Experiences with

Addiction

Hi i am starting a journey to try and stop drinking or at least drastically cut down. Looking for support

If you are struggling with ADHD and an addiction I encourage you to look him up.

I have often mentioned on here what the difference between an alcohol addiction and a person who has an alcohol problem was. A person with a alcohol problem is basically drinking because they want to. A person with an Alcohol Addiction, is now drinking because they have to.

Drug addiction how to overcome it with medically assisted treatment

I have a bad caffeine addiction because my meds make me so tired. Anyone else have this problem because of their meds? It's mainly coffee, but also tea... lol

Anyone else struggling with life long food addiction, overeating and weight gain?

Thus mental illness and thriving anxiety could lead to addiction and its related issues. Co-Occurring Disorders are the ones if patients suffer from both mental illness and substance addiction.

Has anyone recovered from a life long food addiction binge eating? Any coping strategies?

Hi, I’m a porn addict only really recognised this myself a while ago. Wondered what help is out there, heard of the 12 step programs or habit changing programs. Anyone out there been in my position?

My brother has unfortunately lost his battle to alcoholism. In the early hours of this morning 14th December he suffered a cardiac arrest which proved to be fatal. I’m devastated 💔

I have not been able to put my smartphone down. I know I m addicted. I feel sick in my gut.

Nicotine gets a bad rap because it's associated with smoking and addiction. But if you take it safely and in the right way, its benefits might surprise you. There’s a lot more to nicotine than smoking and addiction.

any good advice to help me rid myself of klonopin addiction will be very much appreciated. trying to come off one 0.5 mg daily. BP very high in the morn.

I find them very helpful but I know the threat of addiction. Any thoughts?

My brother finally lost the battle to his addiction and this terrible disease in the early hours this morning. I take comfort in knowing he is no longer hurting. I knew it was coming but this is devastating.

I wonder if anyone has experience or knowledge about the use of a variety of opioids for rls in the short run, I.e. using a different one each time to avoid addiction or dependency. Over a week I might use Tramadol twice, OxyContin once or twice and the same with Hydromorphone.

He struggled with alcohol addiction and couldn’t beat his addiction or he’d still be here today. Oh how I wish he could know my son, his first grandchild who just turned 2! Love you dad and miss you. Photo of him and I on my wedding 8-25-12.

Scared it might be some type of cancer I've always had IBS so you're maybe since I was young child but what's got me nice scan is from the time I was in third grade until 23 I know 30 I used to eat plastic meaning yes I was wrong that had a strange and addiction to eating plastic meaning like the plastic

But I said one addiction at a time. I will stop and get on the right path

12-step meetings are a lifelong process for people who have a disease of some sort of addiction. For people to tell stories and gain structure in their life. They get their temptations and struggles off their chest. They have a process for recovery that is never ending.