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Whether you're getting ready to quit heroin cold turkey, warm turkey, with Methadone or Suboxone - the first 7 days are critical. (If you're going to quit methadone, suboxone or oxycontin then taper down first.) The first week will make or break you. But, if you can manage to go 7 days without heroin then you've truly accomplished a great thing and have set the stage for possible permanent victory. If you're ready to quit heroin, methadone, suboxone, oxycontin or any evil opiates then put the gloves on and get ready for the greatest fight of your life.
But before you get started, you must first erase your dealers' phone number from your cell phone. In fact, to insure greater success, erase all of your dope-friends phone numbers from your cell phone and then change your cell phone number right away. Burn your bridges. Destroy all your paraphernalia, your needles, your spoon, your tie belt, your aluminum foil strips, your empty baggies, balloons, cotton balls, your straw, your lighters, all of it. Destroy it all and get it out of your home. Burn your bridges once and for all and don’t ever turn back again. And if possible, you may want to hand over all cash and ATM cards to someone you can trust to avoid any possible temptation to go out and buy drugs. If you took my advice on coming clean then you should have your drug-free quitting buddy by your side or just a phone call away. Make sure he or she has your new cell phone number as well. It would be best to have your quitting buddy with you at all times, or as much as possible for the next 7 days to help keep you on 'the right path'. You'll have a much better chance fighting the withdrawals, urges and cravings when you have a drug-free quitting buddy by your side. Another benefit of having a quitting-buddy is that normally, drug-free people have a little bit of cash on hand and therefore may have the ability to buy the necessary meds to help make this battle a little more easier on you. You can pay them back later, with interest. If you don't have a quitting buddy, then let me know. I’d be more than honored to fill that position. And I will do whatever I can to help you quit heroin, stay clean, and turn your life around. Make sure you are well prepared before going to battle. -Water for 7 days -Clear soda: Ginger ale, Sprite, 7up -Gatorade to restore and balance electrolytes. -Survival food such as bread, peanut butter, saltine crackers, jelly, eggs, yogurt, soup packets, bananas, etc… -OTC (over the counter) medications i.e. NyQuil, DayQuil, (UK: Night Nurse), Imodium AD, allergy medicine i.e. Benadryl, Flu Tea, Anti-Diarrhea medicine or caplets, anti- nausea medicine or Dramamine caplets, Tylenol, Ibuprofen or Motrin, antibiotic ointment/Neosporin & Vitamin E solution to help heal track marks, Halls cough drops, Melatonin, Valerian Root capsules, Sleeping Pills, other vitamins, etc. -Baby powder, extra bed sheets, extra clean clothes. Note: try to clean your house and have it nice and neat before you go to battle, or else your house will look like a real battle field by day 7. -DVD inspirational and motivational movies (click on titles to see trailers) such as all of the Rocky movies, Rocky l, *Rocky ll, Rocky lll, etc. Cinderella Man, Man on Fire, Homeless To Harvard, The Pursuit of Happyness, A Beautiful Mind, Seabiscuit, 7 Pounds, First Knight, Field of Dreams, Gladiator, Braveheart, The Shawshank Redemption, Men of Honor, World's Fastest Indian, The Blind Side, Invictus, Superman, Precious, and comedy sitcoms like Friends, King of Queens, My Name is Earl etc. It helps greatly to watch good, inspirational movies and comedy sitcoms to help you get through this battle emotionally, mentally and even physically as well. And although it’s just a sitcom with questionable content, you can still learn some valuable lessons from watching My Name is Earl. -Music: Try to get your ears on some good, clean, decent, positive music (click on titles to see and hear songs) such as oldies 50's 60's, Elvis, Supremes, classic country, the Rocky theme songs, Gonna Fly Now, 70’s, 80’s, softies, and even old disco such as Stayin Alive, I Will Survive. (No rap, no hip hop, no reggaeton, no techno, no alternative, no R&B, no sad romantic stuff, no rock, no classic rock, no metal, no nothing.) Most of today's music will keep you down and out, emotionally, mentally and physically as well. While, good old Elvis, oldies, 50's, 60's, 70’s, and 80’s music will lift you up and give you the strength and positive energy you'll need to keep pressing on. Get whatever necessities you can get your hands on (water, food, meds, DVD's, music) or whatever you can afford and then begin.
Then when you're ready to get out of bed, get up, and dress warm. If you drink coffee then go ahead and try to drink a small cup of coffee every morning so that you won’t get headaches.
When listening to good, clean, positive music, you’ll want to pace around the house for another 10 minutes thinking and talking to yourself, preparing yourself for the rest of the day. While you’re walking around your home, you have to keep telling yourself, “I can do this... no more messing around, I'm gonna do this,.. I know I can do this”... Self suggestion works! And you'll be doing a lot of self suggestion during the next several days. Do whatever you have to do to make it through this because it’s quit dope or die. Then drink water, dress warm and go outside for a long fast walk.
