8 days sober!

[Durty_South]

Yesterday was my first day to feel like getting out so I did and made it good until about 5-6pm and felt like the batteries died. Guess that's how normal folks are. Been so long I've forgotten. Blessed and hard headed. Going to take the family out to a park early today to try and see if we can make me tired enough to sleep tonight. That part ***** (being exhausted but can't sleep). Will be joining meetings soon as I find some. Hope everyone has a blessed day n keep ya heads up!

[Durty_South]

Well it sounds crazy but I researched the Thomas recipe. I read some people using benzo's to sleep off first few days n I basically made peace with situation before getting all the supplies. I tended to all needed business and I locked myself in my room for a few days drinking Gatorade, beer, and stuff to sleep. I'm very familiar with my limits in everything so if you aren't familiar with your limitations, I'd stick to Thomas recipe straight up natural. Better safe than sorry when you're trying to make a bad situation better. Those supplements DO WORK. I attend my first NA meeting Wednesday. Aftercare has been mentioned a ton and I fully understand after being back at work. I guess really the first step for me was accepting this was killing me and endangering my freedom and financial responsibilities. Once I let myself accept there really are people who live normal lives and that I could be one, I just spontaneously picked the date, partied til the end n walked away. Happily and content. Tapering never worked for me. Just make your peace and decide you aren't going to live for stupid pills. Chasing that crap every few days bc you're running short. My work hasn't seen me sober since I've been there and just from my new confidence I have been treated differently. Probably bc I no longer have anything to hide so confronting work related problems is much easier. Just make up your mind. It took me years. Just don't give up n keep it on your mind even if you fail. Hope this helps and doesn't offend anyone. It's just my way I did it.

[jojo3boys]

How did u do it, I have been trying, and I keep failing.

[Durty_South]

Also I don't know why my avi says female but I'm a male and it annoys me lol

[Durty_South]

I don't believe it myself. I slept last night and woke up ready to run at 7am on the dot. Took my son walking and then tinkered on my motorcycle and chasing him the rest of the day. Going into this I visioned this movie I saw once with Leonardo Dicaprio being held against his will while wd. He fought it and a few days later thanked his friend and never looked back. That is EXACTLY how this has played out so far. My contacts think I got busted bc none returned my calls that second day and all I wanted was so herb to try sleeping. Thankfully they didn't. Basically I went to GNC and got vitamin b6, GABA 750, l-tyrosine, and some liquid stuff with a ton of vitamins in it-and tons of Gatorade. Never thought a 5 or so year opiate wd could be over this quick. My family has kept me motivated and a few new tattoos to take my mind off the stuff. I know this is long but if it helps one person it was worth writing. Hope everyone is well n keep ya head up pushing forward.

[jleeflcntrygrl]

Awesome! Keep goin! U got this! The first week is the hardest-physically but u need to work on the mental part of your addiction. Go to counseling, NA, and stay away from triggers like people n bad places. When I got clean I got a new number also it helps to erase drug contacts numbers, that way u areNOT tempted!!

[Amandag78]

Congratulations on 8 days : )

[motye51]

Props to u for being able to go out at all! It was weeks before i left the house! Everyone on here told me to go out, walk, keep occupied, and I was like ARE YA'LL CRAZY????? Lol, but they were right! Good job to u and heres to many more. Charging forward!

[ActingBrandNew]

Congrats on the 8 days!

[dominosarah]

Congrats on 8 days!!!!  The more you are moving the quicker you will get that energy and sleep back.  Your doing great so keep it going.  As for the meetings, dont waste another day~