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Old 05-20-2008, 04:09 AM
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(((aztchr)))

Hugs and prayers to you and your family.

I think it's great that she told on herself. That, in itself, is a major thing when you're an addict....we'd rather downplay the truth or flat out lie.

I hope she gets back on the road to recovery. I slipped, got back up, slipped again several times. Then I relapsed and within one week, was further down than I ever had been. That's when it finally sunk in....I can't control or moderate my use...I just can't use. period.

Despite knowing better, I think that at 90 days I was still thinking I could use again at some point in the future and not go overboard. This was after proving to myself that I COULDN'T. It takes a while for us to accept that we are powerless over the drugs. Knowing it my head was one thing, accepting it was much, much harder.

Hugs and prayers!

Amy
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