*But, you must drink water and have at least one slice of bread with peanut butter in your system previous to exerting such energy in your present condition*. The more active you become, then the better you’ll feel. Try to get as much physical activity worked into the day before you start vomiting and having diarrhea. Eating light and taking over the counter nausea and diarrhea medicine can help as well. If you were able to obtain OTC (over the counter) anti-diarrhea and anti- nausea medicine then take them now before you get really sick as this can help you bypass all that drama. And if you have Imodium AD then take that too. Don’t wait until you get so sick to the point to where you can’t swallow anything. (Although it would be best for you to allow yourself to go through the diarrhea for the first 24 hours in order to cleanse your intestines from all that toxic waste.) If you're quitting heroin warm turkey then the opiates within the Vicodins should also help relieve the nausea, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. Suboxone and Methadone takes it all away but those are 2 more demons to be reckoned with. And if not taken sparingly, they can do you more harm than good. When you’re done walking, come home; take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil), and 2-3 Valerian Root Capsules. Then fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30 minutes or more. Re-fill the tub with hot water if necessary to keep it nice and hot at all times. Hot baths are much more effective than hot showers. Laying in the hot tub brings such wonderful relief. Don't think during this time. Instead, just try to relax and enjoy the relief of the pain in silence. Time has passed. The Nyquil and Valerian Root have taken effect. Now you're ready to get out of the tub. Put some baby powder on and dress warm. Get back in bed and under the covers for 20-30 minutes or for as long as you can stand it. While in bed, try to watch TV or listen to music in order to block out any negative thoughts or thoughts of giving up. You just got started. So don't give up now no matter what. Then get up and pace around the house for another 10 minutes. While you're pacing, you should be telling yourself, “I can do this.... I'm gonna do this,.. I'm already doing this so just hang in there!” “Must….be…. strong”. I realize that you may not be able to eat for the first 3 to 4 days but you need to have something in your system to keep you alive. Therefore, try to drink as much water as you can hold down. The more water you drink, then the better your body will feel. And if possible, try to eat at least 1 slice of bread with peanut butter which provides protein and carbohydrates. Peanut butter sandwiches are what they feed the inmates in jail who are going through heroin withdrawals. You can also try to eat a banana or 1 hard boil for protein and nutrients. Then switch rooms and bring your pillow and blankets to the living room. Relax on the sofa for another 20-30 minutes with the TV on. Watch game shows or funny sitcoms like 'Friends', My Name is Earl, or whatever comedy sitcom is on TV. Since sitcoms last for 30 minutes, then make it a goal to sit through the whole thing. Again, the goal is to make time fly by as fast as possible and use the comedy sitcoms to keep you in a positive state of mind. By now, you should be close to or past noon time. If the vomiting and diarrhea has been subdued, or you've already vomited, then get ready to go out for another long, fast walk. Afternoon time is the best time for walks since the sun helps to keep you warm. If you have an MP3 player then maybe you can download some positive music like Bill Conti’s Gonna Fly Now and Going the Distance from the Rocky soundtrack. Those songs will get you running in no time. The longer you run, jog, or walk, then the more time you'll kill, and the better you'll feel. Try to walk towards places which provide the best views of nature such as parks, lakes, mountains etc. If you can stand being around people then walk to the mall and walk around the mall 7 times. If you do go to the mall, then ladies, put some make up on and try to dress half decent so they won't call the cops on you. (If it's raining or cold outside, then jog in place or use an aerobic stepper at home.) Maybe by this time you've walked farther than you did this morning therefore killing 2 more hours of time. That's great! Now go home, chill and relax. After such a long walk you'll be tired but your legs should feel a lot better, at least for the moment. Stretch those quads and hold them in the extended position for 30 seconds. Stretch your arms. Stretch your whole body. Then lie down on the sofa for a while and watch some TV under the covers. Stay there for another 20-30 minutes, or for as long as you can. Then try to eat 1 slice of bread with peanut butter, 1 hard boiled egg, or a banana. Take vitamins. Drink sips of water, Gatorade or clear soda like Sprite or 7up. Although it's best to eat light, you still need to have some carbs, protein and especially water in your system to avoid dehydration. Taking sips of Gatorade will help restore electrolytes, but you'll still need water. After you've relaxed for a while, those cold chills will start to come back strong. If it’s been anywhere from 4 to 5 hours since your last shot of Nyquil (Night Nurse in the UK), then take another shot of Nyquil to help alleviate withdrawal symptoms such as watery eyes, runny nose, and even cold chills. Take another 2 to 3 Valerian Root Capsules to help ease anxiety as well. Then prepare your bath tub once again with hot hot water and relax there for 30 minutes or more. It also helps to add Epsom Salt to your baths. The increase in ionic strength prevents some of the temporary skin wrinkling ("pruning") which is caused by prolonged immersion under water. It can also be absorbed into the skin, reducing inflammation if diarrhea becomes a problem. An old remedy for diarrhea in adult chickens is 1/2 tsp of Epsom Salt per bird, per day added to their feed. I'm not sure what it is for humans but 1/2 teaspoon or more of Epsom Salt in 1 cup of water may help. Now you're nice, fresh and clean once again. Put on baby powder, dress warm and get back in bed. Stay there for as long as you can. Maybe listen to some purpose songs like Stayin Alive, I Will Survive or watch some good TV. Use this time to think good and positive thoughts. And keep telling yourself, “I can do this,… I'm gonna make it,… I know I can do this cuz I'm doing it now”. Again, I realize there is a matter of vomiting and diarrhea that most people will have to deal with. And even so, you would be much better off going through the diarrhea to rid your intestines of all that toxic waste that's been trapped in your system for all this time. The heroin has had you constipated for so long retaining waste, toxins and contaminants within your body which can only do you harm. Use this time to flush out your system and cleanse your body. But if you were able to obtain anti-nausea medicine then you should have taken it before you got sick. If you can get some then get it and take it. But if you can’t, then just do it and get it over with. And when you're done vomiting, then crawl back into bed and just tell yourself, “thank God, when this is all over with, I'll never have to go through this stuff again, cuz I'll never touch heroin again”. This is the best time to have a quitting buddy rubbing your back. Nothing feels better than having your friend, girlfriend, boyfriend, mom or dad rub your back while you vomit. *You can also try taking high doses of Imodium AD for stomach cramps.