Hi, I'm TheProphet & I'm an addict
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Hi, I'm TheProphet & I'm an addict
Hello to everyone, Allow me to introduce myself and present a little background info on who I am and why I'm here:
My name is TheProphet, i am a recovering opiate addict. The past 6 years of my life have been controlled by my addiction and i have done many shameful things, and told many lies to those I love over this time. I tried my best to lie myself into believing that I did not have a drug problem and for a while it worked, but as any addict knows, being in denial only makes the problem worse. I have been clean for 9 days, my physical dependence is gone ( thank God) yet my psychological dependence lives on and despite my best efforts to rid myself of it, it will most likely remain with me forever. This is the reason I go to "The Rooms", this is the reason that I am here posting right now; I realize that if I want to remain clean, which I do, I must have a vast support network to help me combat my inner demon.
I have made a promise to God that if he gives me the strength to get past this addiction, I will use that strength to help other addicts recover.
My name is TheProphet, i am a recovering opiate addict. The past 6 years of my life have been controlled by my addiction and i have done many shameful things, and told many lies to those I love over this time. I tried my best to lie myself into believing that I did not have a drug problem and for a while it worked, but as any addict knows, being in denial only makes the problem worse. I have been clean for 9 days, my physical dependence is gone ( thank God) yet my psychological dependence lives on and despite my best efforts to rid myself of it, it will most likely remain with me forever. This is the reason I go to "The Rooms", this is the reason that I am here posting right now; I realize that if I want to remain clean, which I do, I must have a vast support network to help me combat my inner demon.
I have made a promise to God that if he gives me the strength to get past this addiction, I will use that strength to help other addicts recover.
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If you can get nine days straight, all you have to do now is focus on one more at a time. That promise to God is brave. It means (to me) that you mean business. His promise to us is pretty awesome too and worthy of us "at least" sacrificing the things that are bad for us.
Congrats on your decision to move forward!
Congrats on your decision to move forward!
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Originally Posted by TheProphet 
My name is TheProphet...
I have made a promise to God that if he gives me the strength to get past this addiction, I will use that strength to help other addicts recover.
The reason I ask is, if you are going to try and help others, with a name like that, you are setting a high benchmark.
If you do go on to be a mentor, I suggest you go for the "Spiritual Awakening" level of recovery instead of the "Managed Abstinence" kind.
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Welcome to SR!! This site has been a HUGE part of my recovery.
I've given/received help, here, by just reading of other's recovery lives..the good days, the bad days, the people who go back out and remind me of where I never want to be again, etc.
Way to go on 9 days!
I've given/received help, here, by just reading of other's recovery lives..the good days, the bad days, the people who go back out and remind me of where I never want to be again, etc.
Way to go on 9 days!
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