Comments on: Subconscious Signals Trigger Drug Craving http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/ News and Observations from the Fight Against Painkiller Addiction Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:51:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Erin http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/#comment-1081 Erin Sun, 11 May 2008 15:50:51 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/#comment-1081 I think that the best way to deal with cravings is to get used to weighing the consequences of using. I think about what would happen if someone found out like my husband or my parents. I think about losing my child. I think about how long I would actually feel effed up off of using and if that is worth the consequences I could face for it. The answer is always that it's just not worth it. I think that the best way to deal with cravings is to get used to weighing the consequences of using.

I think about what would happen if someone found out like my husband or my parents. I think about losing my child.

I think about how long I would actually feel effed up off of using and if that is worth the consequences I could face for it.

The answer is always that it’s just not worth it.

]]> By: Valeria http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/#comment-1076 Valeria Sat, 10 May 2008 22:54:50 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/#comment-1076 Meetings may not always be an option, but if you have a sponsor, they're supposed to be available so that you can call them any time of the day or night if you're feeling triggered. It's different for everybody, but some people find that something physical helps like lifting weights or running on a treadmill while others prefer to "fool" themselves by telling themselves that they'll go use or make the call in 30 minutes and 30 minutes later, they give it another 30 minutes and then they say, "I'll do it tomorrow." That kind of thing. Anyone else have any ideas? Meetings may not always be an option, but if you have a sponsor, they’re supposed to be available so that you can call them any time of the day or night if you’re feeling triggered.

It’s different for everybody, but some people find that something physical helps like lifting weights or running on a treadmill while others prefer to “fool” themselves by telling themselves that they’ll go use or make the call in 30 minutes and 30 minutes later, they give it another 30 minutes and then they say, “I’ll do it tomorrow.” That kind of thing. Anyone else have any ideas?

]]> By: Daniel http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/#comment-1066 Daniel Sat, 10 May 2008 01:41:28 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/#comment-1066 You should take down the photo you have posted. That in itself is a trigger, just seeing that setup. But there is great information here on this Web site. Right now, I am in the middle of detoxing myself and heading back into being clean. I went eight years clean after my first bout with heroin, then used for a year, then went clean for a year, then moved to a new town where I knew no one but my ex-wife and three-year-old son. The isolation and loneliness set me up for a relapse and I did. This time around I've been "on it" for just three months. But I got myself a four-day supply of methadone and will start taking them as soon as I start experiencing withdrawal, which should be sometime tomorrow morning, or in the middle of the night. I never have trouble getting off dope, I just have a hard time staying clean forever. It's those triggers that do it every time. I went to a rehab facility this week to check out their outpatient program, but I really don't want to go through all of that again - the paperwork, the homework, the weekly three-hour classes that don't do anything but define addiction, writing your biography, etc. NA is OK, but it's never there when a trigger comes along. Anyone have any suggestions for dealing with those triggers that come out of the blue? I'm talking years or months into the future out of the blue? You should take down the photo you have posted. That in itself is a trigger, just seeing that setup. But there is great information here on this Web site. Right now, I am in the middle of detoxing myself and heading back into being clean. I went eight years clean after my first bout with heroin, then used for a year, then went clean for a year, then moved to a new town where I knew no one but my ex-wife and three-year-old son. The isolation and loneliness set me up for a relapse and I did. This time around I’ve been “on it” for just three months. But I got myself a four-day supply of methadone and will start taking them as soon as I start experiencing withdrawal, which should be sometime tomorrow morning, or in the middle of the night.

I never have trouble getting off dope, I just have a hard time staying clean forever. It’s those triggers that do it every time. I went to a rehab facility this week to check out their outpatient program, but I really don’t want to go through all of that again - the paperwork, the homework, the weekly three-hour classes that don’t do anything but define addiction, writing your biography, etc. NA is OK, but it’s never there when a trigger comes along. Anyone have any suggestions for dealing with those triggers that come out of the blue? I’m talking years or months into the future out of the blue?

]]> By: Valeria http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/#comment-441 Valeria Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:02:41 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/#comment-441 That's true. Sometimes the symptoms sneak up on you and before you realize it, you're searching out your connection or calling the doctor to re-up. Or someone offers you something and you find yourself accepting it without thinking. It's good to have a partner in sobriety, so that they can call you on it before the problem gets out of hand. That’s true. Sometimes the symptoms sneak up on you and before you realize it, you’re searching out your connection or calling the doctor to re-up. Or someone offers you something and you find yourself accepting it without thinking. It’s good to have a partner in sobriety, so that they can call you on it before the problem gets out of hand.

]]> By: Erin http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/#comment-425 Erin Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:25:57 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/subconscious-signals-trigger-drug-craving/#comment-425 I agree that relapse starts way before the end result of using a substance. Identifying the warning signs before you get to the using part is key to a successful recovery. Being able to identify these signs such as isolating, cravings, and avoidance when they are happening is how someone avoids the ending result which is using again. This is easier said then done and it takes self awareness. Having your primary focus be on your sobriety makes this self awareness a lot easier. I agree that relapse starts way before the end result of using a substance. Identifying the warning signs before you get to the using part is key to a successful recovery.

Being able to identify these signs such as isolating, cravings, and avoidance when they are happening is how someone avoids the ending result which is using again. This is easier said then done and it takes self awareness.

Having your primary focus be on your sobriety makes this self awareness a lot easier.

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