* Then wash up, rinse your mouth with Scope or Listerine and get back in bed. Stay in bed for as long as you can. While in bed, you can make time go by faster by watching 30 minute sitcoms like Friends or just leave it on in the background with low volume but loud enough to hear the funny parts. By now it should be close to evening time. Dress warm and get ready for another long fast walk before it starts to get dark outside. Even if you feel as though you have no energy to get out of bed, you’ll need to force yourself to take that walk knowing that this may be your last walk for the day and that by doing so you will feel better. There goes another hour or more wiped off the clock. Then, after your long walk, come home. If possible, eat half of a peanut butter sandwich to keep you alive. And drink small sips of water. It’s important to try to eat and drink whatever you can throughout the day, even if it’s in small tiny portions. This way, you won't collapse while you're out taking your long fast walks. Then watch TV for about 10-15 minutes. And if it’s been 3 to 4 hours since your last shot of Nyquil, then take another shot once again, along with 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. Then once again, fill up your hot tub with hot hot water and relax there for 30 minutes or more. Use your hot bath time for your moment of silence. Try not to think about anything. Just relax and enjoy the relief of the pain. And be thankful that you made it through the day. Then whenever you're ready, get up, dress warm and get back in bed and stay there for as long as you can. Watch some TV or listen to some good music in the background. Then after 30 minutes or so, switch rooms. Take your pillow and blanket to the living room for another 30 minutes. Then get up, stretch those quads, stretch your arms, stretch your whole body and pace around the house for 10 minutes or more. And keep telling yourself, “I can do this…. I've been doing this all day and I'm still alive. I'm still here. And I'm still standing. I'm gonna make it.” Then once those chills start coming on strong, fill up the hot tub with hot hot water and get back in there again for as long as you can. Relax and enjoy the relief. I realize that's a lot of time in the hot tub for just one day but that's also the best way to alleviate pain as well. And for the next several days, you'll need all the relief you can get. By now it should be late in the evening. Get ready for a rough night. Now would be a good time to take another shot of Nyquil, 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules and put on an inspirational movie like Rocky II. Rent it, buy it, or try to find it online for free. Movies form character, whether good or bad, depending on which types of movies you watch. Movies motivate, influence and inspire people to do right or do wrong. Watching porn will eventually turn you into a pervert or a sex addict while watching Rocky movies will turn you into a fighter. (Big difference) Rocky will encourage you and help give you the strength to fight and beat this heroin addiction once and for all. So don't give up, hang in there, keep fighting and WIN! Your goal will now be to sit through the whole Rocky movie. That's like 2 hours. Yikes! But if you can manage to not only watch it, but also pay attention to the movie then it will help to distract your mind from the discomfort of the withdrawals. Try to take the movie into yourself and feel it. By now, you should be feeling better emotionally and mentally as well, but the chills and leg pains are still strong. So get up and do some squats till you can’t do any more. And then once again, fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and then relax there for 30 minutes or more. While you're in the tub, think about the movie you just saw, your favorite parts, the music, and hold on to those 'feelings' as this will help keep you from giving in to dope. Besides, you made it! You did it! So stay put, relax and be thankful. Then when you're ready to get out of the tub, get dressed, get back in bed and stay there for as long as you can. Getting through the midnight hours (12am-6am) alone is hard. I seriously doubt you're going to get any sleep. But with the Nyquil, you might possibly get 30 minutes of sleep. This is a good time to have a quitting buddy by your side to help you keep your sanity through the night. It's also a good time to watch something funny like Friends. Then after a while, get up and stretch those quads, your arms, your whole body and switch rooms to the living room to watch some more TV. Always try to watch something inspirational, positive or funny. Don’t leave the channel on MTV as most of that stuff will send you on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Watch good TV for another hour or 2. Then go back to bed and get under the covers again. Then maybe, if it’s been like 3 to 4 hours since your last dose of Nyquil, take another shot of Nyquil and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules as well. Then put on another good movie like Forest Gump and keep still for another 2 hours. I know it’s hard to sit still but when you do your best to pay attention to the TV, it will help to distract your mind from the discomfort of the withdrawals. Then back to the hot tub for the last hot bath for the night. Then when you’re done, get up, get dressed and get back in bed for as long as you can, or until the sun starts coming up. Day 1 complete! Mission accomplished! Put a 'check mark' on your calendar for Day 1. Then start Day 2! Do the same thing all over again but this time try to be creative and insert new activities like walking somewhere else, to the mall, to the air port, to your local blockbuster or Redbox to rent a new movie. Invite a drug-free friend over to keep you company. Clean, sweep and mop the house. Take the poor dog out for a walk. Do something. A body in motion stays in motion. And most importantly, drink water and try to eat at least 1 slice of bread with peanut butter. Try to be creative yet using the same strategies to make time fly by fast, and then do it again.
