I've been told that relapse in the coarse of your recovery, is at some point inevitable. Anybody got any ideas on how to avoid relapse.
just!dont!do!it!
ha ha. that is just about all there is
to it man.
MIND OVER MATTER.
ha ha. that is just about all there is
to it man.
MIND OVER MATTER.
I think they say that becuase so mnay of us do, I think the stat is about 75%?? I know my relapse shone some light on my eyes, this time around I didn't have the methadone clinic to save me, had to go cold turkey. Relapse doesn't have to be a necesarry part of our recovery, as it can be the end of our recovery all together, and a good shot at becoming the end of our lives! The post above spit it out best. Just don't do it!!! Our recovery is a lifelong process, and though sobriety gets easier, it's becoming clear to me that we have to treat everyday like our first day sober.
i think of all the times i went through withdraw and all the bad it has caused in my life then i ask God for strength and that seems to work for me.
i went into rehab last jan, and truely thought that i would do it. i did, was clean for almost 2 months but...
boredom set in, i was impatient, and i hadn'd followed all the advice from the doctors, so now, one year later, im back on it and trying to get clean again. i have learnt my lesson BIG TIME and these are the main things i have learnt:
you cannot see or hang out with anyone who takes gear. you really really can't. i thought i could, but the temptation was too much. i thought, if i just try it once, which then became a 2nd and then...
you have to fill your time and find something of interest as you;ll have lots of spare time, which is when boredom and cravings set in.
talk to people - whoever, friends, family, counsel worker. i didn't want to tell my friends and family that i was slipping back into it as i didn't want to let them down. they found my tube the other month, were obviously upset, but are here to help. maybe if id gone to them when i first had trouble, i wouldnt be back on it!
dont try to do it on your own, its such a big thing, you need support and help, even just to get your frustration out.
i have so learnt my lesson, and the biggest thing is, it just isn't worth getting back on it. you may miss it when you're off, but that's just your mind and your cravings. reality is that being addicted is s***, boring expenive and a total waste of life. do you know any junkie who actually wants to be one!? no, so why on earth go back.
i did, and i bitterly regret it. the only good thing is that when i get clean, that is it. i have no romantic notions in my head - im sick to death of being addicted and having no life. it sucks.
if you're clean, well done, you've done something incredible. now you have your whole life to do something, meet people adn go places - you're free!!!
just follow the advice that your key worker gives you - i wish i had as i thought i could be a bit different adn stil see some old friends. they say these things becaue time adn time again, they cause people to relapse.
talk, stay positive, rejoice in being clean, healthy and free, and never look back! good luck.
boredom set in, i was impatient, and i hadn'd followed all the advice from the doctors, so now, one year later, im back on it and trying to get clean again. i have learnt my lesson BIG TIME and these are the main things i have learnt:
you cannot see or hang out with anyone who takes gear. you really really can't. i thought i could, but the temptation was too much. i thought, if i just try it once, which then became a 2nd and then...
you have to fill your time and find something of interest as you;ll have lots of spare time, which is when boredom and cravings set in.
talk to people - whoever, friends, family, counsel worker. i didn't want to tell my friends and family that i was slipping back into it as i didn't want to let them down. they found my tube the other month, were obviously upset, but are here to help. maybe if id gone to them when i first had trouble, i wouldnt be back on it!
dont try to do it on your own, its such a big thing, you need support and help, even just to get your frustration out.
i have so learnt my lesson, and the biggest thing is, it just isn't worth getting back on it. you may miss it when you're off, but that's just your mind and your cravings. reality is that being addicted is s***, boring expenive and a total waste of life. do you know any junkie who actually wants to be one!? no, so why on earth go back.
i did, and i bitterly regret it. the only good thing is that when i get clean, that is it. i have no romantic notions in my head - im sick to death of being addicted and having no life. it sucks.
if you're clean, well done, you've done something incredible. now you have your whole life to do something, meet people adn go places - you're free!!!
just follow the advice that your key worker gives you - i wish i had as i thought i could be a bit different adn stil see some old friends. they say these things becaue time adn time again, they cause people to relapse.
talk, stay positive, rejoice in being clean, healthy and free, and never look back! good luck.
Thanks for posting on this topic guys. I have to confess, my counselor gave us an assignment to come up with 10 things to help us avoid relapse. You all gave some good stuff to work with. I don't think its cheating.......... to much? I'll be putting it all to good use. I knew I cold count on ya.
The truth is zeek that relapse is not mandatory but some of us havnt hit bottom or really want to quit or maybe just need to in order to really appricate living clean. I am greatfull for every day because when i relapsed it only lasted 4 months but those 4 months were way worse than the 2 years of using daily before that when they say it just gets worse it does! and fast for me. I cant believe i lived through it but i am so greatfull just to be alive today.
Rember i think the most important way to avoid relapse is really educate yourself on addiction and allways rember even when your not using the disease could be progressing inside of you and if you do use it's worse almost like you never stoped it allways gets worse ther in no way around that. Unfortunally i had to learn that the wrong way. But you dont have to!
Rember i think the most important way to avoid relapse is really educate yourself on addiction and allways rember even when your not using the disease could be progressing inside of you and if you do use it's worse almost like you never stoped it allways gets worse ther in no way around that. Unfortunally i had to learn that the wrong way. But you dont have to!
