shesawkwardd

Hi everyone, I'm Brittany. I'm a heroin addict that recently decided to jump on the wagon to recovery. I've been using for alittle over a year now. A year ago I was sober for 9 months when I was pregnant, because of my money situation I made the big decision to give my son up for adoption and had a really hard time dealing with the emotional toll of that big of a decision. I started using not to long after leaving the hospital, I was an addict for years before I got pregnant.

Tomorrow will be my first day of detoxing, can't say I'm to excited about that but that's the nature of the beast I suppose. I'm hoping this forum will be a good place to keep me going through this hard battle I'm going to be fighting.

What I hope you all can help me with right now is pointers on how to stick to my goal of getting clean when I live with someone who refuse to quit their drug habit. Obviously, leaving would be the best bet but that's just not an option, I have nowhere else to go. Any ideas? Thanks.

-B.

Dee74

welcome shesawkwardd

many people here live with others who use or drink. It;s difficult but it's by no means a deal breaker - I think finding sober support for yourself, and building a sober network, is important.

coming here is a good first step

D

shesawkwardd

I'm not sure how to go about building a support network. I have my boyfriend who is also getting clean, but he's currently incarcerated so he's not around at the moment.

happyhour

shes, welcome and congratulations, good for you on your decision.

soberhawk

Welcome shesawkwardd,

Congratulation with you decision.

least

to SR! I'm glad you've joined the family.

hayley86

Welcome, lots of great support here.

StevenT

In my personal opinion NA would be a great place to start. You can find meetings in your local area by going to NA.org or googling it. Another way to go would be find a local treatment center and seek out outpatient groups that would fit with your schedule. Most places will help with finances if they are tight.

Whichever way you go, there is help and friendship out there. I hope you stay here as well

pinkdog

Hi Brittany, welcome.

DecBaby

Here is a good place for support. Meetings would be good. Even if you think it's not for you just go to get yourself out of your home. An outpatient program would be good if you can get into one.