7:00am - Get up, stretch and listen to 'Going the distance'. Pace the house. 10-15 minutes 7:15am - Eat a slice of bread w/peanut butter. Take vitamins. Drink a cup of water. Stay focused. 7:30am - Get dressed, stretch. Then go out and take a long fast walk somewhere far. 1-2 hours 9:30am - Come home, vomit. Then watch TV, sitcoms or game shows for 30 to 45 minutes. 10:00am - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 10:10am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30 minutes. 10:30am - Get dressed and get back into bed under the covers. 30 minutes. Think positive. 11:00am - Get up, stretch and listen to I Will Survive or Gave Me a Mountain while walking around. 11:15am - Switch rooms, lie down and watch 'Friends' or insert another activity. 12:00pm - Eat a slice of bread with peanut butter and drink a cup of water and/or Gatorade. 12:15pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for an afternoon walk to the mall. 1-2 hours 2:00pm - Come home, chill and watch more good TV or sitcoms. 30 minutes or more 2:30pm - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 2:45pm - Fill up the tub with hot hot water, bring in TV and stay there. 30-45 minutes 3:30pm - Get dressed and get back into bed with a movie on in the background. 30-45 minutes 4:15pm - Get up, stretch and listen to good, clean music while pacing the house. 10-15 minutes 4:30pm - Switch rooms to living room. Lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 5:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for a long evening walk for 1 mile. 1-2 hours 7:00pm - Come home, chill and watch more good TV, a movie or another activity. 7:30pm - Eat a slice of bread with peanut butter and drink some water and/or Gatorade. 7:45pm - Pace the house while listening to more good, clean positive music. 10-15 minutes 8:00pm - Take a shot of Nyquil and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 8:10pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30 minutes. 8:30pm - Get dressed and get back into bed with the TV on in the background. 30-60 minutes 9:30pm - Get up, stretch, and listen to good clean music and pace the house. Be thankful. 9:45pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 10:15pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30-45 minutes. 11:00pm - Dress warm. Get in bed. Watch an inspirational movie like Rocky 2 for 2 hours. 1:00am - Take a shot of Nyquil and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 1:10am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there thinking about Rocky 2. 1:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to the living room. Relax, and watch TV. 2:00am - Get up, stretch, drink some water or Gatorade, and pace the house for 15 minutes. 2:15am - Get back in the bed, under the covers. Watch an inspirational movie: Seabiscuit for 2 hours. 4:00am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30 minutes. 4:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room. Relax for 60 minutes. 5:30am - Get back in bed and under the covers. Day 2 complete! Mission accomplished! Put a 'check mark' on your calendar for Day 2. Warning: This is the most dangerous time for you to give up and shoot up. Most fatal, heroin overdoses occur when the user shoots up during the first few days of heavy withdrawal. So don’t do it. Don't even think about it. Just keep pressing on and keep moving forward.
