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What Motivates You To Overcome An Addiction?

January 8th, 2018

What motivates you to overcome an addiction? Is it a person? A goal? An objective geared towards health and wellness? Something to accomplish for yourself?

Share your motivating factors here!

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User Profile: Nimue1993
Nimue1993 January 9th, 2018

Being able to graduate college is one of the main reasons, but I also want to stop my addiction for my girlfriend and my friends and family.

User Profile: GingerSunshyne
GingerSunshyne January 9th, 2018

My husband and children. They deserve better than I can give them.

User Profile: entranceexamstudent
entranceexamstudent January 9th, 2018

the 5 seconds rule, when I feel that I should be doing something good for me instead...I just start to count 5..4..3..2.1.GO and I try to move out from that

User Profile: dancingStrawberry34
dancingStrawberry34 January 10th, 2018

A Good Support System ❤️

January 12th, 2018

These are some great sources of motivation. All the best with overcoming your addictions.

User Profile: epreber
epreber January 15th, 2018

I want to become a better person. I have been drinking and abusing drugs for a decade or longer. In the past 5 years I've had maybe a months time sober.

User Profile: bgdave
bgdave January 15th, 2018

The desire for a life with a healthy body and mind. Happiness and the ability to live in the moment and actually feel what is real, the happy and the sad. The ability to develop coping skills that work instead of using so I don

User Profile: painlol78me
painlol78me January 15th, 2018

ah criticism there my close ones... but it used to ..... idk anymore the more they say the more am addicted to laptopp nd music 24 hours a day lol

User Profile: lovelyWhisper66
lovelyWhisper66 January 31st, 2018

So many possible answers! To me, having a support system and inner confidence truly help. Having goals/ dreams for the future can be quite motivating as well.

User Profile: ambitiousSpruce6173
ambitiousSpruce6173 February 3rd, 2018

staying out of trouble and not wanting to disappoint those around me.

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User Profile: intelligentBranch5736
intelligentBranch5736 February 3rd, 2019

@ambitiousSpruce61

To die peacefully

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