Struggling with addiction

That's a tough one @Booklover . I don't want to sound like I'm trivialising things, but with my food cravings, I worked on a lot of mindfulness. Every day, I'd play a 'Cravings' mindfulness program on the Smiling Mind app and I'd work through the desire to go an get something to eat.

Of course, I ensured I wasn't hungry first. So I've have regular healthy meals and when the cravings came, I could tell myself they were cravings and not just because I was hungry.

As I said, this may not work for everyone, but it's worked for me.

I hope you find what works. I hear how upsetting it can be not to have control over urges or cravings. I've experienced addiction before, and really had to finds ways that helped me.

Hi @Booklover

Hope this find you well. I certainly can identify with your situation as I was addicted to drugs for over 20 years, it was only through COVID that I was forced to go cold turkey. Its been 4 years now and i'm clean, but yes sometimes I do have cravings, and sometimes food turned into that craving. I must have an addictive personality as I get really into things and sometimes I get lost in them. One that has been a positive in my life is "geocaching" -- its all about solving puzzels and problems, which leads you to finding caches. It has you out in the open air, and you end up getting quite a bit of exercise, look it up, it worked for me, maybe for you..............Asgard

Never heard of geocaching before but it really sounds like fun. My only problem is that I don’t leave the house. I can’t even get out into the garden. Yet. I do however know others that can benefit from such an activity. 😀 Thank you.