I'm a recovering heroin and opiate addict and I'm like 9 months clean (my longest ever being sober). I got a job and stuff and basically my mom has been driving me to work and stuff. Anyway she bought me an old car which is nice but the inside of it unironically smells like someone smoked heroin in it. It's really triggering and I can't really drive it. She doesn't want to drive me to work anymore and I don't really wanna drive that car so I have a problem I guess.
Have you tried spraying ozium or getting it detailed thoroughly? Good on you for being sober anon.
>>34522641Can't you pay for a deep clean? Did you tell your mom about the car smell? I think she would understand if you explained to her that this could trigger your adiction.
>>34522694I have like 3 air fresheners in the car but they don't really help>>34522698>Can't you pay for a deep clean? I don't really have the money>Did you tell your mom about the car smell?Not really
>>34522641If it's seriously that much of an issue for you, then you haven't mentally matured enough. You should unironically get on a small dose of methadone to curb/eliminate cravings and give yourself time to actually grow and move away from your attraction to opiate abuseI occasionally daydream about fucking my life up and relapsing, but I know that's extremely retarded and I'd never actually do it. I was offered oxy (k56s) at a friend's house a couple months ago and I didn't even think about taking it. I'm NOT saying that to brag, I'm just trying to illustrate that getting to a point where exposure to opiates isn't a trigger is completely 100% a possibility. You have work to do. The good part is that it's entirely possible to do said workt. former IV opiate addict, three years sober, one year completely clean (no methadone)
>>34522641>>34522756Or actually let me distill my point: You are not yet at the point where you fully grasp the consequences of opiate abuse, and how fucked up your life was when you are using. You still view opiate abuse as more desirable than avoiding the monumental consequences that come with it. And that's fine, that's normal. I've been there too. But you need to grow up and move away from that, instead of giving into it
>>34522641Just thug that shit out.
>>34522756I'm happy for you and I'm sorry I'm so week compared to you but I don't see how this is helpful to me. Like I wish I could be sober and controlled and matured enough to go on the internet and gloat over people struggling
>>34522736>Not reallyWhy?>I have like 3 air fresheners in the car but they don't really helpI don't think this will help, you will probably have to hire a service to really wash your car from the inside...
>>34522768What a pathetic response with all due respect. Crazy how you took offence to what I said.I'm completely right. I'm not "gloating" over your struggles. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you can truthfully label yourself a "former addict" instead of a "recovering addict"Did you read >>34522765 or no
>>34522772>Why?I'm literally 21 and I'm still leaching off mom like a junkie. Just no>I'm choosing to ignore the other guy btw
>>34522787i have no experience with addiction and no advice for you but i think it's a little funny how your response to honest and constructive advice is basically plugging your ears and going "lalala i'm ignoring you"
>>34522798Not OP but "you're immature and need to get on meth" is about the least helpful """advice""" (I use this term very loosely) I can imagine for a recovering addict
>>34522798Not OP but methadone is annoying. You have to go to the clinic daily to get your dose and they don't let fill a prescription and take it at home. I don't blame him/her for not wanting it.
>>34522641Clean the car or swap with mom.
>>34522641hit a meeting, not kidding >>34522768hit a meeting, you aren't meant to do this alone
>>34522809methadone is a substitute opiate and there's no little to go on MAT if you aren't already coming off of opiates
>>34522845little reason** fuck
>>34522845getting on methadone late can definitely be beneficial if you're like OP who seemingly quit without the help of methadone/subs (basically cold turkey) and clearly struggles with cravings. it can be a very useful tool for permanently eliminating cravings and avoiding relapseim not an advocate for staying on methadone for life, but it also functions as a clean, highly effective antidepressant that 1) can't get you high, and 2) does not fuck with the serotonin in your brain and whatnot. it doesn't really kill your sex drive (and if it does, you can just avoid dosing for a few hours and go to pound town once mild wds hit)>>34522844narcotics anonymous meetings and 12step are a joke. OP should stay away.>>34522817you do not have to go daily as long as your drug tests come back clean. i tapered off of methadone years ago so i don't know how it is today, but i'm assuming it's the same - i was only visiting the clinic weekly after testing clean a handful of timeslike the daily attendance thing is not something i'd worry about unless you're planning to continue using (or eat everything bagels lol)
>>34522641I really shouldn't recommend this, but if you ever feel like a relapse is coming do psychedelics. I stopped drinking, smoking, and eating like a pig after an acid trip and it wasn't even a big dose. It works the same for other addictions.
>>34522955>narcotics anonymous meetings and 12step are a jokemay you explain why you believe that? ive been going to meetings for months now, but i havent bothered to work on the steps or getting a sponsor
>>34522972i'm glad it's working for you, i'm not saying it's inherently bad. it's just that, from what i've observed, 12steppers generally perpetually remain in the state that OP is in (where they need to practice complete and utter abstinence or they believe they will relapse). treating yourself like a dirty, irreparable addict for the rest of your life just isn't constructive.
>>34522844Seconded
>>34522965>It works the same for other addictions.does it work for dopamine addiction? I got over my weed addiction but I am still hooked on porn.
>>34522965horrible idea if you have OCD, generalized anxiety, extremely low self-esteem, etc.or any other relatively serious mental issues.otherwise go ahead
>>34522965That's funny. It was an acid trip that made me realize how much i dislike drugs that mainly provide a mental high (e.g. weed, psychedelics, stims) and that I should just start drinking and doing opioids instead
>>34522982i guess it works for me. i mostly get help through extensive therapy and medication. attending meetings just gives me some extra hope and support. i wont lie, im not into the whole "commitment" of these meetings, it makes me feel out of place. like, ive been sober for almost 4 months without the steps and sponsor, but i guess everyone has their own approach and way of staying sober
>>34523019All drugs are just mental.
>>34522982>where they need to practice complete and utter abstinence or they believe they will relapseThat’s literally all addictions. If you think someone with an addictive personality can self control their impulses you’re dead wrong.
>>34522641youre going to relapse sooner or later so just do it now. the car smelling like it is a sign youll never actually be clean. you just make any excuse in your head to fall back into it. this is like the smokers who SWEAR smoking helps them breath because it makes them cough all the tar in their lungs up.
>>34523040Stupid postMad respect for nine monthsI only last 5 days on NoFap
>>34522641Also tell her that it triggers youGet it thoroughly cleaned or sell it. Continue being strong-willed, it's the most impressive thing a man can do even though foids only value chads
>>34523036not at all. The main reason I took opioids (and xanax/gabapentin) was for the body high. The euphoria was fleeting and just a bonus
>>34523039lots of people can. it's retarded shit like this that keeps people in the gutter. how is telling someone that they'll never be able to have self-control during a challenging situation constructive
>>34523167The body high is literally something you feel with your mind. Any drug just intensifies the feelings being transmitted throughout your nervous system. >>34523170Because good discipline is the only real way to defeat a true addiction. Any kind of slip up and your mind will consider it an opportunity to relapse.
>>34522787>I'm literally 21 and I'm still leaching off mom like a junkie. Just noJust tell her about the smell, it would be a way worst problem if you went back to be a junkie, believe me
>>34523530>The body high is literally something you feel with your mind.Are you always this much of an insufferable pedantic retard? You know exactly what he meant
Proud of you for getting clean OP!
>>34522955narcotics anonymous saved my life and gave me friendship, mentorship, purpose, and self esteemit genuinely depends on the area / region, and if it's full of sick freaks or upstanding citizens that have years of recovery
>>34522972oh also the steps are great and a sponsor is just a wise friend. i'm on step 4
