Well for its been 12 days. I wish I could say that I'm still going stong but I relapsed today...I guess half the problem was the I was too confident that I didn't realise how strong a grip PA still has on me...Well trying to look on the positive side I'm going to detail some things which trigger P and MB use and some ways I've found to deal with PA. I hope this is useful to people:
Triggers:
- Boredom - A key one, this used to be my worst
- Sugar - Personally I've found high sugar levels make P more difficult to resist
- Depression
- Romantic Failure
- Fights with friends
- Anger with self or others
Coping strategies:
- Folk music (Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie) - I find this really helps me to realise P and MB is wrong so I can avoid it.
- Romantic Opportunity
- Faith -religion, in yourself -its all good
- Music, playing it and singing
I'll probably add to this list later...
I hope other people are finding more success...