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New to forums - 30 days today
Hello, all, my name is Dave or you can go by my screenname Puddy, either is fine.
I originally got sober Oct 31, 2001. At the 1 1/2 year mark (2003) I went through verious major Post Acute Withdrawal that was diagnosed as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Not knowing what the heck was even happening, I went with the shrinks advice and began antidepressants and sleep aids. When the original sleep aid stopped working, I was prescribed a benzo. I had no idea what a benzo was, I was never a "pill guy", although I have had my share of iliicit substances over the years. 24 of them (age 11 to 35).
In Jan 2005 I injured my back and was prescribed Vicodin. I took it and ran with it and now here it is May of 2008 and I celebrate 30 days sober again today.
Since '01, I never drank and attended AA faithfully, worked the steps right outta the book, but I guess I was blocked from the Sunlight of the Spirit
because my life was very pill-oriented.
It's nice to start over and I am very lucky (still have my job, wife, etc) but I get resentful because I feel I held up my end and maybe God thought otherwise because it's been a long hard road.
I'm still doing amends and I'm just doing my best to swallow the humility pill, anyway that's who I am and my basic story. This looks like a great board, I'll be checking in daily. Nice to meet everyone!
Dave
I originally got sober Oct 31, 2001. At the 1 1/2 year mark (2003) I went through verious major Post Acute Withdrawal that was diagnosed as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Not knowing what the heck was even happening, I went with the shrinks advice and began antidepressants and sleep aids. When the original sleep aid stopped working, I was prescribed a benzo. I had no idea what a benzo was, I was never a "pill guy", although I have had my share of iliicit substances over the years. 24 of them (age 11 to 35).
In Jan 2005 I injured my back and was prescribed Vicodin. I took it and ran with it and now here it is May of 2008 and I celebrate 30 days sober again today.
Since '01, I never drank and attended AA faithfully, worked the steps right outta the book, but I guess I was blocked from the Sunlight of the Spirit
because my life was very pill-oriented.
It's nice to start over and I am very lucky (still have my job, wife, etc) but I get resentful because I feel I held up my end and maybe God thought otherwise because it's been a long hard road.
I'm still doing amends and I'm just doing my best to swallow the humility pill, anyway that's who I am and my basic story. This looks like a great board, I'll be checking in daily. Nice to meet everyone!
Dave
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Welcome to SR Puddy! So glad that you have found us! There is a lot of support here! Please check out our other forums too and at the top you will find stickies which have a wealth of information.
Congrats on 30 days :bounce
Keep posting! Others will be along to share their ESH with you!
Congrats on 30 days :bounce
Keep posting! Others will be along to share their ESH with you!
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Hi Dave and welcome to our recovery community.
I'm in recovery from booze and benzos. I relapsed with booze when I started taking benzos in sobriety. I'll be clean and sober two years in July - for which I am grateful.
Glad you're here - keep posting!
I'm in recovery from booze and benzos. I relapsed with booze when I started taking benzos in sobriety. I'll be clean and sober two years in July - for which I am grateful.
Glad you're here - keep posting!
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Thanks folks. I've been to plenty of NA meetings over the years, and they were great, but my recovery path is through the 12 steps of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. My malady is a spiritual one and the substances are but symptoms. Just my deal is all.
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