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Arura · 05-30-2006, 02:36 AM

Mornin ladys well new to this link i've been looking for a site for women in recovery.....anyway i take 6mg of subs ,2 20 temazepam,3 10mg valium per day.This is an inprovement for me.As ive been on hard driugs scince 15.spent half my life on methadone,but have managed to pull myself together after loseing my kids,who now live with my mum.
my main problem at the moment is brandy.... i dont want to be stoned but just something to take away the mundanity of the real world..?
any advcice gratefully read...hope

historyteach · 05-30-2006, 03:59 AM

Hi, Aurua;

And welcome to SR!

Brandy will open up another whole world of trouble for you. And you've certainly had your share, no?

I know with my son, who is a heroin addict, any booze leads him back to heroin. Any pot, leads him back to heroin. Any mind altering substance leads him back to heroin. Heroin, to jail or mental hospital and yes, even death. He was revived by the EMTs.

If you're looking to take away the "mundanity" of the real world, why not get out of yourself, and do something for others? Read to sick children or the aged. Volunteer in a local school. Help with the mentally retarded.

Nothing takes away the doldrums faster than giving to others. And you may just find a purpose for yourself.

Brandy won't get back your children. What else do you have to lose?

Shalom!

Arura · 05-30-2006, 04:27 AM

Yer the booze just slipped into my life.. im sorry to hear about your son. if he wants to/when he wants to he will stop its the only way it happens.i was on smack for17yrs n meth n co...But ive noy picked up
in 2yrs now. i just had enough.of the lot.its still not there though this new life ? my kids are with my mum so now i've turned my life around
i have to invent a new one.All i new was how to score, how to earn,how to lie,........anyway.i am in a support system so at least im not alone anymore.......thanks..

historyteach · 05-30-2006, 04:48 AM

Glad to hear you have a support system, and are learning to live a new life. And no, you are never alone...

Shalom!

***Anna*** · 05-30-2006, 05:50 AM

Hi Arura,

Welcome and I'm glad you found us!

I think many of us have had to find a new way of living once we stop drinking/using. I know the way I lived my life was not working at all and I had to learn how to live with my emotions and deal with them and how to find joy in life.

What other changes have you made in your life besides not using? I ask because it takes so much work to move forward. I hope you keep posting.

Arura · 05-30-2006, 06:08 AM

thanks , its finding things to do with yerself.That's the key to it
for me.Keeping busy. in the old life things were
different in so many ways.But the need to not forget what
i/we have come through.finding strength in understanding,

Still i rise Maya Angalu

05-30-2006, 02:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Arura Trying to do the right thing. Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 4,354	hi, new..? Mornin ladys well new to this link i've been looking for a site for women in recovery.....anyway i take 6mg of subs ,2 20 temazepam,3 10mg valium per day.This is an inprovement for me.As ive been on hard driugs scince 15.spent half my life on methadone,but have managed to pull myself together after loseing my kids,who now live with my mum. my main problem at the moment is brandy.... i dont want to be stoned but just something to take away the mundanity of the real world..? any advcice gratefully read...hope

05-30-2006, 03:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 9,303	Hi, Aurua; And welcome to SR! Brandy will open up another whole world of trouble for you. And you've certainly had your share, no? I know with my son, who is a heroin addict, any booze leads him back to heroin. Any pot, leads him back to heroin. Any mind altering substance leads him back to heroin. Heroin, to jail or mental hospital and yes, even death. He was revived by the EMTs. If you're looking to take away the "mundanity" of the real world, why not get out of yourself, and do something for others? Read to sick children or the aged. Volunteer in a local school. Help with the mentally retarded. Nothing takes away the doldrums faster than giving to others. And you may just find a purpose for yourself. Brandy won't get back your children. What else do you have to lose? Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

05-30-2006, 04:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 9,303	Glad to hear you have a support system, and are learning to live a new life. And no, you are never alone... Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

05-30-2006, 05:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
*Anna* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dancing in the Light Posts: 22,813	Hi Arura, Welcome and I'm glad you found us! I think many of us have had to find a new way of living once we stop drinking/using. I know the way I lived my life was not working at all and I had to learn how to live with my emotions and deal with them and how to find joy in life. What other changes have you made in your life besides not using? I ask because it takes so much work to move forward. I hope you keep posting. __________________ And I dont know what the future is holding in store I dont know where Im going, Im not sure where I've been There's a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me My life is worth the living, I dont need to see the end. John Denver

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05-30-2006, 04:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Arura Trying to do the right thing. Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 4,354	Yer the booze just slipped into my life.. im sorry to hear about your son. if he wants to/when he wants to he will stop its the only way it happens.i was on smack for17yrs n meth n co...But ive noy picked up in 2yrs now. i just had enough.of the lot.its still not there though this new life ? my kids are with my mum so now i've turned my life around i have to invent a new one.All i new was how to score, how to earn,how to lie,........anyway.i am in a support system so at least im not alone anymore.......thanks..

05-30-2006, 06:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
Arura Trying to do the right thing. Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 4,354	thanks , its finding things to do with yerself.That's the key to it for me.Keeping busy. in the old life things were different in so many ways.But the need to not forget what i/we have come through.finding strength in understanding, Still i rise Maya Angalu

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