing you guys being able to break out of that shit. I've had family members ruin their lives doing that shit and even a few trying to get clean just end up worse than when they started.

It's especially hurtful knowing a lot of people over looks the true hardships. I'm always hoping and praying for all you guys to have a smooth transition into a sober life.

Started lifting and getting in shape. Was my new heroin for awhile. Got in crazy shape, got addicted to h again, cold turkey, crazy shape again, now I workout moderately and meditate with a little yoga and I've been clean for five years.

I just stopped. I got so sick of dope after awhile. My routine was:

>wake up (at mom's, friend's, squat, or street), normally be dopesick as fuck
>throw up
>immediately start scrounging for cash, trying to hustle money, most days I wouldnt eat it seemed like
>if I was on the streets I would beg or try to fuck people over, steal, whatever, same thing if I was crashed somewhere I guess
>as soon as I got 20 bucks it would be spent to get well
>I would be sick in about two to six hours after that, depending on how high I had been getting lately
>then I would spend the rest of the day doing the same shit trying to get high

Basically I did a lot of bad things and feeling like abject garbage ninety five percent of the time took it's toll (I look like I'm 45). Woke up one day (second time getting clean), didn't have the will, went to my mom's, told her I wanted to be done, sweated it out in my room for a week, hit the gym on day 8.

It can be done but you have to want it. I was 28 when I got clean, clean it up before then if possible. I just got my fucking degree and I'm almost 34, wasted my entire youth fucking up. Don't let that happen.

Quit heroin and other substances 9 months ago now. Smoke weed every sunday night thou and drink twice a month at social shit.
Idk man I just quit and got my shit together. I decided that I did not want this in my life and wanted so much more. I'm still pretty young (24) and kbew I had to quit asap if I wanted more. I was quite a heavy user so it took me around 6 weeks to really recuperate. Got a job, started lifting etc.
Nobody in my immediate vicinity did not know I was a junkie, I went full recluse for one and a half year and made sure to be not that fucked up on the occasions I saw them. I did not tell anyone, I did not get help from any outside source like NA or family or friends. Only my junkie"friends" and my doctor knew and I broke of cobtact with those. I also did not take any meds except for ambien to get some sleep the first month.
It's about making the click that you really dont want this. If you want to go to rehab or AA, sure go ahead if it helps. Bit I'd rather dont. I will not let 2 bad years in my life define me the smallest bit as a person. I know so many ex-addicts whose lives revolve about being an ex-addict. I find it sad and people WILL judge you for it, no matter how good you're doing or if you completely turned your life around.