Can't begin without thankin you all - no way I'd be at even this stage of infancy in withdrawal if it wasn't for all your caring, wisdom, honesty, spirituality, humour, and experience... when I first arrived here I thought WHAT am I doing reading/writing with all these dunno-what's!! NOW I feel honored that you even consider me worthy to be part of such an exceptionally fine group of time-toughened folks who haven't let it tarnish their hearts'o'gold one iota... AS for me... I'm on hour 38 of chilled gobbler... feeling achy back, legs, neck - a few bouts of leg thrashing cured by the next dose of valium... mostly sleeping, took three hot showers (thank Heavens the shower here in my hideout has great pressure!) I have no motivation to do anything (except write here and letters to one lifesaving friend) and just worried that when it gets really bad my hideout daze will be over and I'll hafta rejoin my life and how will I make the switch from mr. inspiration to mr. grey?? the torture's definitely in the manageable zone at least for now... got my books, tunes, prayers, y'name it... but all I'm doing is drinking water, sleeping, and valium... Good Luck Everybody!!! Thank You from the bottom of my Heart!! Nefesh