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142 days clean! Wow never thought i had it in me..

first off i am very humbled to be writting this..  and i knew if it wasn't for you all i wouldn't even be here and clean today..  this forum helps people so much..  it's not some doctor telling you to do something or what it will feel like..  Because we all know what they say and how we feel , well didn't mean crap to us when we are in the midst of withrawal..  But somehow talking to  complete strangers on here does help..  So very much!!  i'm so thankful to have found this place..  

  As we all know the first week and sometimes two is pure hell..  (withrawal)
and our mind is the enemy's playground at that time..  Because we are going through so much at one time..  That's why we need to have a support system..  and of course there are the oh- so -not -so awesome symptoms of the withdrawal..  That we absolutly hate and could crawl out of our own bodies if it was possible..  But it is possible to go through..  And you just really have to search deep down inside yourself and find the will courage and never lose yourself..  And just know the symptoms they really wont last..  i did the thomas recipe which helped so much..  along with some other things..  never touched benzo's though..  i did take neurotin and it helped immensly..  yeah baths help with the creapy crawlys and ach's, i ate banana's like they were not gonna have anymore at the store or something haha..  but you know just if i had it to do all over again i would do it..  it's so worth your clarity, rational thinking and overall be free of opiates..

And lets not forget the wonderful (not) mental part of all of this..  that really took a toll on me..  I was crying all over the place but it was kinda nice..  Since i really didn't have emotions before..  Being so emotionally numb isn't helping anything..  We were made to have emotions for a reason..  What i did that helped was turning on music and cranking it up so loud that all i could hear was the music and stop listening to my head..  Taking walks helps, doing things you love always helps..  and since i had been using for so long i didn't know what that was.. ( 7 years)  and i found that i'm addicted to reading too lol..  

But i just want to thank each and everyone of you for helping me in the very special way that each and everyone of you did..  it has been one heck of a ride, but i buckled up and went on for the ride..  So 142 days later and i feel great..  

have a great weekend everyone!
Sophia
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1970885 tn?1435860428
With you being only 10 days behind me it's kind of interesting to see how our recoveries parallel each other. You were a big inspiration and support to me.
Thank you again, and congrats.
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(((SOPHIA))))
Hey girl- congrats on your clean time!  You've worked immensely hard for this and I am so proud of you, and excited to see what your future has in store.  The world is your oyster darlin'!  Oh, and reading is an AWESOME addiction to have, the side effects are being educated and knowledgeable!  

Much love,
Lu
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495284 tn?1333894042
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Congrats on your clean time!!  You worked hard for this and you are know reaping the benefits.  Always keep that guard up as you never know when that beast will come a knocking.
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2030769 tn?1343647674
Thank you for sharing your journey with us!!!  Everything u said about the beginning of the journey is so true, and unless we force ourselves through that, we will never get to the other side.  It took me A LONG time to accept that, but thanks to people like u who had the courage to take the jump before me, I had faith it was possible!  And it is possible!
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Wow what an achievement, OUTSTANDING!. Thanks for updating the site again, as all of us newbies love to see that success is possible.
Peace, and keeping on fighting the good fight. I bet the world looks and feels so much different tou you now.
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That was an amazing and inspiring post!  I'm only on Day 7, so your encouraging words really mean a lot!  You should be SO very proud of yourself!  I am so happy for you to be enjoying your clean life and all it has to offer!  God bless you!
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