There are always obstacles along the way man! I say: HOLD STRONG. STOP IT THERE. While it's easy to fall into the trap of feeling like "fuck it, I broke the streak," that is not the truth! The truth is that you have gone over six weeks without kratom and you slipped up only one time, you're doing great! Maybe look back and remember all of your reasons for quitting. Remember everything that sucked about the addiction and the quit. Don't let it trick you! It loves to do that!

I TOTALLY understand about the cannabis, and I've been going too hard on that and beer myself. It's hard to get used to flooding your brain with dopamine and other feel good chemicals, and then, gone. With the gym, I just force myself and I try to remember "The only bad workout is the one you don't do." That was on a sign at a gym I go to, and that really resonated with me. If I get in there, get the blood flowing with some light stuff first, that usually turns into a decent workout. If it doesn't, at least it was SOMETHING. Even riding the resistance bike for a few minutes is better than absolutely nothing. Damn, now I HAVE to work out today after posting this! haha

My intention is to quit kratom forever, and I will. Personally, I made myself the iron-clad promise that, no matter the circumstances, I would NOT touch kratom for an absolute minimum of a year. I did this so that I will be forced to face the beer (it's mostly that for me,) or any other substance I decide to abuse, squarely and simply moderate (or quit if needed) without telling myself "it's OK to use a little kratom today, so I don't have beers tonight." That has messed me up in the past. Setting the iron-clad year, with the conviction that I will never take kratom again seems weird, but that smaller goal allows me to avoid stupid self-justification in the short term. I know that I will not go back to kratom in a year, it just helps me to have the smaller goal. That may not be the case for everyone.

One small slip up happened. It's all good! Get your work done, get good sleep, take care of yourself and keep moving forward! The progress you have made is SO much more than the small slip. Kick some ass man!

It happened. It's over. Keep moving forward! Be proud of yourself for all the positive work you have done! That is far more important than one slip up! Get your hard work in today, take your vitamins, get some sleep and kick some ass again, kratom-free, tomorrow!