Cravings
 

I'm having craving for cocaine So terrible I am shaking and bugging out. I feel like I am in going through withdrawls all over again:a108::a108::a108:

Don't do it!! Keep in mind that the cravings are all psychological. Cocaine use zaps the seratonin (the happy chemical) in our brain. It takes awhile for us ex-cocaine users to develop seratonin again on our own without the cocaine. When I got clean I attended NA (Narcotics Anonymous) meetings. Maybe you can search the internet for some of the NA literature/reading. Stay strong....that stuff is evil.....

how do I just NOT do it?

Hi Marl :)

I've never tried cocaine but this technique has been useful to me with other kinds of cravings:

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html

Support can help too - do you have any support besides us?

you can do this! :)

D

don't get any. It is as simple as that. Try to do something else to keep your mind off of it. Exercise, go to a movie, read a book, clean. You can do this!

i do have a few other people but not a lot

Do something else...anything...as long as it is not using cocaine or other substances

drop down and do a 100 push ups and a 100 sit ups that should take weaken the cravings and strenghten the body

NOW

The best advice I ever heard about dealing with cravings was this: "The craving will pass whether you drink/snort/smoke/whatever or not." Go for a walk, go to the gym, do anything to take your mind off of it. You can do this!

Hang on to your willpower and you will feel great tomorrow x

how are you doing, Marl?

D

I am doing okay