Faith without works is dead. Sometimes we have to take it a minute or an hour at a time. You are doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results. When you get the urge to give in…DON’T! Do something different. Phone someone. Find a meeting that helps with your addiction. We need to put other things in place. We hang in there and don’t give in. The first few weeks (depending on what you are abstaining from) are difficult. That’s the reality. It helps to have people you can talk to, and somewhere you can go. It helps to distract ourselves from the obsessive thoughts and the compulsion to use.
I think you answered your own question.
Thank you for your prayer.
I’m kind of lost right now but I am trying to offer up my “sufferings” (others have it so much worse than I do), as receptive suffering.Congratulations on your recovery.Faith without works is dead. Sometimes we have to take it a minute or an hour at a time. You are doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results. When you get the urge to give in…DON’T! Do something different. Phone someone. Find a meeting that helps with your addiction. We need to put other things in place. We hang in there and don’t give in. The first few weeks (depending on what you are abstaining from) are difficult. That’s the reality. It helps to have people you can talk to, and somewhere you can go. It helps to distract ourselves from the obsessive thoughts and the compulsion to use.
I am coming up 21 months clean from all mind and mood altering drugs. When I got clean, I knew that it was gonna be excruiatingly hard and painful. I was detoing from alcohol,marijuana,codeine,speed,coke and stolen methadone that weren’t even prescribed to me. I had nicked it from another addict. I was withdrawing for weeks and it was horrible.
But remember…you only have to do this once. Then it’s over. You then start recovery. Keep on praying, it does help, we may not recognise that it does straight away, or in the form that we thought it would. Keep praying…more will be revealed. Prayers are with you.
P.S. I will message you a link to a site where there is 24 hour support. People that are going through the same as you/have come through it. There are video meetings there through out the day and night. Love and hugs x
I can certainly relate to that. It took a diagnoses of cancer, and my hematologist telling me losing weight would improve my chances of survival before I was able to tackle my overeating. I don’t know what food issues you have, but I found my first step was to admit to god and myself that I was not strong enough to make the changes I needed to make. I asked for his help and slowly began to make changes to my eating habits. I have lost weight, exercise daily and am presently in complete remission. The good news is that after a year, I am no longer tempted to return to my old habits. Keep strong, but I will repeat, if you’re having a hard time don’t be afraid to ask for help. Having cancer has taught me there are a lot of kind people in the world.
Wow! Thank you for your inspiring message.