"We have used this illustration many times; 'You cannot keep a bird from landing on your head, but you can keep him from building a nest there!' These negative, filthy thoughts, these bad things from your past, you cannot prevent their being brought to mind from time to time, but as soon as you realize what is happening and recognize the thought that is crossing your mind, you can sure begin to war against it." LDA And as fast as those thoughts of getting high come into your mind, you have to shovel them out right away. Don't let those thoughts linger in your mind not even for a second. When those thoughts of doing dope (heroin) come into your mind, you have to say NO, shake your head, and then throw them into an imaginary garbage can. It's a constant battle day in and day out. But the more you keep fighting those thoughts then the easier the battle will become as time goes on. So then what do you think about? Think about the truth. And the truth is, you’re a mess. Your whole life is a mess. The time to quit heroin, stay clean, and turn your life around is now. No more excuses. No more messing around. The time to change your life is now. Start thinking and start planning on what you're going to do with the rest of your life with matters such as with your family, relationships, health, education, career, work etc. Start thinking about how you're going to become an honest person, a hard worker, and an asset to society by helping others improve their lives as well. Start thinking about how you're going to make it up to all of those whom you've hurt because of your heroin addiction. Restitution must be paid in one form or another. Start thinking about how you're going to do a 180 degree turn and turn your life around once and for all. Start thinking about how you're going to live for others instead of living for yourself. Start thinking positive from here on out. And from now on, ‘think on these things’.
6:00am - Stay in bed till 7. Prepare your mind for war. Focus on making it through today. 7:00am - Get up, stretch and listen to Bill Conti’s 'Gonna Fly Now’. Pace the house: 10 to 15 minutes. 7:15am - Eat 1 slice of bread with peanut butter. Take vitamins. Drink water. Think positive. 7:30am - Get dressed, stretch, go out and take a long fast walk for 1mile. 2 hours. 9:30am - Come home, and then watch TV, sitcoms or game shows. 30-45 minutes. 10:00am - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 10:10am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there. Think positive. 10:30am - Get dressed and get back into bed and under the covers for 30 minutes or more. 11:00am - Get up, stretch and listen to I Will Survive and/or Elvis's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'. 11:15am - Switch rooms, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 30 minutes. 12:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for an afternoon walk to the mall or to the park. 1-2 hours. 2:00pm - Come home, chill and watch more good TV or a movie. 30 minutes or more. 2:30pm - Eat a slice of toast w/peanut butter and take a sip of water and/or Gatorade. Stay focused. 2:45pm - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 3:00pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the tub with hot water, bring in the TV and stay there: 30-45 minutes. 3:30pm - Get dressed, and get back into bed with the TV on in the background. 30-45 minutes. 4:15pm - Get up, stretch and listen to good, clean music while pacing the house. 10-15 minutes. 4:30pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 5:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for a long evening walk for 1 mile. 1-2 hours. 7:00pm - Come home and watch more good TV, a movie, or another activity, for 30 minutes. 7:30pm - Eat a peanut butter sandwich, and drink water and/or Gatorade. Think positive. 7:45pm - Pace the house while listening to Elvis's 'Gave Me a Mountain' song. 8:00pm - Take a shot of Nyquil and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 8:10pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30 minutes. Relax. 8:30pm - Get dressed, and get back into bed with a movie on in the background. 60 minutes. 9:30pm - Get up, stretch, and listen to good clean music and pace the house. Be thankful. 9:45pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 10:15pm - Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there. Relax. 11:00pm - Dress warm, get in bed and put on a movie: Rocky 3. Stay put for entire movie. 12:00pm - Take a shot of Nyquil and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. Get back to watching Rocky 3. 1:00am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot water and stay there thinking about Rocky 3. 1:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room and watch TV for 30 minutes. 2:00am - Get up, stretch, and drink some Gatorade. Pace the house while thinking positive thoughts. 2:15am - Get back in the bed, and watch another movie: 7 Pounds for 2 hours. 4:00am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30 minutes. 4:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room. Relax for 60 minutes. 5:30am - Get back in bed. Relax... You made it. You're still alive. Day 3 complete! Mission accomplished! Put a 'check mark' on your calendar for Day 3.
You can see the difference in the energies for yourself. See how you feel after listening to rap, hip hop, R&B, techno, rock, metal, classic rock, or whatever it is that you listen to now.
Consider a change. And by the time you're done switching music, you will notice the difference. Good, clean, positive music will help you make it through the day, each and every day. It will give you the energy and strength you'll need to get up, quit dope and change. Change what you take into yourself and you'll change what comes out. Try it for the next 7 days and see for yourself.
