I thought it would be good to have a support thread for those who suffer, are recovering from addictions. Be it sex, spending money, alcohol, self harm, hard drugs, etc. You don't have to share your background if you're uncomfortable doing so. Just list things that have kept you in recovery or forced you into getting clean. Also, things that have kept you from relapsing.
-One thing that has worked for me when about to do something I shouldn't is cary around a picture of yourself as a baby. Look at the little kid there and, when you're about to drink a fifth, tell her you're going to pour a bottle of vodka down her throat. At the very least , she'd be horriblu sick. At worse, she'll crash her car, gey migged, assaulted, etc.. Does she deserve that? Cux that little girl is you. You have to protect her and keep her from harm.
-Another thing important to remember is that, for me? Seeing a silver lining and positivity to everything helps curb this behavior in some, including me. My favorite way is to turn every negative event-thought i to a positive. For example-"Work's been dead and I've had to cut back on indulgences." ->"I'm making less than I used to, but am saving money by cutting out non essentials. This will give me a chance to figure out my bare essentials and my budgeting skills will be greatly enhanced."
I've gotta run, but I have more and thank you for reading. Mods, I hope it was ok to post this here and the content is ok per terms of service. If not, I apologize in advance and please move to correct section, as well as telling me exactly where i went wrong





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stay positive - yes positivity helps soooo much thank you for yours!
I had just got my first pet rabbit when I saw it and I thought about him being home by himself wondering why he wouldn't get to come out and have his veggies. Sounds silly but it had a really big impact on me.

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