Please give me your advice
I have grown up around addictive behaviours all my life and since the age of 13 now 29 i have battled with multiple addictions. I have had some time during those years sober but it never lasts. Now I find myself worse than ever, skipping work to use drugs and gamble all my money in one day. I am stuck in the loop of guilt and shame and feeling worthless.
i want to change and I need to change..
@unassumingSky3552
I don't know if it applied to you but i am a sober alcoholic after 30 years. What i discovered was that the addiction is not the problem, it is a symptom of something underneath. Maybe something that is not even on your conscious mind.
It took time but i have started to get better in some ways and stay sober for 5 years because I stopped focusing on the symptoms and instead looked for the real problem.
@unassumingSky3552
I have been sober 18 months and every day is battle & will power.
I used to have alot of self destructive behaviors and I found myself floating alot..that numbing kit... instant gratification... but once I landed reality was always worse to fix.
I do a ton of mindfulness, venting. I also try new foods hikes etc. Just like I can do self destructive behaviors...I had and have to learn positive habit building, self forgiveness, radical acceptance tons of reading learning growing healing crashing repeat.
Sending you tons of strength and puffer glimmer 🐡✨️✨️✨️🌟✨️✨️✨️
@unassumingSky3552
Hello, I'm training to be a listener under a different screen name. As to my user name, I love zebras and all the creatures!
I guess I didn't do much for drugs but did go for finally quitting cigs, and before that, other things. After that, more. It changed my life for the better. Then it took me a long time to realize I would prefer to not smoke weed anymore ever. Even just once. For me I had to quit gradually. Others, other ways may work better.
Thanks for sharing. You are already making progress knowing you have an issue!