6:00am - Stay in bed till 7. Prepare your mind for battle. Focus on making it through today - Day 4. 7:00am - Get up, stretch and listen to 'Fanfare for Rocky'. Pace the house for 15 minutes. 7:15am - Eat toast with peanut butter. Take vitamins. Drink water. Think positive. 7:30am - Get dressed, stretch, go out and take a long fast walk for 1 mile. 2 hours. 9:30am - Come home and then watch funny TV, My Name is Earl or game shows for 30-45 minutes. 10:00am - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 10:10am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water. Stay there for 30 minutes. 10:30am - Get dressed and get back into bed and under the covers for 30 minutes or more. 11:00am - Get up, stretch and listen to Elvis's I Believe and believe that you CAN do this. 11:15am - Switch rooms, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity for 30 minutes. 12:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for an afternoon walk to the somewhere new. 2:00pm - Come home, chill and watch more good TV or a movie. 30 minutes or more. 2:30pm - Eat a peanut butter sandwich and/or 1 hard boiled egg. Drink water or Gatorade. 2:45pm - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 3:00pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the tub with hot water, bring the TV or radio. Stay there: 30 minutes. 3:30pm - Get dressed, get back into bed with a movie on in the background. Stay focused. 4:15pm - Get up, stretch and listen to good, clean, positive music while pacing the house. 4:30pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 5:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for a long evening walk for 1 mile. 1-2 hours. 7:00pm - Come home, chill and watch more good TV, a movie or another activity. 30 minutes 7:30pm - Eat 1 peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Drink water and/or Gatorade. Think positive. 7:45pm - Pace the house while listening to I Will Survive and/or Bridge Over Troubled Waters. 7:50pm - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 8:00pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30 minutes. Relax. 8:30pm - Get dressed, get back into bed with the TV on in the background for 60 minutes. 9:30pm - Get up, stretch, and listen to good clean music. You're still alive, so be thankful. 9:45pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 10:15pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there. Think good thoughts. 11:00pm - Dress warm, get in bed and put on a movie: Rocky 4. Stay put for entire movie. 12:00am - Take a shot of Nyquil and 1 to 2 Melatonin tablets. (You might get some sleep) 1:00am - Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there thinking about the movie you just saw. 1:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room. Watch TV for 30 minutes. 2:00am - Get up, stretch, drink some Gatorade, and pace the house for 15 minutes. 2:15am – Get back in the bed and watch another movie: Cinderella Man. 2 hours. 4:00am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there. Be thankful and relax. 4:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room. Relax, for 60 minutes. 5:30am – Get back in bed. Get ready for another day, or maybe get some sleep.... With Nyquil and Valerian Root capsules it’s quite possible that you might get some sleep by day 3 or day 4. Day 4 Complete! Mission accomplished! You've done well. Put a 'check mark' on your calendar for Day 4. If by chance you're able to get any sleep at all, even for 30 minutes then take it whenever you can get it. You've made it this far, so whatever you do, don't stop now. Keep pressing on and keep moving forward to Day 5.
You can also have some laughs and obtain value from watching sitcoms such as My Name is Earl, where Earl dedicates his life to right every wrong he has done. It’s a good sitcom to watch since you too will be doing the same thing. If you want to have a better life, then you’re going to have to try your best to right every wrong that you've done, and this funny sitcom just might get you started. What you take into yourself by sight and sound greatly affects what you do and what you become in life. For this reason, if you're going to watch TV, then make it a good inspirational movie such as:
7:00am - Get up, stretch and listen to 'Gonna Fly Now'. Pace the house for 15 minutes. 7:15am - Eat 1 hard boiled egg. Take vitamins. Drink water. And think about being free. 7:30am - Get dressed, stretch, go out and take a long fast walk for 1 mile. 2 hours 9:30am - Come home, and then watch funny TV or game shows. 10:00am - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 10:10am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water. Stay there for 20 minutes. 10:30am - Get dressed and get back into bed under the covers for 30 minutes or more. 11:00am - Get up, stretch your legs, and listen to I Will Survive and keep pressing on. 11:15am - Switch rooms, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity for 30 minutes. 12:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for an afternoon walk to somewhere far far away. 2:00pm - Come home, chill and watch some good funny TV, movie or another activity. 2:30pm - Eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Drink water. Think about your future. 2:45pm - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 3:00pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the tub with hot hot water. Bring in the TV. Stay there for 30 minutes. 3:30pm - Get dressed, get back into bed with music on in the background for 30-45 minutes. 4:15pm - Get up, stretch and listen to good old Elvis music while pacing the house. 4:30pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 5:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for a long evening walk for 1 mile. 1-2 hours. 7:00pm - Come home, chill and watch more good TV, a movie, or another activity. 7:30pm - Eat whatever you want and drink water and/or Gatorade. Stay focused. 7:45pm - Pace the house while listening to Love Can Build a Bridge. 10-15 minutes. 8:00pm - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 8:10pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30 minutes. Relax. 8:30pm - Get dressed, get back into bed with the TV on in the background. 30-60 minutes. 9:30pm - Get up, stretch, and listen to good, clean music and pace the house. Be thankful. 9:45pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 10:15pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there. Think positive. 11:00pm - Dress warm, get in bed and put on a movie: Rocky 5. Stay put for entire movie. 12:00am - Take a shot of Nyquil and 1 to 2 Melatonin tablets. (You might get some sleep). 1:00am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot water and stay there thinking about Rocky 5. 1:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room. Watch TV for 30 minutes. 2:00am - Get up, stretch, drink some Gatorade, and pace the house. Think good thoughts. 2:15am – Get back in the bed, under the covers and watch another movie: Braveheart. 4:00am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot water. Stay there. You made it. Be thankful. 4:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room. Relax in silence. 5:30am – Get back in bed. And get ready for another day, or maybe get some sleep. Day 5 Complete! Mission accomplished! Put a 'check mark' on your calendar for Day 5. Again, if you're able to get any sleep at all, even for 30 minutes then take it whenever you can get it.
