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Originally Posted by psykostx

What a wimp. Love his singing. I was "addicted" to demarol and oxycodone for about two years. One day I just said, "THIS SUCKS," went through about two weaks of hot and cold sweats, diarrhea, constipation, depression, mania, anxiety, ADD, and every other temporary mental and physical state... never had a desire to relapse. No demons beckoning me to use. No Golem like cravings for my precious. Just kept thinking "this will be over soon, I just have to wait." And soon enough, it was over. I didn't even stop living my life while I was going through withdrawal, basically just felt (and looked) like I had the flu for two weeks...and soon enough, it was over. Back to normal. Since then I don't believe in addiction. If I ever relapse, its because I'm an idiot and fell for the same trap I did the first time. Same with cigarettes. You definitely have to readdict yourself, addiction isn't "a lifelong struggle" unless you want it to be. If you have fond memories of opiates, of course you are gonna think about using it again. Its not like your body remembers the bad times. Same goes for promiscuous sex, video games, and ice cream. Good luck Steven, and remember, DON'T BE A WIMP! YOU ARE A BADASS, ACT LIKE IT! Once you realize that using is what creates the bad feelings, you will be able to stop. Its just unpleasantness that is easier to avoid by taking more dope, rather than feeling like you have H1N1 for a week or two. Wait it out steve, don't let those rehab people make you obcessed with dope, just stop. Its really that simple. Addiction is self-brainwashing combined with an unpleasant stimulus. Thats all. Easy to overcome if you trust that the bad will go away.

A whimp huh..I was eating 8-10 oxy 80's a day for 5 years,..would swallow 15 vikes at one time just so I could function....I am happy you made it through that hell on your own, Me ? I was ready to shoot myself in the face...I found out about suboxone when it first came out and I can say that it saved my life and my family, And I am far from a whimp, I have no worry of relapse, all I have to do is think of the things I have done and the people I hurt to fuel my addiction, an addiction that started because of a fukin car accident!!..So please do not knock people trying to get help, what I took a day would have probably killed you..so at least have a little respect for people trying to get their lives back to normal!!thumbsup