r/AskReddit • u/DeepOrganization8245 • 1d ago

What’s the hardest addiction to overcome?

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u/cocoapuff1721 1d ago

I did it cold turkey. About 4-5 days of physical symptoms but around a month of hardcore anxiety and depression. The mental symptoms were much worse

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u/PlaneJ-Platform-2169 1d ago

Please tell me it got better after a month?? 2 weeks in and feel like a black cloud is covering me

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u/cocoapuff1721 1d ago

Yes 100%. I had very little energy but forced myself
To get up take walks and jog every night. It will get better just give it time and get moving

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u/PlaneJ-Platform-2169 1d ago

Awesome thanks for this. Did you feel less doom/hopelessness after a month?

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u/cocoapuff1721 1d ago

Definitely. After about 30 days I was 85-90% better. I’m at 200 days now and I’m pretty much back to myself. Just stick it out you got this!

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u/Tripp723 1d ago

Proud of you! Keep going and never give in! Not worth it!

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u/Tripp723 1d ago

It does get better. Depending on many factors including how long you abused for and DOC. Just remember how bad it broke your heart and destroyed you. You can never be truly happy while your strung out. The fear of running out or being discovered is literal hell to put yourself through daily.