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@Craig1 

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Addiction

Anybody else suffering with Addiction? I became addicted to the Hokey Cockey but I managed to Turn myself around.
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@RandiW86 

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MS and Addictions

Hi. I'm Randi. I'm 31. I was diagnosed in 2005 with RRMS. I was 3 weeks away from being 19. I've had a lot of ups and downs with ms, life, family, and drugs (as in meth) marijuana is still not legal in Iowa but never considered it a "drug" anyways. But i have been clean from meth now 6 months. It ha...
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@Arbee 

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Anyone else had trouble with addiction?

I was just interested to see if anyone else has had problems with addiction? I don't think it is necessarily related to my MS but I am very susceptible to addiction, so much so it has caused me much more pain and trouble than my MS ever has but I've never really linked the two together before so was...
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@JoNas1272 

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Dreaded Insomnia....

Hi all, my first post on here so bear with me if already discussed or has a thread, I suffer with insomnia and its really starting to get to me, my living situation wasnt great up until May so i kind of accepted it and managed best i could, however i have now moved to a new flat and settling in whic...
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@Hayla 

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Hello!

And Im back from my extended stay at my mom's and with an addiction to my family of 2: Isis, the troublemaker kitty! ;) http://instagram.com/p/dcstlLoi6J/
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@Kyleidoscope 

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Calling all addicts:

Writing this post while currently being infused, and since this place already contains masses of people similar to myself, I found that damn self of mine wondering how far the similarities run. I already found quite a few people that mimic the diagnosis side of my life, painfully down to the irritat...
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@MarindaBrent 

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Monday blessings

Happy Monday 😃😃😃😃 May 5, 2025 The Spirit of God For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7, NIV Today's Word In 2 Kings 6, the king of Aram was so angered by the way the prophet Elisha was exposing his plans to the Israeli...
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@blondieglam 

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Please help or advice would be great!

I’m in a new relationship (over 2 months) and my boyfriend has MS. We are 38 and I also suffer from several autoimmune diseases myself. My questions are this......... 1- I think he may have addictions He drinks, vapes, and dips every day and I know that’s horrible. Is this normal? 2- He seems close...
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@HeidiHelps 

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The Miracle Question

This is a question I often pose to my clients who present with specific problems. It is a version of The Miracle Question from Solution Focussed Therapy. The problem is as individual as the clients: depression, anxiety, eating disorder, alcohol or substance addiction, relationship problems, illness,...
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@reynold 

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LDN

YES I TAKE LDN, AND IT DOES WORK FOR ME, I PURCHASE IT FROM xx xxx xxxxxxxx WHO ALSO HAS MS WHO GIVES GREAT VITAMIN ADVICE AS A BONUS, IT IS A CHEAP DRUG MADE TO TREAT HEROIN ADDICTION AT A MUCH HIGHER DOSE, OUR DOSE GOES UP TO 4.5 WHILE HEROIN IS 50 PLUS I THINK HIS NUMBER IS xxxxxxxxxx. HOPE IT ...
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