Since I woke up I’m craving my doc really hard. I also miss my best friend who’s addicted too.
I’m at my aunt’s house playing some video games but I’m terrified cause at night I’m going to be alone 
I feel like I’m close to relapsing but I don’t want to let my boyfriend down. Pls help me guys. I found some money and I can’t stop starring at it, oh my God, l feel that even my nose is missing it!!! I’m terrified. Help. Day 14.
What about a meeting or an online zoom meeting? Prayer? Eat well rest exersize? Call sponsor? Maybe instead of romanticising about it think of the reasons you want to stop and associate it with that. If you want to stay stopped it’s all you but there’s plenty of people out there to help. Step work with the NA steps working guide Is helpful.
And congrats on 14 days you’re going really well fight through it, it gets easier. If I would salivate over my DOC I would spit it out. I’m almost a year clean and I was a full blown addict for 10 years.
Can you call him? Is he supportive of you trying to quit (sounds like he is)? Maybe talking to him will help, or at least put your mind on something else.
Maybe go for a long walk outside (without the money with you). Great for clearing the mind.
The name of the game is don’t give in, don’t give up. You can do anything else.
If all else fails, go to bed early. Most of the time when you wake up the next morning, craving is gone, and you’re glad you didn’t give in.
Do you have a meeting you can get online to?? Someone you can reach out that’s a sponsor??
I’m probably taking my craving meds today.
Yeah but I’m so tired and antisocial today idk it’s like one of THOSE days
I’ll try all of this, thanks.
not sure about the zoom thing today but maybe tomorrow
I’m with him right now, but at night he has to go.
It might be worth noting as a general rule of thumb it’s recommended to do recovery for ones own self rather than another. Because if you have a fight with that person or something it could become an excuse. It’s normal to not wat to let others down, but perhaps it’s best to remember the biggest person we would let down is truely ourselves. Take care. Those online meetings are great, free easy to find and some are even 24/7
we spent 1 year apart and that was when I started doing cocaine. and since we got back I’m trying to stay sober.
my therapist says that my number one mistake is trying to get sober for HIM.
arghhhhhhhhhh I don’t have the strength to do this by myself
You are stronger than you think. You want to be clean or you wouldn’t have posted this. Congratulations on making it 14 days. I’m on day 5 without alcohol and I posted something very similar earlier. Maybe it’s the weekend or just the feeling of losing something that at the time makes you feel good but I also and craving hard today. I know this will pass for us both. Stay sober friend. I’ve started reading and it helps pass time
One thing I’ve learn is not todo it for anyone else, apart from your self. I’m currently going through a break and have relapsed! Worse thing ever, considering I was 14 months clean. Keep your mind posative!!! Listen to music, talk to people in recovery etc. Its really not worth it. You got this
Keep talking to us if it helps you never crave alone x
Well I’m here. I would be happy to talk. My addiction is tough on me. I am an alcoholic. I crave alcohol terrible. I’m 34 days clean and this isn’t my first rodeo. You have to take it one day at a time. Find something you enjoy doing that will take your mind off your cravings.
That’s why we have a higher power and the NA programme. Get to an online NA meeting as get stuck into the fellowship.
Keep trying Nathan…
Don’t forget what we talked about. Just keep playing that tape. The shit is garbage and never any fun like we think, then we sleep the whole next day away and wake up hating are self. It’s not worth it, take a nice bubble bath, or treat yourself to some ice cream or some nice perfume or shampoo. Something that’s actually going to make you feel good, tomorrow you’ll wake up and thank yourself and be so proud of yourself
@bruneca, stay strong girl!
A bath is really helpful; I never took them really until I kept seeing it said here, they’re awesome! Lots of bubbles and you will sleep like a baby, lol
Listen to all these voices Bruneca. Most important though look in yourself. The urge is just. a. thought.
It doesn’t control you any more than thinking about a pink elephant does. And just like the pink elephant, once you sit with it and name it and realize it’s just. a. thought. - then it passes.
Name it: it’s a thought.
Tame it: it will pass. All thoughts do. It has no power over me. I let it pass like a boat on a river: I don’t have to get on.
Stay strong girl. Stay with us here.