DAY 4 OF NO PILLS AND I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER

[andie15]

I have decided to post everyday to keep my spirits and morale high.  Today is day 4 and I have been warned it really starts to get bad the next couple of days, but I am just going to keep doing this no matter what.  Just the thought of not needing medication to play with my children or clean my house is reason enough.  I have found that instead of freaking out because of the w/d and no pills, I am embracing how life should and needs to be, not how I wanted it to be and I am actually in a much better mood, even from when I had a bottle full of pills.  I know I am not out of the woods, not even close, but I feel I have a great start going and I just wanted to share my good feelings with anyone going through this,  good thoughts are all you have to get through this and I know I will get better.  WE ALL CAN WITH HELP FROM EACH OTHER.

[Kateygirl32]

Hey! My name is Katey and I am 20 years old. I am in the same boat as you are. I am on day 4 without pills for the first time in 2 years and I feel pretty good. I get depressed sometimes and wish I had a pill to help boost me up and get ready and out of the house but then remember what my body just went through the past few days and realize pills are NOT worth it. How do people get here? after a while the pills made me feel as happy as I did before I ever started using them...not to mention they make you hungry and eat all the time! I am getting back into shape and never touching another pill again! Good luck i'm thinking about you and hope you do great!

[Mandapanda17]

I'm sooooo happy for you!!! I hope I handle this as well as you do. YOU ROCK!!! :) congrats on 4 days, thats huge AND something to smile about!!

[andie15]

Well it's getting near the end of day 4 and I am still doing great.  I am doing what I need to get done for my family and home.  I never thought at this stage, the very early one, that I could even get out of bed let alone clean the entire house and do all of the laundry, with a smile on my face, to boot :)  I'm not going to say that I don't think about them but I just stop and breath and the thought passes and then I'm ok for another 10 minutes.  I can't wait to reach a week, a month, a year.  I am so focused on success that I cannot bear to let myself down.  Thank you again for all of your help, I look forward to reading all of your encouraging words, they help tremendously.

[seeksolice]

Excellent attitude and progress.

Its refreshing to read a post of only 4 days into it (sobriety) that is SO positive- not one thats focusing on the WD symptoms and all the negatives.

Nice job. We need more posts like yours.

[Jimmy1975]

Way to go Andy  , Maybe you and I were some of the lucky ones as I hardly was that sick at all . Ofcourse I was taking three 10/500 five times a week witch I know isn`t a real heavy habit . Still I feel lucky and I hope you are also !  Jim

[gizzy32]

Way to go on day 4. maybe the w/d's won't be as bad as you thought:) nice to see you posting and positive. it feel good to be free, huh?

[GoingToMakeIt]

I posted today on your day 3 post, but way to go!
Staying on the forum helps so much.

[andie15]

Thank you all, these encouraging words are helping me so much.  It is good to know that maybe the rest of w/d won't be as bad as anticipated, I am hoping that my attitude is helping me.  I do find myself getting a little angry at little things but I just stop and take a breath and move on, this usually makes me feel a little better.  I just want to know one thing:  when is it that pills are not the first thing on your mind when you wake up in the morning, it's like a constant reminder right when you start your day.  I don't want to start my day like that anymore.  I have found that I am thinking about them a little less and it is a little easier for me to turn my mind elsewhere, any suggestions?

[worried878]

u may be in for an easy ride...mine was not as bad as i thought it would be and i was pleasnatly surprised..not something i want to do every weekend but nothing like what i had anticipated...just keep ur guard up and stay strong and focused

[twolve]

You sound exactly like I did my first few days. Also, if you are on Day 4 and you feel pretty good there is no saying that it will def get worse. I kept waiting and waiting for my w/d to get so bad and it never happened. I am on Day 39 right now and I have never looked back..I wanted it SO bad and I can tell you do too..hang in there!

[dominosarah]

Congrats on day 4!!!  You have a great attitude. Life is so much better without those pills.  Keep posting as we are here for you.   Stay strong            sara

[joann1975]

Congratulations on Day 4!!

You really sound like you have a great attitude and want this! I know you will make it and be so much happier! You will love being clean...yes, it's hard to get there but SO worth it.

Post everyday...that is wonderful and a great plan!

Keep up the good work!

JoAnn

[cathy5841]

you are doing awesome.  keep it up.  days 3 n 4 were the worst for me...then it got better physically.  mentally it takes a lil longer.  are you getting any after care?  n/a or addiction therapy?  just a thought.  check into it.  this thing called addiction has so many ways of tricking us...so be prepared.  i am so proud of you...4 days is great!!

[desperate1111]

Sounds like you really want this and that is what it takes to beat it. Best of luck to you.