Help encourage a drug addict CAF'r

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May the Lord give you strength and keep you safe. Praying for you now.
 
Roseeurekacross said:
What happens in May?
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I have no idea, there’s no anniversary or anything triggering me…

Maybe just the change in seasons…

It could maybe also have to do with the fact that when I very first started using heroin, it was during the summer months and May especially when the use began.
 
It’s almost winter here. Big frost this morning. We are expecting an Antarctic blast!

I wonder if it’s best not to try to taper off the methadone during May. It’s Mary’s month. She is our mother. She will understand your struggle and the aids you may need to overcome it.

Sing ‘ i’ve Got the methadone blues’. In mid July. Not now. 😎😀:angel:t3:🎼
 
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I’m so glad to hear you’re doing better, Spy. Well done on making it through today and for getting through the last 6 months!

If there is any help available to you, please get it. Find a support group, if you don’t have one already. Ask someone else to help your wife for a little while so you can have a break? Remember, you can do this.
 
Thank you Jesus for helping Spyridon get through this day!

Since May is Mother Mary’s month, I’ll say some extra prayers to her to help you through it.
Also I’ll be praying to St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Jude, St. Mark Ji Tianxiang, and Venerable Matt Talbot for you.

I hope you have a support sponsor or counselor whom you can call when you feel you might use, as well as a meeting group.
 
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So in my treatment for OCD they taught me that overcoming addiction is a lot like overcoming my OCD compulsions. You have to label these thoughts as “ this is the addiction talking. It isn’t me” ( I usually say “ This is just the OCD, not me” and move on to a positive action)then move on to a positive action. Also, tell friends, family, anyone close to you how you feel. The devil’s temptations strengthen when we hide his temptations. When we expose them to the light, it weakens. If you feel like you need professional help, I used to work at a hospital, and people go sometimes when they feel like they ar win danger of relapsing and they are kept for 73 hours or until they can help them find a place to help them. Don’t be afraid to reach out for help. Ask Our Lady, pray the Rosary. She is your mother and will not let the devil win. You can do this!
 
Spyridon said:
I have had significant relapses during the month of May every year since 2009
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Increase your time with Our Lady. I believe you are Eastern, right? Some time with a chotki and the Holy Theotokos might be what the doctor ordered!

I’ll keep you in my prayers.
 
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I am so happy you got through this, Spy. May the Lord continue to bless you.
 
Praise the Lord. So glad/relieved you made it through this tough time. Continued prayers for you, day by day.
 
As we all have been from time to time, as we all need from time to time. I pray the litany of humility two or three times a month. Give that a try, in the mean time, I will pray for you.

Pax Christie
 
Spyridon said:
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Roseeurekacross:
Have you been on a methadone type program at all or did you go cold turkey, mate. .?
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I’ve been on Methadone since 2013…

I’m tapering down and my dose is getting quite low, around 10mg/day now. Which may explain the increased cravings, to a degree.

However, I mainly attribute these cravings to the time of the year more than anything else. I have had significant relapses during the month of May every year since 2009… Here’s hoping for the first sober May this decade! So far so good.
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Spyridon, you got this. We’re all here for you. You can do this!!

Look at what you’ve managed already!!! ❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹😍😍😍😍
 
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I totally agree. It is worth wading through mountains of crap on here to get to a thread like this where we can all lift up someone in need.
 
I am so glad to hear you got through today! We are praying for you. But please do try to find a real life support system. 🙏 🙏
 
Get down on your hands and knees and ask God to remove the obsession for a drink or a drug.

Get your butt out of that house. If your wife’s medicine is within arms reach, it might as well be a loaded gun. If you relapse, you will not be any good to her or yourself.

Stay with a friend that is sober, or do a 48 hour voluntary commitment. Find an AA friend. The quality of sobriety in NA is seriously lacking.

Good luck.
 
Wow. @Spyridon, I’m blown away. I really, really hope you’re actively celebrating your successes thus far. They’re impressive and so are you! I really commend you, too, for requesting prayer and help here.

Do you have adoration available anywhere near you? While I don’t battle the same demons, I do battle. And at times adoration is a great consolation for me.
 
I think Spy is Eastern and thus probably doesn’t do adoration. Or else I would recommend it too.

However, Spyridon, if adoration is the type of thing you could do, even in front of closed tabernacle (same benefits as exposed Host), you should consider giving it a try.
 
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