How do you guys keep from self medicating?

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I could use a bit of help, anything. Any tips. How do you do it?
All i have is this overwhelming urge
Anything to escape from my own head.
How do you all keep away from the drugs?
I’m thirty days sober and trying to keep it that way but
■■■■ it’s hard

any advice??

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Naltrexone really helps me. Congrats on 30 days sober. I have 44.

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Isnt naltrexone only good for alcohol?

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self-discipline

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Nope. All drugs. Definitely opiates. But I used to have the uncontrollable urge to take lsd at least once a month before naltrexone. But haven’t taken it since. My pdoc says it helps with marijuana dependency too.

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yeah i’m kind of lacking in that department

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Thanks
I might see about that
congrats to you too!
it really is difficult

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At some point, I realised the drugs wouldn’t cure my symptoms, they only delayed them. And what I thought was reality the few days I was sober, was really withdrawal. Once I went without drugs for a while, things got better.

I also had to learn other coping techniques. Self medication is happening when you desperately want to escape your feelings.
I had to learn to accept my feelings and learn to deal with them instead of running away

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At that point in my life I went a lot of 12 Step meetings, talked to my sponsor several times per day, and kept myself busy.

Rooting for you.

:heart:

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I went to a 12 step program too. I got lucky and they were able to help.

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i live out in an area where there are several grow ops,
everybody here grows and sells.
fortunately for me, weed is the only drug i’ve never had an issue with

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I had to find another outlet for drinking, I chose to workout and skateboard again. Eventually the taste of beer didnt even cross my mind anymore.
I’m two months off weed by shear willpower but everyday there is a moment of hopelessness where I want to smoke again and the only thing that stops me is thinking, I don’t want to go backwards and lose these 60 something days. It’s not easy but rewarding at the same time, I wish you the best and all of us! :wink:

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I’m having a hard time …

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you and me both
maybe each day will get a bit easier
hang in there!

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For me one thing that may contribute to the trigger to self medicate is too much stress. So I try to be careful not to let it build up too high where possible. I self medicate on binge eating.

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