Moban and staying sober - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

mxchaos · 07-28-2007, 04:12 AM

new med and trying to stay sober. any tips or tricks to help?

barb dwyer · 07-29-2007, 01:07 AM

hey mx - long time no read from !

I'm glad to see you're still around. Don't know anything about meds, tips or tricks ... just a note of encouragement, and to let you know I've thought about you.

mxchaos · 07-29-2007, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barb dwyer

hey mx - long time no read from !

I'm glad to see you're still around. Don't know anything about meds, tips or tricks ... just a note of encouragement, and to let you know I've thought about you.

Thanks for the encouragement

what is the best thing you do to stay sober?

historyteach · 07-30-2007, 12:20 AM

Do you go to meetings?
Or do you work a secular program?

What's the moban for? I've not heard of that one before.

Best of luck to you...Please feel free to check the secular forum and the AA/Alcoholism forums too.

And with any mental health issue, taking care of yourself physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually helps keep us on an even keel. What are you doing for yourself in these areas?

Shalom!

mxchaos · 07-31-2007, 01:33 AM

36days sober by taking my meds going to a partial hospital and AA. just need something to fill the space about the time I would normally start drinking to take the edge off the crazies

mxchaos · 08-07-2007, 06:28 AM

45 days sober and feeling good

mxchaos · 08-12-2007, 05:29 AM

day 50 and still on track with feeling good

barb dwyer · 08-12-2007, 06:18 AM

woo HOO!!!!

new med is doing well for ya then? Good to hear!

mxchaos · 10-21-2007, 03:18 AM

moban is still working after 120 days yay!

barb dwyer · 10-21-2007, 04:42 AM

wooHOO!

barb dwyer · 10-21-2007, 05:23 AM

I'm only just seeing you asking what I do to stay sober - DUH ...

I pretty much live AA.
I stay here as much as I can when I'm working (which gratefully is a LOT)

It the beginning I remember saying ... 'oh yeah - I remember doing this' a lot. Like remembering something I used to do BEFORE I drank ... that drinking eliminated either the dexterity required to do it - or the creative desire to do it at all.

People don't often think of it that way, but it's true.

When we were kids there was something we did - we climbed trees, we went to school, we rode bikes, we built forts, (just my own experience I mean) we painted, we drew pictures, we played like rock stars ( I defy anyone to deny doing the Diana Ross and the Supremes thing at least ONCE in their lives to SOMETHING)

*STOP! In the name of love ...*

my point being - we did things.

when we drank -
we quit.
then we forgot.

so I spent a good bit of time in early recovery thinking along those lines, and as I got more comfortable in my sobriety, got my foundation built - began trying things - new things ... kinda recapturing some of that again.

I wrote stories. And had no one to read them to. And no one cared if I wrote them or not. But I kept writing them. And developed this system of storing these stories no one wanted.
I've started doing that again.
It's more than journaling, but you get the idea.

That's what I mean.

It can become an exploration in itself. Just remembering, I mean.

mxchaos · 11-22-2007, 04:24 AM

5 months on this and things are good

Hooner · 11-22-2007, 08:33 AM

Congrats Mx!

Wow - 5 months - that is so awesome! I have trouble with drinking and the longest stint I've every gone with it was 3 months last year after rehab.

Is your medication helping? I was on Camprel for about 3 days but felt so foggy I quit taking it. Is that what this medicine helps you wtih?

I know what you mean about filling in those time gaps of when when drink. It's difficult in the beginning and I literally crawl the walls. I have not had the emotional stability to quit again - but desperately wish to.

Kudos to you!

mxchaos · 11-23-2007, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hooner

Congrats Mx!

Wow - 5 months - that is so awesome! I have trouble with drinking and the longest stint I've every gone with it was 3 months last year after rehab.

Is your medication helping? I was on Camprel for about 3 days but felt so foggy I quit taking it. Is that what this medicine helps you wtih?

I know what you mean about filling in those time gaps of when when drink. It's difficult in the beginning and I literally crawl the walls. I have not had the emotional stability to quit again - but desperately wish to.

Kudos to you!

Med's are helping with the crazy brain I have staying sober is from living life one day at a time.

I hope you find away to get and stay sober soon. life can be really good

barb dwyer · 11-25-2007, 11:35 PM

I'm so proud of you, mx. :support

mxchaos · 01-02-2008, 05:37 AM

moban is an anti psychotic and is working like a charm for almost 7 months so glad I found this drug. staying sober one day at a time

barb dwyer · 01-02-2008, 06:16 AM

and I'm ever so proud!!!!

