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Just had my last hit... 23 yrs using, time to change my thoughts so I can change my behaviour.
I'm a 36yr old female and I'm an expert in addiction I want to be an expert at living.
Thank you
Just had my last hit... 23 yrs using, time to change my thoughts so I can change my behaviour.
I'm a 36yr old female and I'm an expert in addiction I want to be an expert at living.
Thank you
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: CAPE COD, MA
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Hi and welcome. We all have been where you are now. You’ve got a rung up by seeing there is a problem in your life which is controllable if you want to. I’m an AA Nazi but after many years it’s still working for me so I don’t look elsewhere. There are other things that work but I don’t want to chance them. I guess most of them are based on not picking up the first drink/drug also. I don’t know how deep they go into the reasons we continue to abuse ourselves for so long. To many of us the main reason I drank was feelings that’s why many call it a dis-ease.
BE WELL.
BE WELL.
You're the person i've been looking for.You're an expert in addiction? Me too.
And i want to be an expert at living too.
The main thing i've come up with is i have to stop using.
The other thing i do is learn from other people who have stopped using, or are trying to.
What have you learned from your experiences with addiction?
Thanks!
Welcome to SR!!
I thought I was an expert in addiction back when I was a nurse and "knew it all". Yeah, right. Several years later I was an expert because I'd dabbled and abused all kinds of things and became totally addicted to crack.
I don't claim to be an expert in recovery, but I have managed over 6 years clean and I credit that, in large part, to the great people her.
Hugs and prayers,
Amy
I thought I was an expert in addiction back when I was a nurse and "knew it all". Yeah, right. Several years later I was an expert because I'd dabbled and abused all kinds of things and became totally addicted to crack.
I don't claim to be an expert in recovery, but I have managed over 6 years clean and I credit that, in large part, to the great people her.
Hugs and prayers,
Amy
Welcome to SR!!
I thought I was an expert in addiction back when I was a nurse and "knew it all". Yeah, right. Several years later I was an expert because I'd dabbled and abused all kinds of things and became totally addicted to crack.
I don't claim to be an expert in recovery, but I have managed over 6 years clean and I credit that, in large part, to the great people her.
Hugs and prayers,
Amy
I thought I was an expert in addiction back when I was a nurse and "knew it all". Yeah, right. Several years later I was an expert because I'd dabbled and abused all kinds of things and became totally addicted to crack.
I don't claim to be an expert in recovery, but I have managed over 6 years clean and I credit that, in large part, to the great people her.
Hugs and prayers,
Amy
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Thank you Amy... I hope I am replying in the correct place, this iPhone app is somewhat confusing. This is not my first time Of giving up a substance, the first which I am now 13 years clean from.. Heroin / methadone. Unfortunately I replaced it with speed. I am struggling with it much more... It's quite strange really, getting off methadone was such a physically painfully thing that I feel the memory of that pain has kept me from never using smack or methadone again. I sometimes wish meth/speed was the same. I'm unsure if this will post in the right spot so I will leave it at that for now. Thank you for your support again.
Welcome Clay!
You're the person i've been looking for.You're an expert in addiction? Me too.
And i want to be an expert at living too.
The main thing i've come up with is i have to stop using.
The other thing i do is learn from other people who have stopped using, or are trying to.
What have you learned from your experiences with addiction?
Thanks!
You're the person i've been looking for.You're an expert in addiction? Me too.
And i want to be an expert at living too.
The main thing i've come up with is i have to stop using.
The other thing i do is learn from other people who have stopped using, or are trying to.
What have you learned from your experiences with addiction?
Thanks!
Woah I hope that made sense? So in a nutshell, I am a junky, a junky teetering on insanity. Day 1 down. Thank u for your kind words.
Hi and welcome. We all have been where you are now. Youve got a rung up by seeing there is a problem in your life which is controllable if you want to. Im an AA Nazi but after many years its still working for me so I dont look elsewhere. There are other things that work but I dont want to chance them. I guess most of them are based on not picking up the first drink/drug also. I dont know how deep they go into the reasons we continue to abuse ourselves for so long. To many of us the main reason I drank was feelings thats why many call it a dis-ease.
BE WELL.
BE WELL.
But I've been blessed to be clean and sober for over 30 months.
You can do this.
I just feel compelled to post here. Clay I am with you. 30 plus years addicted cocaine/ crack. I signed on here in January, have many posts of starting over. I just keep coming back, reposting. I am on day 5 and coming to a critical trigger day, Friday ( payday ) which I have yet to get past. This is a great place. I have made friends and am learning so much. Its a gift . Don't stop coming ,as many times as it take. Others with more clean time will respond and support you. Read as much as you can, explore. I can't put it away, spending 5 maybe more hours a day here. Gotta get back to work. Wishing you/ me sober recovery. God bless
I was hooked on meth. Pretty insidious drug. OD'd on some crank laced with something bad and that was the turning point for me. At least with meth, I still battled addiction and alcohol for the next 30 years.
But I've been blessed to be clean and sober for over 30 months.
You can do this.
I just feel compelled to post here. Clay I am with you. 30 plus years addicted cocaine/ crack. I signed on here in January, have many posts of starting over. I just keep coming back, reposting. I am on day 5 and coming to a critical trigger day, Friday ( payday ) which I have yet to get past. This is a great place. I have made friends and am learning so much. Its a gift . Don't stop coming ,as many times as it take. Others with more clean time will respond and support you. Read as much as you can, explore. I can't put it away, spending 5 maybe more hours a day here. Gotta get back to work. Wishing you/ me sober recovery. God bless
Yes , I will . Look for my posts. Ahhhhhh! Hoping to post a day 8 which would mean I got past Friday. You can follow a particular member , read all posts by so & so from the navigation bar , although I haven't been able to from this phone app. From the website its easier at least till I learn this . God Bless
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