Originally Posted by
Timebuster 
Why did I bow out of the thread? It's frustrating to argue the same point over and over agian to no avail. It's obvious that the poster wants to do it there way, and anything we say is going change there mind.
*sigh*
After repeated instances where people claimed that I was not taking any advice given, I had offered to quote myself to show this to be untrue. I thought that would have been a waste of time, but I see the same thing has come up again... So, here we go!
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I could waste a lot of time and go back through all my posts and show you how untrue this is by quoting myself... Let me know if this would help?
I have taken A LOT of advice here to heart and changed my "hard plan" quite a few times... A lot of my preconceived ideas of what I planned has changed (example: no Suboxone) due to the insightful and caring opinions that the good people here have taken time to offer me. However, this is a repeating argument here...so I can only assume that either a) People aren't reading what I post or b) If I don't subscribe to what worked for others, I'm "wrong" and assumptions are made...
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Well, after the initial disheartening reply, the rest of the responses were exactly what I was looking for. For that, I give you my thanks.
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Everyone here has been a great sound board. I have taken a lot of advice. The Withdraw Guide you provided in another tread, FT, is invaluable to me.
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Welcome, Manwhosldthewld! You'll find a lot of people here are either doing the same thing as you are (detox/recovering) or have already succeeded with the rough patches and are staying sober. A lot of good advice is here...
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Any advice on that would be very helpful, as well.
Any advice is appreciated.
I am merely seeking advice on the most effective way to taper
I am also seeking advice on home remedies/OTC resolutions for assistance with symptoms of the detox process.
I do not seek medical advice, merely support for a subject matter that this forum seems to specialize in.
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I want to provide as much information as I can to receive adequate advice and to outline my condition for other people to possibly relate to...so they know they are not suffering alone.
The information I am requesting has been given to other members, but it was specific to their needs, not mine.
Originally Posted by
Timebuster Yet obvious as this may be and frequently is to those around him, it is normally the most difficult thing of all for the addict himself to grasp or admit.
I have both admitted and have a firm grasp of what my "addict brain" is doing. I have posted that many times on this forum. I guess those posts were missed as well?
Originally Posted by
Timebuster Drug addicts who are in active addiction will lie and tell you anything they think you want to hear, or that they feel they have to say at the moment.
Apparently, I haven't said anything that the general posting crowd agrees with. It keeps boiling down to "Join NA or admit an addiction to Xanax...or you're lying!!" So, I don't get it when you say that I am just parroting what you guys "want me to say"?
TB, I have noticed from the start that you have been very critical of all the choices I am trying to make to get "clean". If it's not one thing, it's another. Your standards are pretty rigid and, if I stray outside of your predefined acceptable responses, I must be lying to the forum and myself.
I believe this is a bit unrealistic.
Do you deny that I am trying to overcome my addiction?
Do you honestly believe I registered here, posting over 100 times, to convince complete strangers that I want to recover? Why would an individual do such a thing? Like I have said before...no one is forcing me to be here. However, it does seem that my presence has become unwelcome unless I "fall in line".