Does the desire to use mood altering substances ever stop for addict in recover?

Question by KimberleyC: Does the desire to use mood altering substances ever stop for addict in recover?
I have had the ups and downs of addiction for about 14 yrs now and yes I have relapses. I really need a way to successfully get more than a year of straight life. I have made all the efforts of ridding my life of people with this behavior, however I myself become obsessed with the desire over and over. Third time around a free from subtance life Im 11 months into it and Im weak with the felling that my body needs something anything to medicate my mood.

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Answer by REBELLYNN
No the desire doesn’t go away. the feelings that caused you to become an addict will always be waiting around the corner. Thing is to have a support group and alternate ways of dealing with it. You have made it this long, YOU can do it! Get up and exercise to help release the body’s natural high hormones the endorphins. Try going to AA or NA meetings. Talk to someone before you slip. Good luck.

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