Been clean from opiates since October. Still having thoughts about shooting dope though. Trying to not think about it. Hopefully these thoughts will go away after a year or so along with the desire to use. Trying to stay positive but it's hard when you have pleasant memories of drawing up some good brown in a rig or getting a beautiful bottle of liquid morphine from the pharmacy in Mexico. No matter how hard I try, opiates still seem sexy. Has any one had success with changing this to a negative view in order to stay clean? Thanks
Do things constantly to keep your mind and body busy. Read, listen to music, become addicted to games on the internet. I could probably help you there, lol. Take walks, long walks, as far as you can go, and the next day go a little farther. Before long you'll be walking 10-15 mi. per day. Eat healthy. Spend time shopping to look for healthy things to eat. Not only are these things good for you, while you're doing them you're (hopefully) not thinking of shooting up. When your mind does stray to drugs, think about the pain and misery of withdrawal. The hardest part will probably be avoiding the people and places associated with that world. People will call you and want you to hang out with them, and some will undoubtedly become pissed with you (you think you're better than me now, etc.), but you'll just have to deal with that if you want to stay clean. Just keep in mind that others have done it and so can you.
