Intro and best of luck to all!
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Intro and best of luck to all!
Hi,
I have finally admitted a 10 year addiction to alcohol and drugs which has been the ruination of many things in my life but sitting here at only a quarter of a century old I know that alot lies ahead and am looking at all of this as an illness because I don't think anyone should feel ashamed.
I was very much so a functional addict or one who lived for the weekend up until recent months when usage of one substance or another slipped in to midweek usage and to sum up the last few months I had to be pretty much brought back to life due to a heroin overdose(isolated incident with the usage of heroin) and a return to psychosis from prolonged amphetamine/alcohol usage with no sleep.
Detoxed just over a week and I start a 12 week program that's not inhouse tomorrow so coupled with the overwhelming strenght I feel at this moment I'm hoping It's a goodbye forever!
It's an odd feeling when you reach that point and you just take the extreme measures and start to weigh up who is really a real friend amongst other things that go along with quitting.
Anyhow thats a bit about me and I always found forums good for progressing with anything in life for additional support so I look forward to being a regular poster with the idea of reporting mostly positive things!
Take care,
ExGuinness/Drug boy!
I have finally admitted a 10 year addiction to alcohol and drugs which has been the ruination of many things in my life but sitting here at only a quarter of a century old I know that alot lies ahead and am looking at all of this as an illness because I don't think anyone should feel ashamed.
I was very much so a functional addict or one who lived for the weekend up until recent months when usage of one substance or another slipped in to midweek usage and to sum up the last few months I had to be pretty much brought back to life due to a heroin overdose(isolated incident with the usage of heroin) and a return to psychosis from prolonged amphetamine/alcohol usage with no sleep.
Detoxed just over a week and I start a 12 week program that's not inhouse tomorrow so coupled with the overwhelming strenght I feel at this moment I'm hoping It's a goodbye forever!
It's an odd feeling when you reach that point and you just take the extreme measures and start to weigh up who is really a real friend amongst other things that go along with quitting.
Anyhow thats a bit about me and I always found forums good for progressing with anything in life for additional support so I look forward to being a regular poster with the idea of reporting mostly positive things!
Take care,
ExGuinness/Drug boy!
Good recovery plan Ex!
I have gotten way more from these forums than I can ever return. I look forward to your posts and hearing your progress and thoughts.
We are here for you, and glad to have you.
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Day 10 of sobriety and also the beginning of my therapy.
The 12 week program seems good and it's certainly going to touch nerves and I'm gonna be digging deep within myself to get to the root of my usage and also work on filling that void with other things while keeping a mental journal to identify triggers that lead me to usage.
Withdrawal symptoms.......not too much other than early hour wake and sugar cravings. Things are so much easier since I am not contactable by anyone of a tempting nature too so the out of sight out of mind philosophy is certainly playing a part in making this easier.
Current mood: Unstoppable!
The 12 week program seems good and it's certainly going to touch nerves and I'm gonna be digging deep within myself to get to the root of my usage and also work on filling that void with other things while keeping a mental journal to identify triggers that lead me to usage.
Withdrawal symptoms.......not too much other than early hour wake and sugar cravings. Things are so much easier since I am not contactable by anyone of a tempting nature too so the out of sight out of mind philosophy is certainly playing a part in making this easier.
Current mood: Unstoppable!
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