Is there life after addiction ?

You have to forgive yourself for anything in the past. It's done, it's over and you can't change it.

As for living sober, you take it one day at a time. The more days you put behind you, the clearer you'll be able to think. The more time you have sober, you will begin to see the benefits of it. You'll have lots of victories that will make you feel good and reinforce that you've made the best decision in staying sober. For instance, you'll probably see people around you in bad situations due to drugs and alcohol (being sick, getting arrested, money wasted, etc) and you can say 'glad that's not me anymore, it's not worth it'. Your health will improve and you'll have more money.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that it's a one day at a time process. You didn't get where you were in one day and it'll take more than one day to get out of it. You can't expect too much to happen too fast, it takes time to rebuild your life. It also takes time to adjust to being sober. Don't get discouraged if things aren't happening as fast as you'd like. It WILL happen, just be patient. If you do slip up, it's not an excuse to give up entirely. Learn from it and move on.

My uncle was addicted to meth at 17. His parents kicked him out (they had to) and he was forced to detox in his own car, on the street.

Today he's very close to being a millionaire and owns two houses (one's a beach house).

The road to destruction is easy, fun, and very scenic. A trap isn't much of a trap if you recognize it for what it is.

The road to life is obscure and hard. I wish I had more advice but all I counsel you do is: Deny yourself and take the hard roads.

They'll almost always prove to be the right ones.

its not easy...I am an addict....first of all addiction fills a huge space in your life and keeps you from developing skills and other interest....it also serves as a coping skill and keeps you from seeing your real problems...so sobrity is tough because first you have a huge void in your life and you start to see your real problems and have no froends because you had to give them up...huge void, big problems, no friends is not fun and for me i became real depressed...real depressed....the good news is that slowly you start to build the skills, the friendship and devlop interest..but in the beginning you need support from either a recovery group and a counselor..in the end you are better off than all the pele who stay addicted

try getting amethyst to wear on your body. orgonite is best. (orgonite is the crystal with quartz and copper. The trio is an especially awesome combination) These sort of meditation crystals are what they used in Atlantis and ancient Egypt. You can use the power of your mind to tap into its wisdom. It's not hard. Amethyst helps fix addictive behaviors.

I'm an addict too. I'm 30 now, I started shooting heroin at the age of 14. I will not bore you with everything that happened to me, but you can imagine. At the age of 23, I checked into rehab. Stayed there for 4 years. Once I got out, I relapsed. Right now, I'm not actually addicted on anything, but I do drugs almost everyday and I hate that too. It's our addictive personality.
I've read and researched a lot about it, saw statisrtics and I live in a small country, so I know all the junkie/user community, and from what I believe, once an addict, always an addict. You just shift your addiction from one thing to another.
I guess you just have to accept it, deal with it and try to make the best of it, one day at a time.
As for the money you spent and the girls you lost, that's the LEAST thing, the smallest consequence of being an addict. Don't regret. Learn from your mistakes and try not to repeat.
I wish you good things. You are not alone, trust me.

less carefree thats all , you can do it , its worth it

Yes of course there is life after addiction. Most likely once you over come it and forgive yourself, you'll feel better and you can start fresh. Try not to blame yourself so much, and try to forgive yourself instead.