Hi. Im victor, just 21 years old. Im damn scared of writing this here, but i have to believe that it’s time i need some help. I started using weed, ciggar around 3 years ago. It wasn’t much, until i started getting addicted.
As of late, i smoke more than 10 sticks of tobacco daily. I’ve fucked up my life, have tried quitting but ends up relapsing.I don’t know what i can do ,am really scared and how i wish i could have someone i can talk to,its so scary with or without the drugs.
You should be proud you’ve made the first step by reaching out for help
Addiction is shit and it’s very hard but there a lot of support in this community and there’s a lot of wisdom and experience here .
There is no judgement you can speak freely here, my drugs of choice are alcohol and cake but that doesn’t change the fact we have an addiction and have to break this crappy cycle so I’m here for you . Take it one day at a time try not to think too far into the future that definitely makes it harder.
Just think I’m not going to use today and then get through the day and then repeat that process each day .
Distractions and changing your daily routines often helps, the road to recovery is not straight forward to stick around read other posts and welcome once again
Hey Victor, so glad you’re here! Everyone here is an addict, and everyone here knows what it’s like to try to stop and then to relapse. As @Puddingface33 said, you’re in the right place!
For me, sometimes I couldn’t even think about “one day at a time”, I had to think, “I’m going to get through the next 5 minutes”. I told myself that every time I felt an urge I had to come on here and read for 5 minutes until it passed…which meant I was in here a lot in the beginning, and it truly helped.
I also made a like of quick activities I could do to distract myself, like “color a picture for 10 minutes” or, “spend 10 minutes cleaning the basement”.
You can do this, and everyone here is rooting for you!
