How did you go about making new friends and relationships (that were sober). I usually post on the family board but I needed some insight from past users. My brother just got out of a treatment center 3 days ago. Hes been job hunting, going to the gym and meetings for an hour at night. Im so nervous for him not that its the weekend. I am willing and will offer to do things like the movies or dinner or board games with him... but did any of you feel like the weekends were the hardest? Did you ever feel your life was boring? How did you cope or deal. I know its up to him to do it... i just feel like I want to help.
hey there.....i responded to u in my other post, not sure if u read it, or even helped u, but tell ur brother to stay connected. that really helps. getting up early helps me, im tired at nite and that was when i scored. slept till 5, went out got high went home, showered, went back out b4 work or at 3am when i got out to score again. my routine was nighttime, so i find that changing that has helped with cravings. sometimes i wake up craving, but i wake up my boyfriend and he talks to me. weekends are just another day for me. it didnt matter what day it was, for me everyday was the same....get high, get high, get higher. weekends are actually kinda cool cuz i go out w my mother or other sober people. i just keep busy. make new friends, throw away ur cellphone, stay away from people places and things. thats what they told me. i take all advice, any suggestion, thatll help. do whatever it takes to stay sober. chase my sobriety like i chased down heroin. go to all lengths like i did for the dope. i dont evn go to the drugstore alone, i got needles over the counter there....i have anxiety attacks when i pass an eckerd or rite aid. good luck, i hope ur bro made the most outta rehab