You’ll also need a small portion of carbohydrates in your daily diet. That’s why for the first few days, it was recommended to eat peanut butter sandwiches because they consist of both, protein and carbohydrates. A good source of carbohydrates can come from small portions of vegetables, fruits, bananas, yogurts, and for a short time, even sports drinks until your body is able to start recuperating. However, during all of this time, ‘water’ will be the most important element your body will need to sustain and aid you in the recovery process. The more water you drink, then the stronger you’ll become. The more you read this website, then the more strength you’ll be able to obtain to quit heroin, stay clean, and turn your life around. There's a certain phase during Ranger training where the rangers will eat 1 to 2 meals per day and sleep only 2-4 hours per night followed by intense military training and exercises. When eating 1-2 small healthy meals per day, (within a short window of time) the body has more time to digest and assimilate those meals. While digestion is taking place, energy is being used. Blood is withdrawn from the brain in order to help with the digestive process. Then once digestion is done, your body is free to recover and operate at high energy levels. Bottom line: Eating 1-2, smaller, healthier meals per day, with mostly protein, is the best thing that you can do for your body and your digestive system. Furthermore, people who eat less, live longer, healthier lives. Eat less, take vitamins, and exercise to stay healthy and fit.
6:00am - Stay in bed till 7. Prepare your mind for battle. Focus on making it through today - Day 6. 7:00am - Get up, stretch your quads. Listen to 'Goin the Distance'. Pace the house: 15 minutes. 7:15am - Eat 2 hard boiled eggs. Take vitamins. Drink water and Gatorade. Be thankful. 7:30am - Get dressed, do a full body stretch, go out and take a long fast walk for 1 mile. 2 hours 9:30am - Come home, then watch funny TV, Animal Planet or game shows for 30-45 minutes. 10:00am - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 10:10am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water. Stay there for 30 minutes. 10:30am - Get dressed and get back into bed under the covers. Start planning your future. 11:00am - Get up, stretch and listen to I Will Survive and tell yourself "I Will Survive". 11:15am - Switch rooms, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity for 30 minutes 12:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for an afternoon walk to see other humans. 1-2 hours. 2:00pm - Come home, chill and watch good, funny TV, a movie or another activity. 2:30pm - Eat a slice of toast with peanut butter. Drink water or Gatorade. Think about your family. 2:45pm - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 3:00pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the tub with hot hot water; bring in the TV. Stay there for 30 minutes. 3:30pm - Get dressed, get back into bed with good clean music playing in the background. 4:15pm - Get up, stretch and listen to more good clean soft music while pacing the house. 4:30pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 5:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for a long evening walk for 1 mile. 1-2 hours. 7:00pm - Come home, chill and watch more good TV, a movie or another activity. 7:30pm - Eat 1 slice of toast with peanut butter and drink water and/or Gatorade. Stay focused. 7:45pm - Pace the house while listening to I Will Survive and/or Elvis's Bridge Over Troubled Waters. 8:00pm - Take a shot of Nyquil and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 8:10pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30 minutes. Relax. 8:30pm - Get dressed, get back into bed, under the covers with the TV on in the background. 9:30pm - Get up, stretch, and listen to ‘Rocky's Reward’ and pace the house. You did it. 9:45pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 10:15pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there. Think positive. 11:00pm - Dress warm, get in bed and put on a movie: Rocky Balboa. Stay put. 12:00am - Take a shot of Nyquil and 1 to 2 Melatonin tablets. 1:00am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water. Stay there thinking about the movie. 1:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room. Relax, and watch TV. 2:00am – If you still can’t sleep then get up, stretch, drink some Gatorade, and pace the house. 2:15am - Get back in the bed, and watch another movie: Forrest Gump, for 3 hours. 4:00am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there. Be thankful. 4:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room. Relax in silence. 5:30am - Get back in bed. And get ready for one more day, or go to sleep. Day 6 Complete! Mission accomplished! Well done. Put a 'check mark' on your calendar for Day 6. Get ready for day 7, the day you prove to yourself and to all those looking on, that you truly do want to quit heroin, stay clean, and turn your life around. Today you will finally realize that you CAN say no to heroin. Today you will complete phase 1, 'surviving the first 7 days'.
