My vice ruined my life

3 days is an incredible first step and I hope you're happy about this progress!
I'm sorry about your life, but please don't think it's ruined. The truth is you have an incredible opportunity in front of you. Don't waste the opportunity your newly-opened eyes have given you.

 

You didn't ruin your life you may have done somethings in the past your not proud of but YOU CAN REBUILD. Your here your trying that's a big step in the right direction don't be afraid to ask things on here it can be a huge help many and I say many people on here have been threw the same thing and have great advice. Reach out to me if you have any questions.

 

YOUR NOT FUCKED UP FOREVER , that's just a trick are minds play with us , You have had some bad moments and times THAT DOES NOT MAKE YOU A BAD PERSON, That was something I found out when I thought I was fucked up for life that realy helped me. Also your welcome

 

Hi. Welcome to forum!

Make sure you create a personal journal thread in Reboot Logs section and blog there on a regular basis. As well as just generally be active participant in various forum discussions. I recommend this to everybody new here because it's the major thing that helped me when I was first starting. Just lurking on forums, reading and learning is great. But it usually is so much more powerful to engage. It helps to keep us motivated and accountable when we are active part of community. And keeps this in front of our minds so we don't forget about importance of it and slip away in our old habits. Sharing is also therapeutic. This is a major reason why AA meetings work so good. But that was developed before internet era. These days we can get most of the same benefits online through communities like this. So don't underestimate the power of active participation.

I would also like to suggest you to look into mindfulness meditation. It has helped me personally tremendously to learn how to deal with urges and triggers. It takes a while to get good at it and notice results, so you need to be consistent with it, but once you do it's very powerful. It has been used by sages for thousands of years to deal with various issues of the mind. And in recent decades the science is also catching up to what ancient sages have know for centuries. Meditation these days are widely used as very effective tool by psychologists for treating addiction and by neurologists for supporting recovery of the brain. It is a great exercise for the brain the same way as jogging is great exercise for the body. Check out this Ted talk, it gives a good idea of what's it about when it comes to philosophy. As far as practical side of it there is this awesome smartphone app called Headspace for guided meditations to get you started.

Wish you lot's of strength and success in your reboot journey!