Day 9 - Finally did it… but had to stay off this site

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11-02-2016, 04:01 PM

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Roselover

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Day 9 - Finally did it… but had to stay off this site

I just typed a huge post about my recovery, but it did not save!! I will type it all later, but in a nut shell I had to log off of this site to get the courage. All of the withdrawal threads "You could DIE from withdrawals…" etc etc kept me afraid.

Yes, I experienced symptoms but I made it.

11-02-2016, 04:06 PM

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fastfocus

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Well done, great achievement.

11-02-2016, 04:06 PM

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january161992

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9 days great!

do you have a plan like aa meetings?

God bless

11-02-2016, 04:15 PM

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Roselover

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Thanks!!! 😁😁 I need to come up with a solid plan. I don't think I'll do aa meetings because I'm a private person. But I will be posting here more often.

11-02-2016, 04:16 PM

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Roselover

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I did it cold turkey too, and went to work everyday with the worst symptoms… but I survived 👍

11-02-2016, 04:55 PM

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flguy1

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Believe me I know how hard it is - on day 11 today. Great job and keep going!

11-02-2016, 04:56 PM

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Sober'sBest

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Decide... Quit... Done... Happy

next.

Find true joy.

Free and clear.

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11-02-2016, 05:32 PM

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madgirl

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Post through those cravings. It helps!

11-03-2016, 04:23 AM

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dwtbd

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Congratulations Roselover!
Have you ever looked into RR and AVRT? There are great threads on those ideas here on SR in the Secular Connections forum, I benefitted tremendously from learning about them, I highly recommend checking into them !!
wish you well and hope to see you around
Again Congratulations!

11-03-2016, 04:26 AM

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Dee74

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I'm not trying to scare anyone or run anyone off when I warn about detox - just hoping people will see their doctors

I'm glad you made it through ok, but for anyone reading, it still can be a potentially dangerous thing to do.

D

11-03-2016, 04:42 AM

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Raeven

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congratulations

Understand completely. on day 12. sometimes it is 1 hour at a time buy I did it. I read the warnings, scarede, tried tapwring7, didn't work. finally decided if I was strong enough to stop I wouls.be strong enough to go to the hospital if o needed. not sure of I would have but it never got that bad. wasn't easy, but it is memory that I don't want to repeat and I'm not sure next time wouldn't be worse.

good for you!!!

11-03-2016, 04:47 AM

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Yogini1603

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I totally understand. I have an anxiety disorder and when I went to meet with a keyworker about my addiction, she was running through withdrawal symptoms and I had so many of them but it was due to my anxiety! Everytime she said a new symptom, I started worrying that I had it. I kept an emergency number with me throughout withdrawal just in case and took a herbal sleeping tablet to help for the first few days.

Day 9 is brilliant and I hope you are proud of how far you have come already!