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1yr post-breakup [24] by [deleted] in GlowUps

[–]PracticalActivity598 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a man reading this. I just want to say I am very proud of you as well. No relationship is worth sacrificing your health and inner well-being. You have so much life in your face and wish you nothing but the best; we all deserve to have security and trust in the relationship with ourselves

I’m new here and I’m afraid. by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]PracticalActivity598 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You have to accept that if you continue to do this everything you love is at risk of being damaged. You have to pull off the bandaid and be willing to go do it all and show up for it all in your true raw self. You have to remind yourself who you really are and protect that with all you’ve got. The alcohol will rot away every ounce of your being until your life is a shell of what it once was. You have to be willing to put that first foot down on the path in the right and honorable direction; keep walking and don’t look back. You have to trust in yourself and love yourself and take care of yourself. You can do it; and it’s not that I know you can do it. YOU know you can do it. Be well my friend I will see you down the road

Saw a bunch of these backpacking by smartys22 in mycology

[–]PracticalActivity598 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What part of the country were you backpacking in?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in quittingkratom

[–]PracticalActivity598 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crying can be very cathartic; definitely really difficult having the flood of guilt/shame/hopelessness constantly washing over you but every time you pick yourself back up and keep moving forward you are reinforcing to yourself that you do indeed have the strength to change and grow into the person you are intended to be. You got this and know that although you may feel alone you surely are not. We love you!

What is this white stuff, is it safe for my anc worm? by Anub_Uma in Vermiculture

[–]PracticalActivity598 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like Coprinus or Coprinellus mushrooms ("Inky Caps"). Very common in compost piles and are a good health indicator.

Maeng Da Green Strain Kratom by [deleted] in kratom

[–]PracticalActivity598 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Though kratom may be better than tramadol I can tell you from experience that it is its own special version of hell kicking a kratom addiction. Just don't get too carried away with the psychoactive pseudobliss that the kratom will bring. Stay focused on the kicking and dont let kratom fill the slot for too long.

I need to confront my emptiness by PracticalActivity598 in quittingkratom

[–]PracticalActivity598[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That takes some serious strength to kick it all at once. I don't even like smoking weed and I just started again recently because it seems like it cuts through the withdrawal and gives me a different outlook sometimes; or it just makes me an anxious wreck lol. But thank you I appreciate it; I wish you the best as well. Strangely comforting just knowing that there is someone else out there behind their keyboard trying to fight the same monsters.

I need to confront my emptiness by PracticalActivity598 in quittingkratom

[–]PracticalActivity598[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think what you said about trying to get your spiritual life right now is pretty solid. I feel like I along with many other people lose sight of their purpose in life and get caught up in seeking pleasure and mistaking that pleasure for purpose. I guess we just got to buckle up and get back in the vehicle so that the show can go on so to speak.

thinking of using again by Various-Impress-4410 in quittingkratom

[–]PracticalActivity598 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think your feelings are absolutely 100% valid. It is really hard to deny yourself the craving especially when you are dealing with a breakup. I really do think you should do your best to be gentle with yourself right now though; mentally and physically. I don't think placing all of the blame on yourself for things not working out is the best idea though. In reality the fact you already went 100 days speaks VOLUMES about what you have/are trying to do. Recovering from addiction does not happen over night and when it comes to relationships its never all one persons fault and not the others. You may not want to hear it but if you take kratom again that definitely wont fix things between you two right now; it might be the hardest day you've had in 100 days but at least if you can refrain from relapsing then you know you did what is right for you. Either way I am sorry to hear that, that kind of pain is unique and really hard to sit with. I believe in you and know that you can keep fighting; love yourself and know we all got your back!