How many of you keep a journal or diary

[mcray]

of some sort? How much does it help? I am interested in starting and labeling it "Day 15 3/27/08". I don't plan to write daily, just when I feel as if my mood has changed or I am noticing substantial, significant changes. Last night I was more stressed and unstable than I have ever been. Today, I talked to my counselor, got it in my mind that it was a new day, popped the little orange guy under my tongue, and carried on with life. I have been in a nutty mood all day. I took a test which I could have done either very well or very poorly on. My mom told me she noticed changes in me last week being much more calm and at ease... I am in a mood which is crazy, like a young immature kid. In a way, I love it. I haven't felt these feelings in ages. I wanted to write about this in my journal I bought...But come to find out, it is BLANK pages, not line. I guess I shall wait until tomorrow.

[Sael]

yep, i keep a journal. I'm 3.5 years clean. I love my journal. I spend good money on my journals because of how important they are. Good luck! Write lots!

Blessings

[toxictome]

Congrats on refusing the OC!!  YOU DID GOOD!!!

I never kept a journal while i was detoxing/wd'ingof  vics.. I wish i would have...i found the journal i kept after i quit drinking...i forgot about alot of those things...but lQQking back I could see the growth...It's pretty cool...so yeah, keep one for reference later.

keep posting!!

[mcray]

I love the support everyone here provides. I wanted to share a story that I was proud of:
I was going to my buddy Mike's uncle's house to pick up a half a suboxone. Nate(uncle) brought me upstairs and told me you can buy this half sub or, I have these. He pulled out the new 30mg OC brown pills. To any OC user, you know this is a big deal. The fact that NEW 15's, 30's, and 60's came out is just huge. He told me I could get 3 30's for 60 bucks if I'd wanted. From a place that sells OC at a dollar a mg, this was a great deal. I told him to give me the suboxone and I put it under my tongue right there. The fact that I turned them down was just something I was quite proud of. Sorry for rambling.

[flmagi]

I love hearing that you love being sober. Really does my heart good.
keep it up, you should be very proud of yourself.

[skippysizemore]

Either way it is a good idea to do this sort of thing...congrats on 15 days.....keep it up

[mcray]

I cheated and hopped on the subs with no withdrawals. I have experienced them, absolutely. Not this last time, though. 15 days is the longest I've gone and 16 is just around the corner. I love knowing that I am doing well with this. I love people realizing a change in my attitude and the way I carry myself and such. I love being sober.

[mcray]

I want to keep a journal that I actually write in. A journal that I can look back on, keep memorable things in, cards, notes, things of this nature. I want it to be a documentation of my life going from dirty to sober and I want to see the changes in the writing, that I see in myself. I don't know if you can understand that... I don't know if I worded it well.

[flmagi]

I have heard some people kept journels during their withdrawels and after and that it did help looking back and remembering the misery.  I wish I had kept one during withdrawels, because the memory does fade.
I think its a great idea.

[skippysizemore]

I have kept a journalon here for the last 38 days and it helps wonders. Good Idea.