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NEW - Addiction Support Automated Taglist
by tommy
Last post
 December 6th
...See more Welcome to the NEW Addiction Support Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply below and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of 1st July (updated by @tommy)
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What do you do when you don't want to stop?
by hypemaster
Last post
 1 hour ago
...See more I keep having this thought that scares me about the fact that I don't want to stop using drugs. You know when they say the person has to become sick of it and has to want to stop for themselves? Well, that doesn't seem to ever be the case for me and it doesn't seem to matter what happened because of my drug addiction or anything. I do methamphetamine, and it's almost as hard to admit that I love using it even if it is neuro toxic and all of those horrible things as it is to admit you have a problem. It kind of feels similar, except it's a big step in the opposite direction and I feel super guilty because of that! I do have ADHD which my addiction doctor has mentioned trying to to put me on stimulants to curb the cravings which might be why I'm using methamphetamine (most likely) However, I have no idea what the "requirements" will be in order to get that prescription. I have a feeling that for liability reasons and their policy, I will probably have to withdrawal from methamphetamine to get that. And I'm sure it would be nice to have a constant prescription that I wouldn't have to pay for with my issue that has led me here in the first place, but the methamphetamine I do is laced with fentanyl (I've tested it) and then withdrawal symptoms are SO horrible because I've never been an opiate addict nor I have ever went through an opiate withdrawal. I tried once and I was in so much pain during that and I could hardly walk my body hurt so bad and ever since it has scared me to death trying to quit and I feel like that is the biggest reason I make an excuse not to stop by saying I love doing methamphetamine and whatever else I tell myself. Because 10 years ago when I started using this stuff, there wasn't any fentanyl in the supply and you could easily sleep it off and be fine. Times have changed and I'm just not doing well with those changes obviously lol thanks for reading!
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Help for a Shopping Addiction?
by oliveDrum11
Last post
 12 hours ago
...See more I'm wondering if anyone has any experience overcoming a shopping addiction? I'm going to go into debt very soon if this doesn't get better, so I'm really desperate for some help. I am a college student, so I've been shopping to cope with the intense stress of school. I didn't realize it had gotten so bad. Now I need a kick in the *** to help myself out of this darkness.  I've talked to my family about it, and they are putting all of their energy into shaming me. But I really would like to help myself out of this hole, and grow from this experience. Has anyone here had to deal with a severe shopping addiction like this, too? Thank you for listening y'all :) 
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Addiction Is...
by amicableox0685
Last post
 21 hours ago
...See more Whether your drinking, smoking or struggle with watching adult films addiction is all the same. The symptoms can be categorized as the same for different addiction types. So what is addiction? To simply put it, addiction is a stress response from a particular stimulus (person, place or thing). How do you navigate out of it? You dissociate yourself from those stimuli (person, place or thing), and replace it with new healthier behaviors. Example: If you find yourself smoking, drinking or watching adult films when your emotions are affecting you remove yourself from that stimuli (person, place or thing) and replace it with a healthier behavior. You can jog in place for 10 seconds or find some sort of exercise that you can manage to do for a short period. What you're doing is forming a new behavior and getting healthier in the process. This is what is known as neuroplasticity. And yes, it does take time, but careful planning coupled with paying attention to how your body responds to certain people, places or thing can definitely lead you towards success. ~God Bless
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I suffer from a candy addiction
by conscientiousScarf1025
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more Hi my name is Devin and I suffer from a sugar addiction it has ruined both my health and my teeth I don’t know how to manage it I guess I use to seek comfort from it a long time ago but now I just feel bad I don’t know how to manage it
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Food addiction
by automatonic
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I struggle with overeating. It's definitely tied to my stress level. It's been worse lately than it's ever been. I'll go to the store and buy a massive pile of junk food. Soda, chips, ramen, cookies, crackers, popcorn, candy, ice cream, etc. I describe it like what a 12 year old would buy if he found a hundred dollars. But when I actually get it home, I'll eat and eat it until I feel sick, then eat some more. And at that point it doesn't even feel good to eat it, but I keep going nonetheless. I'll also overorder fast food and eat it over multiple days. Like buying multiple pizzas or a ton of wings at once. Even if I can manage to not keep snacks, I'll still get really hungry and eat multiple dinners or snack on fiber bars or whatever else is around. There's this mindset that I have to eat it all to get rid of it as fast as I can so I can "start over and be healthy again", but then I just end up going out and buying more. I have bad teeth already, and this doesn't help. Often I don't get good sleep because I've eaten so much that my whole body hurts. I want to lose weight and live a long life, but I keep falling in the same trap over and over. Not sure what to do.
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Addiction
by adaptableOcean1317
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I am currently looking for a support/ accountability group on here. I have struggled with porn addiction from late elementary to about 6 months ago. I thought I would end the cycle from my father's addiction to it but it has also leaked into my marriage. I don't want to ever go down that path again but it's hard finding good accountability partners who will focus more on being whole, even though I did find a good therapist to work through my issues. I know how badly it has hurt my wife as well as my general health and mind and I'm just seeking a positive community.
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Porn addiction
by GentleMan8272
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more Hello I have been addicted to porn since a year , I am not able to stop that so need some help
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Help with my addiction/ figuring out why I do what I do
by Sean140785
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more I have drank almost everyday for so long! I have stopped, and know I can stop but I always end up back in the same place. I have attended my 1st AA meeting but honestly don't feel like I belong. I need to understand the reasons behind my drinking to conquer it l, not listen to other people's story's of hitting rock bottom. Can anybody help me?
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i feel awful
by Nardeen666
Last post
 Monday
...See more I really don't know what to say.. I'm just sorry for watching this kind of scenes.. I just feel guilty all the time but why can't I help myself? Why do I just keep watching? I *** too and I've never talked about it to anyone I just feel scared and feel terrible about my actions but I always find myself watching these scenes and then feeling guilty I'm just in a spiral I can't handle.. Is there anything that can really help me??
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Why do I always turn back to the thing that hurts me most?
by L33CHES
Last post
 Saturday
...See more I feel like such a horrid and terrible person, I want to find that push to find a way to truly get fully off of marijuana and nicotine. Yesterday I had a bad incident at school where I greened out so severely and badly I had to get EMS called for me and have my vitals checked, I remember being so scared laying in that cot in the nurse's office, but I felt so safe and loved at the same time by people who are just doing their jobs in the medical field. But that support and love is the same kind I feel from weed but of course no matter what I say I'm going to do to change I always turn back and let everyone around me down by telling them another lie of "I'm going to change !" I just want to be able to truly be at peace without being dead, but I'm setting myself up for constant suffering anyways.
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Just addicted,
by andrewtan99
Last post
 December 13th
...See more Ii got into *** addiction because I was sexually abused and assaulted multiple times. Now I'm just *** to not fear of the girl who did these to me. I was threatened to have sex with her.
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Try to relax
by DrSam0100
Last post
 December 11th
...See more We all have been throw the same thing the only problem is some of us don't know how to get out of it I'll try to help you

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Welcome to Addiction Support! We are so pleased that you have stumbled across our little corner of the internet. Our community is here to support you through any recovery and/or pathway from substances to gambling, internet, self-harm, porn addiction, sex addiction, and more. All are welcome to participate whether you are a family member watching a loved one struggling or if you are struggling yourself. Feel free to discuss anything and everything related to addictions.


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General Addiction Support: Do you have a question or want to share more about your addiction? Do it here!

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