Commin off Crystal Meth

[melody]

K so im in rehab for meth right now n i'm sure a lot of u out there have once been addicted to that shit n r now clean n sober from it so i was juz wonderin if y'all could help me out n gimme some advice n how u did it n how u've been able to stay away from it forever....thanks! :D

[Rhianna]

I wish you the best of luck. That's a hard one to beat.

[SEAN!]

stop hanging out with your firneds that use it, stop going to raves..those are the most important and also the hardest.

goodluck.

[krisamata]

^^^ yup...the big thing is ... to stay away from everyone who does it.


and to realize you're a much better person for not doing it... do u really wanna be 50 still putting chemicals up your nose...well if u live that long...



i havent touched the stuff in 2 years...and i have never felt better about it


if u need to talk pm me.

[Kelster]

meh, i had no problems coming off crystal

from my personal experience in dealing with 'withdrawal' wheter it be myself or my friends, i've found most people to over dramatize the whole ordeal.
expect headaches, feeling lethargic, gaining weight, and being grumpy...if you can't deal with that then you're toast when you hit menopause.

here's some tips.
-stop raving
-don't associate with ravers or druggies
-if you find the whole being tired thing hard, start drinking coffee or tea
-start exercising, not just too balance off the eating again, but it'll help keep you busy and turn you on to a new healthier lifestyle instead of your old destructive one
-don't make such a big deal about it
-drink lotsa water

i've always been a very grumpy person, and when i did drugs i became even more grumpier. when i quit thigns were awful, i hated everything and everything hated me. try to avoid people, it sucks when you look back and suddenly realize what a twat you've been.

[Rhianna]

Originally Posted by Kelster

from my personal experience in dealing with 'withdrawal' wheter it be myself or my friends, i've found most people to over dramatize the whole ordeal.

And how long were you doing jib for? Because from what I've seen it looks like hell.

[Kelster]

^ to be honest i don't remember

i'd say 4 years...2 being off and on, the other 2 being haawdcore

[BongMan]

I did Jib for about 3 years hard for some reason I did not find it to hard to quit. Although I made the choice to I didnt like what I had become one night while I was sittin in my room after 3 days of being up. It made me think and thinking got me to saying fuck this shit I dont want it anymore. Quitting coke was a harder one for me but it came eventually to on another night where I was jonesin so bad for a hit of somthing I went out all night and spend about 200 bucks in crack. I felt dirty afterwards and it was a feeling I decided I never wanted to have again I havent touched a single chemical drug since that faitful night.. It was hard the first 2 weeks cause I was around friends and around a whole lot of coke the worst was when it was put infront of my nose during the second weekend and holding the table up so my friends could rail off it. Now I dont feel any need or want to do it.

[miSsy_chriSsy]

Surrounding yourself with friends is the best rehab <3

I wish you luck and congratulations on taking the steps to become healthy again :)

*hugs*

[Canar]

Originally Posted by Kelster

-start exercising, not just too balance off the eating again, but it'll help keep you busy and turn you on to a new healthier lifestyle instead of your old destructive one

This one's big. Exercise/working out will help re-establish a proper energetic/tired cycle. You'll wake up more energized, and you'll fall asleep with less difficulty. It'll also help with feeling grumpy.

[justin]

my advice is to cut all negative people and influences out of ur life
yes that means druggies and raves.
also keep ur will power up
try some new hobbies, other ways to spend ur time
good luck

[dabbler]

all you have to remember is... you're better off without it.
not hanging out with your current friends (the ones that still do it) is usually a good start, but i never got out of raving, and i never went back.
YOU MUST NEVER GIVE IN. the voice inside your head will try to convince you that once more will not mean that your hooked again, but trust me. it means exactly that. no excuses, just stop.
good luck, i really mean that. i hope you quit successfully.

[galaxie]

Originally Posted by Rhianna

And how long were you doing jib for? Because from what I've seen it looks like hell.

Kelly's a special case.
She definitely was never the typical jibtech, and she was not the typical quitter, either.

[Anjew]

- break your pipe
- throw the stuff away if you have any at all
- don't associate with those who do it.
- believe in yourself.

