What is going on in my brain? What is the chemical mechanism? Why cant I just tell my brain to stop craving the substance? Why is the addiction removing all of my inhibitions?
This is hell.
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Try to get devices that prevent you from consuming these substances, for example if it’s nicotine you can get a timed lockbox and make it basically impossible to get without breaking the box, it keeps that substance away from you, out of sight, out of mind, and slowly try to ween off of it. Start with an hour, go to two hours, go to four hours, it’ll be a hard and long journey but a lot of addiction can also be behavioral. If you go to a rehab clinic they can help sort out a behavioral addiction problem which makes chemical addiction worse. If you have extenuating circumstances in your life that are causing you grief, that is also a focal point for addiction. These substances relieve that grief for a moment but it will make everything worse over time. If you have problems outside of addiction, those need to be addressed as well. Addiction is not an isolated disease, it’s connected to everything in your life, and also, you should distance yourself or establish boundaries with people if they also use this substance, like recovering alcoholics are often suggested that they shouldn’t be around people drinking because of impulsive decision making.
EDIT: Don’t be ashamed to seek help. It’s better to be temporarily embarrassed than suffer the consequences of addiction.
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