Hooner · 01-02-2008, 08:49 AM

Yay!!!!!

07-28-2007, 04:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
mxchaos live to ride ride to live Join Date: May 2007 Location: New England Posts: 1,390	Moban and staying sober new med and trying to stay sober. any tips or tricks to help?

07-29-2007, 01:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	hey mx - long time no read from ! I'm glad to see you're still around. Don't know anything about meds, tips or tricks ... just a note of encouragement, and to let you know I've thought about you. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

07-30-2007, 12:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 9,303	Do you go to meetings? Or do you work a secular program? What's the moban for? I've not heard of that one before. Best of luck to you...Please feel free to check the secular forum and the AA/Alcoholism forums too. And with any mental health issue, taking care of yourself physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually helps keep us on an even keel. What are you doing for yourself in these areas? Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

08-12-2007, 06:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	woo HOO!!!! new med is doing well for ya then? Good to hear! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

10-21-2007, 04:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	wooHOO! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

07-31-2007, 01:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
mxchaos live to ride ride to live Join Date: May 2007 Location: New England Posts: 1,390	36days sober by taking my meds going to a partial hospital and AA. just need something to fill the space about the time I would normally start drinking to take the edge off the crazies

08-07-2007, 06:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
mxchaos live to ride ride to live Join Date: May 2007 Location: New England Posts: 1,390	45 days sober and feeling good

08-12-2007, 05:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
mxchaos live to ride ride to live Join Date: May 2007 Location: New England Posts: 1,390	day 50 and still on track with feeling good

10-21-2007, 03:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
mxchaos live to ride ride to live Join Date: May 2007 Location: New England Posts: 1,390	moban is still working after 120 days yay!

10-21-2007, 05:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	I'm only just seeing you asking what I do to stay sober - DUH ... I pretty much live AA. I stay here as much as I can when I'm working (which gratefully is a LOT) It the beginning I remember saying ... 'oh yeah - I remember doing this' a lot. Like remembering something I used to do BEFORE I drank ... that drinking eliminated either the dexterity required to do it - or the creative desire to do it at all. People don't often think of it that way, but it's true. When we were kids there was something we did - we climbed trees, we went to school, we rode bikes, we built forts, (just my own experience I mean) we painted, we drew pictures, we played like rock stars ( I defy anyone to deny doing the Diana Ross and the Supremes thing at least ONCE in their lives to SOMETHING) *STOP! In the name of love ...* my point being - we did things. when we drank - we quit. then we forgot. so I spent a good bit of time in early recovery thinking along those lines, and as I got more comfortable in my sobriety, got my foundation built - began trying things - new things ... kinda recapturing some of that again. I wrote stories. And had no one to read them to. And no one cared if I wrote them or not. But I kept writing them. And developed this system of storing these stories no one wanted. I've started doing that again. It's more than journaling, but you get the idea. That's what I mean. It can become an exploration in itself. Just remembering, I mean. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad. Last edited by barb dwyer; 10-21-2007 at 05:39 AM.

11-22-2007, 04:24 AM	#12 (permalink)
mxchaos live to ride ride to live Join Date: May 2007 Location: New England Posts: 1,390	5 months on this and things are good

11-22-2007, 08:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
Hooner Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 73	Congrats Mx! Wow - 5 months - that is so awesome! I have trouble with drinking and the longest stint I've every gone with it was 3 months last year after rehab. Is your medication helping? I was on Camprel for about 3 days but felt so foggy I quit taking it. Is that what this medicine helps you wtih? I know what you mean about filling in those time gaps of when when drink. It's difficult in the beginning and I literally crawl the walls. I have not had the emotional stability to quit again - but desperately wish to. Kudos to you! __________________ "We may not be able to carpet the world, but we can put on slippers."

11-25-2007, 11:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	I'm so proud of you, mx. :support __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

01-02-2008, 05:37 AM	#16 (permalink)
mxchaos live to ride ride to live Join Date: May 2007 Location: New England Posts: 1,390	moban is an anti psychotic and is working like a charm for almost 7 months so glad I found this drug. staying sober one day at a time

01-02-2008, 06:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	and I'm ever so proud!!!! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

01-02-2008, 08:49 AM	#18 (permalink)
Hooner Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 73	Yay!!!!! __________________ "We may not be able to carpet the world, but we can put on slippers."

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode