what has helped you in your recovery from an addiction?
what has helped you in your recovery from your addiction?
what has helped me is the support from my mom and knowing that if i have a bad day its ok maybe tomorrow will be a better day
@greenNectarine3734 Hey green, thanks for the post! Having support especially from a parent does wonders, and I'm so glad she is there for you.
Self confidence to me has really helped, even in taking pride in small steps.
@lovelyWhisper66
I agree! Having a support system is very important :)
My husband. I think if I would've never even met him, I'd still be doing drugs. I have a very small family and my mother is in no way helpful to me. I met my now husband in 2011. He found out I was taking pills in '13. He said either I choose the pills or him. I quit cold turkey, no rehab, and I have been clean since. We all need an inspiration and motivation.
The moment I changed my mindset that I'm not going to let my addiction drag me down, I felt so much better and without wasting any time, I took my bible and prayed before God to lead my way!! Its not easy but not impossible as well..!
@Zindagirockon
we're the same when i've my addiction or feeling overwhelm or managing my emotions 🙏 to God or reading bible does help .
honestly?? just lack of resources. no way to get what im craving and eventually just not being able to use do to the fact i have no plugs.
@greenNectarine3734
Self-commitment
I think meeting people who were truly happy and being willing to do anything to be like them.
Short of defeating them I strived for achieving ballance...
@greenNectarine3734 What helped me with overcoming my addiction was my friends. They really kept reaching out to me and were saying, "Hey, that's not good. You need to stop doing this, it's gonna hurt you more in the future than it already as now." At first I wasn't listening to them and I didn't care, however, they kept "bothering" me with it which was a good idea honestly haha. I also began to feel and see a change in myself that I didn't like and that other people didn't like which made me think. I realized my addictions were causing this change and I tried to stop it. It was very hard and I would constantly relapse, however, I soon felt that it was all unnecessary (which was great. It was more like a random feeling, I'm not sure what caused it but I'm thankful) and finally overcame my addiction
It's difficult to say the support system I have when in real life the reality of it is just my friends from school. They do try to support me and I apprecaite them for that, but it's the same for the friends I have here on 7cups that do all they can to support me along the side-lines - I'm not very open about my struggles when it hits the most. However, that being said, I still think the people that I do have, helps me cope better at least. I am reminded that there will always be bumps in the road of recovery and that it doesn't make me a the 'bad' or 'weak' person I see myself as most of the time. I was told that it just means I made a mistake, a mistake that can be corrected with time, effort and that willingness to fight. Additionally, knowing that addiction to whatever your addiction is, other people are dealing with too so even when it feels like you're alone, that's not really true.
Faith and education about addiction
@greenNectarine3734