Beating Addiction

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

Share some tips on how you have kicked the habits of crack, smoking, porn, anger, booze, gambling or other things to the curb.

[Kblaze8855]

I honestly wished at one point I could become addicted to something just to prove I have the will power to quit cold turkey.

Ive never understood how a person with half a brain does something they know will addict them long enough to get addicted. I do feel for people who get pills from a doctor then end up hooked to painkillers though.

That...I can get.

[AirTupac]

I've dabbled in it all in my early 20's (not crack or gambling lol) I just dont think I have an addictive personality.... or maybe my will to succeed was greater, so when I decided to focus on my life and career, it was pretty easy giving up all the bad things -- partying, drinking etc. because I was ultimately more motivated by other things.

[Norcaliblunt]

I honestly wished at one point I could become addicted to something just to prove I have the will power to quit cold turkey.

Ive never understood how a person with half a brain does something they know will addict them long enough to get addicted. I do feel for people who get pills from a doctor then end up hooked to painkillers though.

That...I can get.

Stop posting on ish for a year.

[Prometheus]

I have been on pretty much every drug you can think of.

I've smoked crack, banged dope, eaten all kinds of prescription pills, smoked dmt, used to sell acid by the 10 strip

If you ever wanna know what it's like to be on or around drugs, I'm a great person to talk to.

However, I can't tell anyone anything about how to beat addiction. Of all the chemicals I've recklessly taken, I never even came close to getting addicted to anything - except coffee and weed. And I can't seem to stop either one for even a single day.

If I don't drink coffee by midday, I have a nasty headache and want to shoot everyone I see. If I don't smoke weed, I get an overwhelming combination of restlessness and boredom - like I HAVE to do something, but NOTHING seems fun. No physical withdrawal, just a terrible sense of emptiness and absence of joy.

[highwhey]

staying busy certainly helps. having a job where i work long days i don

[Kblaze8855]

Stop posting on ish for a year.

Ive been gone for months at a time. never a year though.

I could not post here pretty easily. Not using the internet at all would be tough.

[Norcaliblunt]

Ive been gone for months at a time. never a year though.

I could not post here pretty easily. Not using the internet at all would be tough.

Try to stop watching basketball or TV/videos. Don’t listen to the radio while you drive. Refrain from music and any sort of entertainment all together.

[RoseCity07]

I honestly wished at one point I could become addicted to something just to prove I have the will power to quit cold turkey.

Ive never understood how a person with half a brain does something they know will addict them long enough to get addicted. I do feel for people who get pills from a doctor then end up hooked to painkillers though.

That...I can get.

You really don't understand? Like how the brain works. We are animals. We seek rewards. Dopamine hits. Some people have less control than others. Choice is an illusion. There is no such thing as free will.

[scuzzy]

I honestly wished at one point I could become addicted to something just to prove I have the will power to quit cold turkey.

Ive never understood how a person with half a brain does something they know will addict them long enough to get addicted. I do feel for people who get pills from a doctor then end up hooked to painkillers though.

That...I can get.

"I just don't get why gay people can't stop being gay and like the opposite sex?"

"Just flip the on/off switch"

"wtf addicted to sex? half a brainers trying that out in the first place is stupid"

[kennethgriffen]

1. stopped drinking and driving ...i kicked the addiction because if i get caught breaking the law while on probation i might go to jail for 5 years


its a strong inhibitor


2. i also stopped going to the casino.. lost over 50 grand. another good inhibitor.. stick to poker games between buddies now.



3. used to be a social alcoholic. still sorta am. so i became antisocial and only hang out with buddies 1-2 times a week now. the inhibitor was acid reflux and fighting too much

[Kblaze8855]

You really don't understand? Like how the brain works. We are animals. We seek rewards. Dopamine hits. Some people have less control than others. Choice is an illusion. There is no such thing as free will.

So....I dont have a choice about trying opiates or not?

Yet...ive avoided them.

I didnt take them when a doctor told me to. I didnt take them with a bad back. Dental work. Broken leg.

Why?

Be stupid to become a junkie for 4-5 hours of pain relief. I had some for like a month and ended up giving them away. I feel like I may have taken one of those now that I think on it but I honestly dont remember for sure. I remember my mom joking about it like I was gonna be high but....I cant really say if I took it or not. Ive always been wary of shit like that. I ask for non narcotic pain killers. have for 10+ years. I got a cortisone shot in my back once instead of the pain killers.

I did say I understand people getting hooked in that situation...which is why ive not put myself in it. Sucks for people who have conditions that dont really give many other options though.

[Kblaze8855]

"I just don't get why gay people can't stop being gay and like the opposite sex?"

"Just flip the on/off switch"

"wtf addicted to sex? half a brainers trying that out in the first place is stupid"

We really comparing being gay to being a crackhead?

Really where you went?

[RoseCity07]

So....I dont have a choice about trying opiates or not?

Yet...ive avoided them.

I didnt take them when a doctor told me to. I didnt take them with a bad back. Dental work. Broken leg.

Why?

Be stupid to become a junkie for 4-5 hours of pain relief. I had some for like a month and ended up giving them away. I feel like I may have taken one of those now that I think on it but I honestly dont remember for sure. I remember my mom joking about it like I was gonna be high but....I cant really say if I took it or not. Ive always been wary of shit like that. I ask for non narcotic pain killers. have for 10+ years. I got a cortisone shot in my back once instead of the pain killers.

I did say I understand people getting hooked in that situation...which is why ive not put myself in it. Sucks for people who have conditions that dont really give many other options though.

You're you. You don't have the brain of an addict. I see what you're saying. I ask the same questions. Why do people do this or that. They do it because if they were different they wouldn't.

I have family that gambles their retirement away. I see why it's stupid. I would never do it. But they have a problem.

[Kblaze8855]

I dont know if im an addict or not.

I dont do things at a rate id expect to risk addiction. I feel bad for smokers....but not that bad for ones who get hooked as adults.

What did they think smoking a bunch of them would do? Its a chemical addiction. Its in there. You know it before you put one in your mouth.

I dont think ive even been what id call drunk in 10 years.

Anything I felt like I was starting to NEED id not let it go any further. I understand being hard to break addiction. I dont understand becoming one.