[dapimpstress]

Propz for even trying, it shows u have a good head on ur shoulders...

it's real rough for alotta people, what i did, which i spose wont work for you, cuz ur in rehab, and is probably NOT the best way, but i took mushrooms for like 3 weeks, and made abuncha art. i was trippin to hard to even remember about glass...

never touched that shit again. cold turkey is the ONLY way. cutting back is really jus fooling yourself.

other tips
-avoid all ur old friends, until they stop doing it too...
-smoke mad weed
-breathe deep

[Jblaze]

stop hanging out your friends who do that crap. That would make the biggest difference imo.

[zarlon]

oh mel. good luck lady. distance yourself from the 'friends' who do it, even if they are good friend to you, you've gotta get away so you can get away from the jib.

good luck - seriously you can do anything if you put your mind to it.

ps pot and junk food and good times with better people who arent jibbies helps a lot.

:)

[dabbler]

the next hardest thing to do, is

DON'T REPLACE THAT ADDICTION WITH ANOTHER ONE.

(this is very important, while we all have our addictions,
you don't want to turn to booze or weed to replace it. try to go a year
completely clean.)
it may seem like a long time, but meth addiction is with you for life,
it'll take a year just to learn how to control it.

[Ragga_Wh0re]

^hey dont be knocking one addiction for another! THATS CALLED HARM REDUCTION! And im a FIRM beleiver in it.

I was in drug treatment centers 3X,what worked best for me was harm reduction.Alot of people dont have the strength to completely abstain from all drugs,basically complete abstinance is setting alot of people up for failure,thats why I disagree with NA.

So instead of smokin,railing,parachuting jib,smoke some dope drink some beer,do what you gotta do to maintain and stay away from the jib. But whatever other vice you choose,only use it within moderation,cuz you dont wanna end up back at square one...now do ya?

And even if you do,dont kick your ass about it. People re-lapse,people find another vice and abuse that vice...then they learn thier lesson,and then they might re-lapse again. Its all gravy baby. Just dont go buck nutty and keep in mind what keeps you going what keeps you holding on and think to yourself "do i really wanna jeopardize that?"

The answer will be no :)

Good luck sweetheart!

oh and ps,you`ll have to change your playground and your playmates,but with time you`ll be able to go back to your old stompin grounds and be unaffected by the power of gak.

Also,maybe find a positive outlet,like art,writing,fashion design,spinning records,playin an instrument,sculpting,volunteering etc.

My vices were art,writing,beer,and weed. And look at me now!

[Erin]

I haven't touched the shit in over 2 years. I changed who I hung out with. I continued to go to raves I just got drunk instead or went sober and then went home to sleep after. Sleep. Something I never used to do after parties or... tuesdays...

I had to cut a few friends outta my life and I still wonder if some of them are even alive. But I had to cut some people to stop doing drugs. And I don't regret it.

Mike helped me a lot. Sometimes I think he saved my life.

[Aaron_J]

Never been on it and never want to be.....but im sure its hard so good luck with all that.

[G3N3R4L]

i was on it hard for around 3-4 years...

then after around day 18 with nothing more than about 15 minute naps, i started to go crazy

when some other jibtechs decided that they didnt want me in the scene anymore and slipped acid into my drink and bad trip me to fuck me up.

and it did.

i stopped going to parties for around 4 years after that ... cleaned me right up.. now my head is clear and i will NEVER touch that shit again!

i would secretly thank them for getting me off the drugs if i didnt want to put an ice pick through each one of those fucker's chest.


i agree with what was said above.... the best thing you can get is distance from your addiction and all the enabling factors. quickly! ... if you do need someone to talk to you can msn me as well... I'm always willing to help out someone in need.

[Custard]

i never knew so many ppl on this board used to do jib.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by Custard

i never knew so many ppl on this board used to do jib.

alot of the original posters on this board arent kicking around anymore because of the direct and indirect effects of gak.

[robyn]

Originally Posted by Custard

i never knew so many ppl on this board used to do jib.

Christ, who HASN'T done it?