Submitted by Kookyone75457 on Sun, 09/20/2009 - 00:02.
Great Question - I'm ok when I'm working, it's the weekends, the weeknights, every time I get paid, first thing in the morning - it's still always on my mind. I had no idea I had so many triggers in my day to day life. I do read a lot now. It helps.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get, what you've always got.
I totally agree, stay away from the things that allow you to be put in that zone of just sitting and reliving your last high. Money is my trigger...so I can't handle money yet. Only one friend that I would go by to get high...thank God she move out of my reach. But I an anxious a little cause tomorrow is money day, but I have a full day planned, from the time I get up until I go to sleep, read, clean. do the fun things you loved before the drugs.
I have a similar problem, money is a trigger for me. So this month I have decided to let my husband go with me from the time I cash my check until all bills are paid. This is something new I am trying so I will not pick up. I still think I could do only one(yeah right)
As long as I have no money the thoughts are not there.
I used to smoke pot and I would do it cuz I would get bored and have nothing to do but now since Ive quit Ive found something new to do and now I fill my time and boredom with a video game but I make sure that I dont let it control my life.
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Great Question - I'm ok when I'm working, it's the weekends, the weeknights, every time I get paid, first thing in the morning - it's still always on my mind. I had no idea I had so many triggers in my day to day life. I do read a lot now. It helps.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get, what you've always got.
Addiction is a behavior and to fill the "void" of the destructive behavior of drugs, you need to replace it with a productive behavior.
Start a collection, volunteer, exercise, read a book, learn a new skill such as baking... any of these "new" behaviors can easily replace the old.
I totally agree, stay away from the things that allow you to be put in that zone of just sitting and reliving your last high. Money is my trigger...so I can't handle money yet. Only one friend that I would go by to get high...thank God she move out of my reach. But I an anxious a little cause tomorrow is money day, but I have a full day planned, from the time I get up until I go to sleep, read, clean. do the fun things you loved before the drugs.
Liz
I have a similar problem, money is a trigger for me. So this month I have decided to let my husband go with me from the time I cash my check until all bills are paid. This is something new I am trying so I will not pick up. I still think I could do only one(yeah right)
As long as I have no money the thoughts are not there.
Liz
I used to smoke pot and I would do it cuz I would get bored and have nothing to do but now since Ive quit Ive found something new to do and now I fill my time and boredom with a video game but I make sure that I dont let it control my life.
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