New place of uncertianty
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New place of uncertianty
Hello,
It was suggested to me that I should try and introduce myself in this forum. I am not too sure about what to say but I will begin with something short and go from there.
I am 28 years old, and on April 2, 2013 I decided to cold turkey from an almost 5 year meth addiction. To this date I remain currently 82 days sober (Yay me!). I have been recently trying to get back into working out and becoming more active around people, though I am having some issues with coming out of my shell the way I used to be.
I already feel exposed!! Ummm... I do not have a lot of people to talk to as few of my family know (we don't have much contact), and I did not go through a program to get help. I do however have a great partner at home who is very supportive and encouraging me to join this site to have a way to vent and possibly find someone to relate to. So here I am.
Hope everyone is doing well on their many roads of recovery!
~P.S.
It was suggested to me that I should try and introduce myself in this forum. I am not too sure about what to say but I will begin with something short and go from there.
I am 28 years old, and on April 2, 2013 I decided to cold turkey from an almost 5 year meth addiction. To this date I remain currently 82 days sober (Yay me!). I have been recently trying to get back into working out and becoming more active around people, though I am having some issues with coming out of my shell the way I used to be.
I already feel exposed!! Ummm... I do not have a lot of people to talk to as few of my family know (we don't have much contact), and I did not go through a program to get help. I do however have a great partner at home who is very supportive and encouraging me to join this site to have a way to vent and possibly find someone to relate to. So here I am.
Hope everyone is doing well on their many roads of recovery!
~P.S.
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Welcome to SR! 
Glad you are here. This is a great place to get support.
Congrats on 82 days clean! That's awesome! I have been clean from meth for over 5 years but it took me going to a detox/treatment facility in order to do so. I was also being treated for alcoholism at that time. Now I use SR plus some outside fellowship groups to help me in my recovery.
Keep posting and reaching out. You are not alone. We do recover.
Glad you are here. This is a great place to get support.Congrats on 82 days clean! That's awesome! I have been clean from meth for over 5 years but it took me going to a detox/treatment facility in order to do so. I was also being treated for alcoholism at that time. Now I use SR plus some outside fellowship groups to help me in my recovery.
Keep posting and reaching out. You are not alone. We do recover.
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PrettySweets! You are not alone.SR is now an integral part of my recovery.
I try for 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour at night.
You will be of a lot of help to others.
Don't ever give up. We must never give up. Peace.
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Thank you all so much for the welcoming comments! I can tell the energy here is incredibly supportive already! I think I may need to follow suit and get a snazzy quote for my motivation. The one I hold in my mind when I have a hard day is...
"Failure is just a state of Mind."
all!
"Failure is just a state of Mind."
all!
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Hi PrettySweets. 
Great to have you join us.
I felt instantly better when I joined SR. I'd been drinking my whole life & no one understood what I went through. When I came here I knew I'd never have to be alone again. It made all the difference to me.
Congrats on your 82 days! You're doing great.
Great to have you join us.I felt instantly better when I joined SR. I'd been drinking my whole life & no one understood what I went through. When I came here I knew I'd never have to be alone again. It made all the difference to me.
Congrats on your 82 days! You're doing great.
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Thank you Hevyn! You are completely right! I feel so much better already having a place where people know and understand what I am going through and positively support each other.
Whipster, thank you. My world was spiraling out of control, I did it for the weight loss, and then one day I truly just had enough! I didn't want to "deal" with the habit anymore. I just wanted it to go away, and I have since then forced myself to do it. I appreciate all the positivity.
Whipster, thank you. My world was spiraling out of control, I did it for the weight loss, and then one day I truly just had enough! I didn't want to "deal" with the habit anymore. I just wanted it to go away, and I have since then forced myself to do it. I appreciate all the positivity.
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Originally Posted by PrettySweets 
Hello,
It was suggested to me that I should try and introduce myself in this forum. I am not too sure about what to say but I will begin with something short and go from there.
I am 28 years old, and on April 2, 2013 I decided to cold turkey from an almost 5 year meth addiction. To this date I remain currently 82 days sober (Yay me!). I have been recently trying to get back into working out and becoming more active around people, though I am having some issues with coming out of my shell the way I used to be.
I already feel exposed!! Ummm... I do not have a lot of people to talk to as few of my family know (we don't have much contact), and I did not go through a program to get help. I do however have a great partner at home who is very supportive and encouraging me to join this site to have a way to vent and possibly find someone to relate to. So here I am.
Hope everyone is doing well on their many roads of recovery!
~P.S.
It was suggested to me that I should try and introduce myself in this forum. I am not too sure about what to say but I will begin with something short and go from there.
I am 28 years old, and on April 2, 2013 I decided to cold turkey from an almost 5 year meth addiction. To this date I remain currently 82 days sober (Yay me!). I have been recently trying to get back into working out and becoming more active around people, though I am having some issues with coming out of my shell the way I used to be.
I already feel exposed!! Ummm... I do not have a lot of people to talk to as few of my family know (we don't have much contact), and I did not go through a program to get help. I do however have a great partner at home who is very supportive and encouraging me to join this site to have a way to vent and possibly find someone to relate to. So here I am.
Hope everyone is doing well on their many roads of recovery!
~P.S.
CONGRATS on the sobriety!!! Dont worry, you will learn more and more how to be yourself and relax around new people with time. With sobriety comes confidence after a while, and that confidence will open a ton of doors for you. You will be able to do things you never thought possible. Welcome to the forum!!!
In fact, just being here and introducing yourself.........even though you were apprehensive or nervous, shows you are indeed growing. You pushed past the nervousness and posted anyway. That right there is proof you are coming out of your shell.
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