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Girlfriend was thinking about breaking up with me because of it. She never outright said it or threatened it but I could feel it yk? The worried comments were becoming more like requests. I'm lucky I wasn't in too deep, addiction has just begun to settle in so breaking out was too difficult.

She has admitted to me since that she did come very close to ending our relationship. Glad it didn't come to that

After a lot of struggle and multiple failed attempts, I quit drinking

The first attempt I got sober for the sake of someone else but never addressed the cause of my addiction. So when they died I fell off the wagon really fuckin hard. (This was also the only attempt at sobriety where I experienced withdrawal symptoms)

The second attempt I tried to get sober my life had gotten so much worse by that point and I didn't have any idea of healthy coping mechanisms so that one failed after a month.

The third attempt I had addressed some of the issues but I didn't have a healthy friend group that could accept me for being sober. So that attempt failed because I didn't want to lose my friends that I had gained.

The fourth attempt came after my doctor told me I would be dead before 30 of I didn't stop. My current friend group (the one from attempt 3) weren't supportive of my plans to get sober. And even told me to find a new doctor as my was apparently "too stupid". I was beginning to show signs of liver damage pretty bad at that point so I made the call and cut them out of my life.

I got sober for me, I went from a fifth of at least 100 proof alcohol every night to zero. I quit cold turkey.

It was so fucking hard. It was literally months before I no longer had to fight the urge to suck spilt liquor off the floor when I smelt it. It allowed me to face my mental health head on and actually deal with my problems.

And over the years it has only gotten easier to stay sober.

If anyone has any questions feel free to ask.

Cold turkey. You make the time to quit "now" and not a later that never comes. It worked for cigarettes and fast food. From that point you live with yourself.

Warning though for my advice. I care little for my own happiness, quiting those were not a pleasant experience. I did not strengthen my resolve to overcome weaknesses, in bouts of depression I discarded things that made me happy for my health.

Which addiction?

For Adderall, Vyvanse, Dabs, Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, and meth I went to rehab and learned why I used the dopamine inducing substances, to really get to the root of the problem. Honestly it’s been a world of difference and if anyone is struggling feel free to reach out. Childhood trauma is a bitch.

For vaping I am currently using nicorette until I run out and then it’s cold turkey!

For energy drinks I looked up how bad they were for the body and heart specifically every time I wanted one.

The biggest thing for me that has helped is getting the idea in your head that you’re not currently “quitting” but instead you’ve already “quit”. It’s more of a finality of a statement and helps reinforce no relapse. That doesn’t mean you won’t ever go back in a moment of weakness, however. What’s important is to not turn a lapse of willpower into a total relapse.

I went to work for a MS only company and had a work issued laptop.

Helped a lot with my addiction - at least for a while.

I have relapsed though and have a rack with 3 2 unit servers running that OS that I shall not mention and countless VM/Containers and docker images - I also have several VPS in data centers and run a small Lemmy instance, Blog, online shop...

Um, I think I need help again.

Replace it with another not as self harming addiction.

I quit smoking via vaping. I started out vaping high nicotine and then gradually decreased the concentration until I was vaping nic-free and then not at all. I haven't smoked OR vaped in the over 3 years since.

I'm not sure it would have been possible for me without flavored vape juice, though: vaping a good flavor that's very different from tobacco flavor helps by making real cigarettes taste absolutely awful in comparison. Like "the first cigarette you ever smoked" awful if not worse.

Vaping tobacco flavor makes it much harder to not backslide since normal cigarettes won't taste awful to you and will deliver not only more of a nicotine kick, but also several other addictive chemicals that aren't in e-juice.

In conclusion: banning flavored e-juice, which was already illegal for children to buy, will lead to thousands if not millions of people dying from tobacco related diseases because the most effective smoking cessation product was made much less effective for no good reason.

Was severe albeit functional alcoholic til age 40. AA never worked. What finally worked was harm reduction, moderation management. Medical marijuana became a thing, and just one hit of a pocket pipe of medical grade indica... good for hours. No longer needed to drink a case of beer each night.

1st few years... I'd say, I'll let myself have 8 beers this year. Next year was 6. Year after, 3. By then, triggered addiction cravings stopped happening.

So weird, how overpowering the addiction felt when I was trapped in it.

