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Where do you find the strength to fight substance abuse?
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I am a recovering alcoholic and almost 3 years sober since my older brother passed away from alcoholic liver disease. I partially got my strength to finally quit from seeing the sickness and death of my older brother and from hitting bottom in my own life. I have been documenting my path to sobriety in my blog if you are interested in a more in depth look the sobriety strategies that worked best for me.
My favorite sobriety strategies include affirmations, working on mindfulness, yoga, tai chi, surfing (exercise!), eating a whole food plant based diet, doing Wim Hoff breathing (very important!), reading the Big Book from AA though I didn't go to many meetings (mainly due to the pandemic), and reading The 30 Day Sobriety Solution.
I used marijuana for the first few years for self medication but am now almost 1 year weed free as well.
The three best blogs to check out are How to Get Sober Without AA, How to Beat Depression After getting Sober and How to do Positive Affirmations for Sobriety.
All the best,
Pat
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I have been diagnosed with complex PTSD, anxiety etc. I have in the past turned to cocaine for relief, for a break from the pain. I have been over 6 months clean and desperately want to stay that way. I have already spent most of my retirement $ on it and cant spend the rest. I'm struggling through a recent end of a relationship and him moving out and the alone time is unbearable at times. I'm doing everything in my power to NOT turn to cocaine to get through the pain and loneliness. I've made it for over a week and I'm determined not to relapse. I love my family too much and need to stay healthy for them.