Accordion is 100% right, get help from your family or go to rehab and if you aren't willing to go the distance to get the help you need then you'll probably stay addicted. You have to get to that point that you're willing to go through hell to stop this shit and if you can't motivate yourself well then enjoy rock bottom. Getting help from TL is a joke, I'd know.

Djeez

543 Posts

January 02 2012 02:16 GMT

#64

Well you have two options really...

Methadone or suboxone. No really. I know you said you were addicted to prescription drugs, but that's where you come in. You're not gonna be able to force yourself to not be addicted to heroin, but what you CAN and HAVE to do is take your prescription drugs like your doc told you to and not sell/abuse them.

No ''new hobby'' and no ''iron will to quit'' will make you go through heroin withdrawal without getting an appetizer of what hell feels like.

MightyAtom

Korea (South)1897 Posts

January 02 2012 04:17 GMT

#65

Don't go back to school, you're not ready.
If you're under 30, which I assume you are;
get a working holiday visa to Australia, and come and live here and work and play and just totally change your life style for a couple of years. Get away from everything and even if you have move away from your mom, or whatever,
you're still young enough to start-over, I don't think you've even started to know what kind of person you are yet,
give yourself a chance, but to do so start totally from scratch.

http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/

PUPATREE

340 Posts

January 02 2012 04:49 GMT

#66

I wish you the best and hope you get where you want to go.

Lemonworld

Australia5 Posts

January 02 2012 04:58 GMT

#67

Last year I got diagnosed with depression and was an every day drinker. I went 3 months sober cold turkey after finally admitting to people around me and seeing a psychologist. Friends and family had been telling me for months I was an alcoholic (they didn't know about the depression) and I denied the whole thing seems in my head I was functional and it wasn't affecting me at work (I'm an electrician). Seeing a psychologist was the number one thing for me and actually admitting I had a problem. Since then I've moved back home and am on 60mg a day of cymbalta. I've had a few drinks since (work Christmas party and new years eve) but have completely lost the urge to drink for the sake of feeling better. If your serious about it you can make it work but you need to start being honest with other people around you it will help more than you think and anyone who isn't supportive of you isn't worth being in your life. It will not be easy but the first few weeks are the hardest (I broke down multiple times but got through it, you can too). No shame in fixing up your life!

Final tip would be to replace your normal usage time with something else that is reasonably healthy. Every time I had the urge to drink I just drank a cup of tea....I drink a lot of tea!

Ry-Masta-T

United States478 Posts

January 02 2012 19:54 GMT

#68

if you're looking for a hobby, my suggestion would be climbing/bouldering. It's fun, its a great workout, you meet cool people, and it's something you can look forward to and get excited about. I started climbing @ a boldering gym near my house about 3 months ago and its been really good for me. Find a friend to climb with too. Climbing is cool because you become stronger and more gosu and gets you in touch with your body.

That's my suggestion anyways, good luck man.

OutlaW-

Czech Republic5053 Posts

January 02 2012 20:10 GMT

#69

On January 02 2012 10:36 DoctorHelvetica wrote:

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Accordion 100% never went through a serious drug addiction. These people with the ''true'' ways to fight it never experienced such a thing I bet. It's like someone not playing starcraft 2 telling a gold leaguer to just macro.. Even though it may be not be wrong, it's just not what he needs.

jabberwockzerg

United States294 Posts

January 03 2012 01:24 GMT

#70

Stop it. Idiot.
(My fathers method)

Zariel

Australia1311 Posts

January 03 2012 02:01 GMT

#71

You need these things:

1) Friends - friends that don't do drugs of course. Hang out alot

2) Work - 7 days a week. The more physically demanding (like a car wash) the better.

3) Play computer games

Pretty much, you need to something to keep your focus off the drugs and keep yourself occupied and exhaust your daily energy. The body repairs and accustoms to it much faster than you think

blankspace

United States292 Posts

January 03 2012 03:47 GMT

#72

go to rehab/get professional help

GrayArea

United States872 Posts

January 03 2012 07:38 GMT

#73

You need to get professional help. Take your mom's advice and go to rehab. You already know you can't trust yourself, so don't take anymore risk.

Nizzy

United States839 Posts

January 03 2012 07:44 GMT

#74

I've heard stories of people watching old people coming out of CVS/Walgreens/Drug stores, etc and following them home/robbing them and taking their medications.

Do you really think some little blog on a gaming website is going to help you're addiction?

I also know a kid that O.D. from heroin a year after graduation. Good luck man but you should get some help before it gets out of control.