It gets better
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It gets better
the 3 most important words every addict needs to have engraved in their heads.
I promise you it gets better. Addicts in general are very, instant gratification type people. I want to get high and i want it now. I want my rewards. then you decide the pain of drug use is not worth it and you make a real effort to stop only to find out life is not all peaches and cream, some of it starts to hurt, physically and emotionally. the stuff you put off. the bills, the EX, the job, the weight gain or loss, whatever.
it gets better.
when you pass up drugs, there is not going to be a marching band behind you giving you a pep rally. This is what normal people do everyday, chris rock said it best what you want a cookie lol? There is no overwhelming high for not doing drugs.When you pay a bill instead of paying the dope man you wont' get a rush.
This is what I believe gets most addicts. It is what got me for a while.
But it gets better. Eventually you will be able to do things that you could not do. I have a social life now. I can go to the movies and go on dates and stuff and go to resturants, feels GREAT. something i could not have dreamt of doing in my using days. My mom actually gave me her brand spanking 1k laptop yesterday to install some stuff on it, would not have even thought twice about doing that a year ago. And I gave it back! lol.
Being able to call my mom on mothers day and take her out to eat, at a real restaurant, and pay for it, makes it worth it. Being able to pay your rent in advance instead of doing the landlord because you are 2 months behind, feels great. Not having to run to the toilet every time you get paid, feels great.
It's a sunday night. I'm about to wrap up work, watch me some law and order, might even cook a steak to go with it. And then go to sleep at a decent hour, and wake up and go to the gym in the morning. Just slowly building my confidence and self esteem back up. I don't want to lose all that by screwing up.
I promise you it gets better. just tie a knot in the end of the rope and hold on.
I promise you it gets better. Addicts in general are very, instant gratification type people. I want to get high and i want it now. I want my rewards. then you decide the pain of drug use is not worth it and you make a real effort to stop only to find out life is not all peaches and cream, some of it starts to hurt, physically and emotionally. the stuff you put off. the bills, the EX, the job, the weight gain or loss, whatever.
it gets better.
when you pass up drugs, there is not going to be a marching band behind you giving you a pep rally. This is what normal people do everyday, chris rock said it best what you want a cookie lol? There is no overwhelming high for not doing drugs.When you pay a bill instead of paying the dope man you wont' get a rush.
This is what I believe gets most addicts. It is what got me for a while.
But it gets better. Eventually you will be able to do things that you could not do. I have a social life now. I can go to the movies and go on dates and stuff and go to resturants, feels GREAT. something i could not have dreamt of doing in my using days. My mom actually gave me her brand spanking 1k laptop yesterday to install some stuff on it, would not have even thought twice about doing that a year ago. And I gave it back! lol.
Being able to call my mom on mothers day and take her out to eat, at a real restaurant, and pay for it, makes it worth it. Being able to pay your rent in advance instead of doing the landlord because you are 2 months behind, feels great. Not having to run to the toilet every time you get paid, feels great.
It's a sunday night. I'm about to wrap up work, watch me some law and order, might even cook a steak to go with it. And then go to sleep at a decent hour, and wake up and go to the gym in the morning. Just slowly building my confidence and self esteem back up. I don't want to lose all that by screwing up.
I promise you it gets better. just tie a knot in the end of the rope and hold on.
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(((Trappeshot))) - yep, it does get better.
When I'm stressed out, or even when I'm feeling grateful, my prayer is "Thank you for my life..the good, the bad, and the ugly. I am grateful". Don't know about you, but I wouldn't be the person I am, today, had I not gone through what I did.
Hugs and prayers,
Amy
When I'm stressed out, or even when I'm feeling grateful, my prayer is "Thank you for my life..the good, the bad, and the ugly. I am grateful". Don't know about you, but I wouldn't be the person I am, today, had I not gone through what I did.
Hugs and prayers,
Amy
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Originally Posted by MelissaNoDrugs 
I get a rush from paying my bills. I get a rush from seeing my life get better. Not necessarily a high but damn it feels good.
imperrfect, i agree 100% sometimes to get to where you want to get in the city you got to go through the bad parts of town to get there. you can't always stay on the neat clean side of the city to get where you have to go. I'm very grateful for all that I went through. while i don't want to do it again, i like the person I see in the mirror. I have a lot more "fight" then the avg person does, as does everyone here.
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Awesome post dude, I tell myself the same thing every day. Every time I have a stressful day at work. Any time I have a problem that I can't seem to resolve. I would have just taken a pill.
Every day is a new learning experience, a test to see if I can jump another hurdle. And so far I've jumped 6 months worth, the longest I've gone in 5 years or so.
The hardest part of recovery is learning different ways to cope with stress.
When I feel stress and want to take a pill I think, "I've already gone this long? What's one more day?"
"It gets better"... Truer words were never spoken.
Good luck to all
Every day is a new learning experience, a test to see if I can jump another hurdle. And so far I've jumped 6 months worth, the longest I've gone in 5 years or so.
The hardest part of recovery is learning different ways to cope with stress.
When I feel stress and want to take a pill I think, "I've already gone this long? What's one more day?"
"It gets better"... Truer words were never spoken.
Good luck to all
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