Addictions and religion

Well i am new here and really and I need opinions of ppl who dont know me. Who have nothing to lose or gain by giving me their honest opinion. Im am 38 female a homeless addict. I have been to jail many times and i was also ao sex worker. In the last ew years God has been calling e and last year i was blessed with the Holy Spirit ever since then I have tried to mak my life different but im so scared, im alone really because now i just dont fit in where i was. with people places or things. I want to change but..... im stuck. Ive been living this life since i was 13 it all i know. I cant do this on my own. And i know that My Lord and Savior is always with me, but im still terrifed an i dont know who to talk to. I am scared to leave and i know I have to i just cangt seem to walk away from here.

Well, would you prefer a life of drugs and prostitution?
Maybe an early grave and never seen your full potential and what could have been?

definitly not, i rememeber when getting high was fun lol its not fun anymore its just tedious. i pray everyday that i could just stop that i would wake up and not want to put a big piece of crack on my pipe. i just know there has to be more. its just getting there.

Yeah, lived my life in the freak lane myself for many years, but came to my senses in the end.
Had to cut out a lot of people.

I suggest the book 'Atomic Habits', it talks about the psychology behind breaking down bad habits and creating better ones. Maybe it could help you, I personally found it very interesting when I read it. There's a part where it uses drugs as an example, which means maybe it can help break this kind of addiction too. I wish you the best and I hope I was able to help, even if I didn't do much.

Hoping for you to be here a long time with us and for you to have friends here to lift up your spirits.

1. the will is the most important: so you have already made the most important step, that´s great! Your decision to make a change is already almost won the fight!! 🙂

2. Now you need the perfect strategy, both with medical/psychological help and a good spiritual mentor/Catholic priest.

3. the prayer, never give up, try to improve in small steps first: even if it is first just one hour, few hours, or one day that you manage to be "clean" - that´s great, and step by step, you will increase those intervals and be healt

4. or make a clean cut, throw away everything that is an addiction, avoid every bad contact, any risk - there are houses which offer help.

5. Make a strategy what to do when you feel temptation. Do sth that completely catches you, go out, do sport - immediately...and pray, continue prayer, until the temptation is gone.vEstablish another routine in the morning. First thought: renew your good will, and stay in prayer as long as the temptation lasts, the rosary for example. Make a good morning routine: stand up immediately, take a cold shower, have a good breakfast, start with priorities...and run away from any tiny bad thought, think of sth concrete different, read in the Holy Scripture, learn a language or come here.

6. the sacraments are a great help.

7. the first fights are the hardest ones, the first few days or weeks, but it will become easier soon.

there are many other ideas, will continue later...

God bless!

https://traditionalcatholiclife.blogspot.com/2026/01/praktische-tipps-und-trostliche.html

Maybe this can help a little bit, too. We have a translator on the page, so you can read in English. 🙂

you look like you still in doubt, but it's ok, i suggest you to try to enhance your spiritual side (which does not require adherence to one religion), you can read a book of David R. Hawkins — 'power vs force'