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How did you quit your addiction? (lemm.ee)

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[–] olafurp 1 points 9 months ago

It depends on the addiction but for me it's improving everything else. Bad mental health makes it very hard to deal with addiction. Here's a couple of things to try:

Proper sleep. Don't sacrifice sleep unless it's really important (e.g. feeding baby).
Exercise
Eat more healthy. (If not sure where to start then stop eating sugar, limit flour, alcohol and processed food).
Socialise at least the minimum you need. (Your milage and methods may vary).

It my experience the above plus a reason to quit does the trick. Weekly yoga classes, regular 8h sleep and not buying sweets is the easiest way to meet the criteria I know about.