I never did, i replaced them often tho.

Binge Eating, Cigarettes, Drinking, smoking pot... dropped all that tho when i got hooked on a cocktail of Tramadol, Hydromorphon, Lorazepam and Fentanyl through my doctors because of chronic pain. started abusing that stuff and had a few close calls. I tried quitting cold turkey but wasn't strong enough.

Forged a pact with my doctor, deposited my pain meds at his place and saw him 3 times per week for my next dose for over a year, but i couldn't stop abusing my meds.

Finally last year with the help of my therapist and a program for addicts transited over to suboxone.

i'm still addicted, but it's not self destructive anymore. When i'm feeling ready, i will slowly reduce my substitution over months, but even if i'm never ready for it, at least i do not damage my personal relations and my health anymore, i'ts just a pill in the morning to keep the cravings away.

The important part was putting my addiction on the table. Addiction thrives on feelings of shame, and i went through a lot just to hide my vice from my partner. Putting it into the open enabled me to get help - first in therapy, then with my doctor, and then with my partner.

Tl;dr: Get Therapy, start talking about your addiction to get rid of the shame, many addictions can be replaced with less damaging / health-neutral options if you're not ready to leave your crutches behind yet.

smoking: I decided it was disgusting. it was like a switch flipped and I had no desire to do it anymore.

and it helps that it actually is super nasty (I can only imagine how I used to smell), and ruins everything; I just had to realize it.

Stopped smoking cold turkey and it was hard as f*ck. Thirteen years ago and haven't picked it back up yet.

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

For anyone who might want to stop smoking, just grab a used copy or download it somewhere

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Smoked for about 15 years, tried a few times to stop, never worked. Made myself a promise to stop once I get a dog. Got a dog and stopped smoking with no problem.

Possible contributing factors:

• When it was time to stop I was already pretty disgusted by smoking. I just needed a last push.
• My mind was in a more positive state after I had a deep depression for a few years. I was also more conscious about my health because of that (see previous point)
• My friend group and work place used to be full of smokers and somehow that changed over time, so I was often alone with my addiction

I quit alcohol, carbohydrates, weed, porn and tobacco two and a half years ago at age 42, a few weeks after breaking my clavicle in complicated ways, and while checking for additional damage, a fatty liver was identified.

I never picked up alcohol, weed, porn and tobacco and reintegrated sugar in reasonable amounts, like at social events.

I did it cold turkey. One day to the next. It was absolute hell for three days. I was sick, had a fever and malaria like sweats. Then it was a psychological shitshow for two weeks.

I was overweight, so I fasted completely for six days to withstand any temptations. Only had salt and water / electrolytes. After six days I had eggs and sardines for two weeks or so. Didn't poop for almost a month, even had a colonoscopy to check. Everything was fine. Just adapting.

Then I did keto for a few months, found that to be too complicated, and then went carnivore with social-event exceptions, and never looked back. Keto was fine, but being a carnivore changed everything. All my little ailments went away. Skin issues, scalp issues, rashes, moodiness, sleepiness, urges and cravings, all of it.

Lost 12 kg in those first two weeks, barely slept, but was energetic like hell, only skipped work when having the fever and sweats.

Two weeks of hell, half a year of experiments and two years of a new life. It is like being 20 years younger. I haven't been sick or ill since, either.

Good luck to you.

I quite smoking. Much like another post. Swapped to vaping then lowered nic levels to zero. Then I also played a game with myself. How long can I go without vaping. Never told myself I couldn't. Id just want it more. But just told myself. Can I wait 10 minutes. Pushing it a little longer each time till I was going hours then days. I don't remember the last time I did it. It just merged into not needing it. I still get cravings at times but I think I just kinda tell myself can I wait an hour and then I forget about it or the cravings is gone.

East way Alan Carr.

I was skeptical going into it but yeah that audio book changed me.

Quiters Inc

My addiction is lemmy . Someone help

Medical emergency, months of painful rehab, permanent disability.

Still trying. 😞

started running

I... read a book?! A friend told me about "Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking". I was more then skeptical but ended up reading it and, well, it worked! I had been a heavy smoker for 15+ years at that point. Made me realize you can actually use mental suggestion to change some habits.