wow, i thought this would be easier.

[surfergirlie17]

>_<

i was so dumb, i thought that since i was at camp for the first 2 weeks of my sobriety, i'd have avoided the hard part, and STAYING sober would be a snap.

i stay home all day. i want coke really badly right now.

does it get better? im scared that its the 'once an addict, always an addict' mentality. like now that i got bad enough to have to stop, i can never touch anything again. that every single day will be a constant battle of temptation.

oh geez, someone please tell me it gets better.

[CarChick4life]

Hey,

I used to be addicted to coke when I was fourteen. And YES it does get better. Seriously, its REALLY hard the first few weeks and it's awesome that your doing so well. I know how hard it is, but you should be really proud of yourself. What you're doing isn't easy. And the once an addict always an addict statement is NOT true- at all. It WILL get better, untill then just hold on. Keep yourself busy if you can. Watch TV, talk on the phone. Try not to think about coke. I found the drinking things with a lot of sugar in them helped, though that may have been my imagination. Also caffine, somtimes helped, coffe is good. If you ever want to talk my AIM is Hi Im Insane3842, feel free to AIM me anytime. I'm ushally at my computer.

[surfergirlie17]

<3 thanks.

i just got worried last night. i mean i was doing it up until a couple hours before i left for camp...but there, i had no choice but to be sober; we were in the woods, theres absolutely nothing i could do about it..and we were so busy and happy i didnt crave it except like, once.

so i came back thinking i'd gotten that out of the way.

whoops. :-D

oh well. today is day 19. it might be hard....i have to go buy a ton of stuff from walmart for my mom...she gave me $100...im just going to tell myself there is no way i could spend any of it on coke, because she'd notice an extra chunk of money. just keep telling myself that. hah.

maybe sugar does help, i ate an entire box of fruit loops the second day home from camp :-D

[Kellie]

IT GETS BETTER...
Replacing a bad habit with a good habit takes some time and effort on our behalf, but it is well worth it.
I wondered for a long time if the obsession for alcohol would ever leave me, well once i truly gave up and started honestly participating in my recovery, it did finally leave... and that is pretty damn cool for an alkie who would wake up in the hospitol with IV's and a catheter, rip them out, sneak out and head straight to the store for more booze.... I was a very sick alcoholic and I promise you it can and does get better.

[CarChick4life]

19 days is huge. Seriously. You should be really proud of yourself.

And some nights are going to be like that, but you didn't have coke, your prooved to yourself that you CAN live with out it and you don't NEED to have it. As badly as you wanted it last night you managed NOT to go buy it/use it. And your right that your not completely out of the water yet, but your getting close. And you craved it but didnt have it which isn't somthing you should be saying oops about, its awesome. Haha I don't know about sugar. Sugar is good anyway. So it doesnt hurt to eat whole boxes of fruit loops.

[Chy]

Yes it will get better and be very proud of yourself. Eventually you'll get to the point of contentment and can honestly and proudly say, "no thanks, I don't use", "no thanks I don't drink", it's that simple, and people will admire your strength and self resolve they may not say it but they will, I promise.