Day 4

Yoga really helps, so does writing everything down and simply thinking about your strengths and weaknesses throughout the conflict you're having. I'm trying to quit cigs right now and I went 3 weeks almost and then smoked like half a pack and felt like I had failed when I was going to buy another pack the next day. Then, I kind of had the same epiphany you had in that I realized the relapse didn't make the previous successes I had meaningless, it just meant I had failed and would have to try harder this time. I actually bought that second pack of smokes, smoked two on the way to work, and then threw the pack out the window on the way home and haven't smoked for a week now. It's really about separating yourself from the negative influences and finding positive things in your life to focus on instead.

Good luck!

Well sleep is important in times of recovery. Have you ever practiced lucid dreaming? In my experience even when it doesn't help with lucid dreaming, the exercises help calm one's mind and assist in falling to sleep quicker, and a deeper sleep follows. Also, as silly as it seems "counting sheep" really helps a lot of the time. I mean it doesn't have to be sheep, but it's the repetitive behavior of counting something and picturing the same thing in your mind's eye over and over that helps your mind numb itself and fall asleep.

How long have you done yoga for Pinky?did you learn it before you were into opiates? Im starting to teach myself as it looks like a real good thing to help keep me off drugs and to regain fitness.I did go to a class last year but as well as being the only guy there a lot of the women were kinda snooty,not really the kind of attitude I thought I would see at a yoga group.It doesnt really bother me being the only guy,that has its advantages also,but a lot of them were basically snobs.I have tried meditating a lot but could never get anywhere which is another reason im starting yoga.