7:00am - Get up, stretch. Listen to Rocky songs back to back. Pace the house. 7:15am - Eat 2 hard boiled eggs with toasted bread. Take vitamins. Drink water. Be thankful. 7:30am - Get dressed, stretch, go out and take a long fast walk for 1 mile. 2 hours 9:30am - Come home, and then watch funny TV, Animal Planet or game shows. 30-45 minutes. 10:00am - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 10:10am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water. Stay there for 30 minutes. 10:30am - Get dressed. Get back into bed under the covers. Relax. 11:00am - Get up, stretch. Listen to good, clean, positive music and keep pressing on. 11:15am - Switch rooms, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity for 30 minutes. 12:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for an afternoon walk towards scenic views. 2:00pm - Come home, chill and watch good funny TV, a movie or another activity. 2:30pm - Eat a peanut butter sandwich. Drink water and Gatorade. Think about your new life. 2:50pm - Take a shot of Nyquil (or DayQuil, or Benadryl) and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 3:00pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the tub with hot water, bring in the TV. Stay there. 30-45 minutes. 3:30pm - Get dressed, get back into bed with good music on in the background. 4:15pm - Get up, stretch and listen to more Rocky music while pacing the house. 4:30pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 5:00pm - Get up, dress warm and go out for a long evening walk for 1 mile. 1-2 hours. 7:00pm - Come home, chill and watch more good TV, a movie or another activity. 7:30pm - Eat 1 slice of toast with peanut butter. Drink water and Gatorade. 7:45pm - Pace the house while listening to Elvis's Bridge Over Troubled Waters. 8:00pm - Take a shot of Nyquil and 2 to 3 Valerian Root capsules. 8:10pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there for 30 minutes. Relax. 8:30pm - Get dressed, get back into bed with the TV on in the background. 9:30pm - Get up, stretch, and listen to Rocky's Final Bell and pace the house. You did it. 9:45pm - Switch rooms to living room, lie down and watch 'Friends' or another activity. 10:15pm - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot hot water and stay there. Think positive. 11:00pm - Dress warm, get in bed. Watch a movie: The Shawshank Redemption. Stay put. 12:00am - One last shot of Nyquil and 1 to 2 Melatonin tablets. 1:00am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the tub with hot water. Think about 'The Shawshank Redemption'. 1:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room. Relax, and watch TV. 2:00am - Get up, stretch, drink some water, and pace the house for 15 minutes. 2:15am - Get back in the bed. Watch another movie: The Count of MonteCristo. 2 hours. 4:00am - Take a hot bath. Fill up the bath tub with hot water and stay there. You made it. Be thankful. 4:30am - Get up, get dressed and switch rooms to living room. Relax, in silence. 5:30am - Get back in bed. You're done. Get some sleep. Day 7 Complete! Mission accomplished! Well done. Put a 'check mark' on your calendar for Day 7 Congratulations! Phase 1 has been completed. You’ve survived the first 7 days. You’ve proved to yourself that you CAN say no to heroin. You CAN fight and beat the urge to use. You CAN restrict yourself. Now YOU are in charge. Not heroin. Now YOU determine how the rest of your life turns out. Not heroin. 'Few there be that quit heroin'. And you are now one of the few. Day 8, A New beginning From here on out you will continue to keep busy and remain active just like what you have already been doing for the past 7 days. You should be able to sleep, therefore, making time go by faster. So now, sleep, will become one of your main events. Your body must begin to recuperate and does so during sleep. So try to get as much sleep when you can and/or whenever you can get it. You may want to stop taking Nyquil during the day. But if necessary, you may need to take a ½ shot at night for the next few nights to help get some sleep, and then drop the Nyquil completely. You may also continue to take Valerian Root capsules in the evening to calm your nerves as well. But during the day, you must remain active. You will continue to keep taking long walks, do aerobics indoors or join a gym. Start working out and doing exercise in order to kill the cold chills permanently and keep bone pains down to a minimum. The more you work those legs then the better your legs will feel. You must continue to fight against your body by remaining active. The more you stay active then the less those chills will bother you. The more you start exercising your whole body then the better your body will feel. You will attack withdrawals with exercise, water, vitamins, and a healthy diet. Start eating 1 to 2 small, healthy meals per day consisting of mostly of protein yet with a small portion of carbohydrates. Start buying fitness magazines in order to better educate yourself on eating healthy and exercising and to fill your mind with positive things. The best way to avoid relapse is to go the opposite way of where you were heading before. Before, you were killing your body - now, your mission will be to bring your body back to life and live your life like never before, in a healthy and more respectable manner. You still have a ways to go before your body can begin to feel normal again. But for now, the worst is behind you. You already know that you can handle another 7 days by doing the same thing day in and day out. If you’ve done everything right, especially remaining active and eating right, then by day 14 you should be feeling much much better, especially now that you’ll be able to get some sleep and allow your body to recuperate. And as long as you continue to do exercise, eat right, and remain active then you should recover a lot faster than the average recovering addict and quite possibly become stronger than ever before. Many addicts stay sick because they don’t do anything. They just lie there in bed, wither away and die, (sort of speak). Don't do that. Get up and fight your body. Drink water. Eat. Get up and walk, jog and run. A body in motion stays in motion. Then take a break in the bath tub filled with hot water.
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