motivation t stop

[GummyMonster]

Hello all
SWIM has a question.SWIM has been a user for 8 yrs orso. SWIM has been around the cycle. Three years ago he was all in. 400 to 500 a day.
I have slowly settled down. I was doing good until end of April when my father passed away. I didn't fall off the wagon.I built my own train line. Two to three grams every second day.I'm getting desperate as I have 3 small children and a wife that i love.I need to lay off and get well. As a side note, I can easily earn 800 to a thousand bills a day when I am motivated to do so.Chronic depression and anxiety haunt me. My question is : has anybody had success with acupunture or hypnotherpy to help stop the addiction. I have access to both and money is no object. tanks for your help in advance

[Lisa J]

All you can do is try it, but if it was THAT successful we'd all be doing it. Professional help is the best way but you could still try those other methods in addition to it. Sometimes stopping is too much to ask and you may benefit from being maintained in a controlled manner.

[mojofo]

Swim has tried acupuncture for pain and relaxing which helps both to some degree.(sort of) Swim has also done self hypnosos for about 15 years off and on and that is very helpful. You can buy them in Cd's but you would want the self visualization ones probably. You can go online and sample someimes. Every Cd focuses on a different situation. One could b 4 children or stress, depression,abuse etc... and helps with posotive thinking. Swim has had similar pblms. in the past , has had very bad depression and has young children as well. Picturing Swim's children with only the one parent instead of two gave the WILLPOWER to get help and stop over time. (not easy but have to). Swim has to take care of self FIRSTand not be selfish in order to take care of children and to give them what they diserve. Not to be hard or insensitive but is a wake up call you don't want your children to have a loss just as you did but they are younger. Swim gives you credit for reaching out for advise or help. Still professional help is one of the best ways to stop. Maybe Rehab, maybe willpower or both. A hypnotherapy, never tried it but Swim doesn't see why it's not worth a try. Sorry about your loss and hopefully you will find your way. Don't know if it was but hope this was helpful.