to anybody struggling with addiction today, some specific tactics: -whatever you’re addicted to, start a taper TODAY. i was on 80mg daily methadone for six years. started a taper at -2mg per week to 30mg and felt little discomfort. went inpatient at 5mg to nail the coffin closed. the lower the dose, the easier the ween. YOU CAN DO IT. -it may seem like sorcery to you now, but i promise you exercise, better nutrition, and meditation will be your entire life in early recovery, so start TODAY. go walk around outside. put your phone away. GET ON A BIKE. start small. sweat out the demons. this is your new drug. -zoom out and see the big picture. besides your family (if you’re lucky), the people around you will no longer be a part of your life moving forward. this includes friends, lovers, dealers etc. change every person in your life. cycle them out. in the grand scheme, you will reconnect with them, but it will be to try to help them out in the future. -this one is tough, even still. the darkness is not your friend or your brand. your life is not requiem for a dream. you are not a juice wrld or nirvana or soundgarden song. killing yourself with drugs and alcohol is not your legacy. there is light at the end of the tunnel. see it. believe in it. the biggest thing is that you believe how big this can be for you. a dead end job is not your ceiling. you heard me say it a million times, if you beat addiction or severe mental illness you are DIFFERENT. they are not like us. they will never understand us. your survival is a testament to a power they can never attain or control. harness it and you will rise like you never thought you could.
if you are reading this and have addresses for rehabs or prisons in need of the fifth vital, please send those via DM and i will send.
@mikemajlak Was on 120mg of methadone for 3 years and got off it in 1 year by tapering. Methadone saved my life but getting off it was the best thing I ever did.
@mikemajlak Ive been on 45mgs of methadone for 6 years march 31st. This is my sign to start my taper man. Thank u.
@mikemajlak I’m 11 months sober off of everything, I’m feeling great! I read your book while I was in rehab for a month it really helped me ! Thanks bug dawg !
@mikemajlak 3 days clean & really fucking struggling today
@mikemajlak Thank you Mike, I just bought your book for my son that is in rehab 🙏🏻❤️