Substitute one Addiction for another…

Just about to hit 9 months clean (fentanyl)

Since I made that decision climb out of literal hell can honestly say (almost) everything changed for the better. After 4 years I finally broke the cycle- for good

But here lies the problem. in active addiction people are usually using whatever it is to fill some kind of void as well. Drugs and getting high will always big part of their lives. when you do decide to get clean you take that away & it leaves another void waiting to be filled.

In my case I started gambling to fill said void. Whole lot of gambling. Whole lotta money. (I can’t be the only one here) While not even close to as problematic as using dope all day (for me at least) but it’s still an addiction nonetheless. A Potentially life-ruining in extreme cases. like all addictions it’s easy to lose control.

Goes to show taking up a new hobby after making a big lifestyle change such as this can make a huge differences but i suppose it all depends on your goals.