Its That Time! September 2014 Roll Call!!

[ActingBrandNew]

Hey everybody! Its that time again! This year is sure flying by. Its already September! So anyways...here we are. This thread is a place where you can post your clean time or just introduce yourself. You do not have to be clean to post here. If your "lurking" take this as an opportunity to introduce yourself. If you have some clean time, post it so it can encourage and inspire others by showing them it can be done. This forum is a great place. Old and new members alike contribute everyday and share whats worked for them in recovery. I like to encourage that because there are so many different recovery options out there. You just have to find what works for you.

Hope everyone is having a safe and clean labor day weekend!

Go Dodgers!
Go Cowboys!

[cctailor]

Not sure I belong here.  17yrs of tramadol 6_8 pills aday. I do not abuse them. I just took them like clockwork b/c doc said to. I believed they were not habit forming. Thats why I took them. Anyway... long story short I will start a taper on 9-18 for 13wks and jump off xmas day.

[Ejm7263]

Day 6 off methadone thanks to all of you & your suggestions. The clean time posts are so inspiring & uplifting.

[Ejm7263]

Amen, GO PACK!!!

[Bubbleguppie100]

365 days pain pill/ opiate free. BOOM!!! :)

[L_Lady]

Congrats to everyone on your time!  

[Ejm7263]

Just really decided to start today. I'm tapering off methadone & using all of you to keep me going & prove I'll make it.
Thank you for everything.

[Ejm7263]

Me too
Packers!!!!!

[BlueJay387]

I am new here as well. I just want to say this group has been a tremendous help to me. I am almost at 48 hours free from hydrocodone pills, starting to feel better than I have in a while (besides the yucky withdrawals) my mind is clear and my mood is so much better. Hope to never take another pill again.

[pinkgirl73]

doing a taper off tramadol...after 10 yrs on it.

[EG70]

92 days off painkillers. Getting a chip tonight!
Keep up the great work everyone !!!
EG70

[FourJays]

645 days and soooo grateful for every single one of them.  Good luck to everyone out there on day 1 or day 1001!

Go Lions and Tigers, but NO Bears....sorry :))

[ActingBrandNew]

Wow...congrats to everyone! Great to see all who have posted this month...last month we didn't have that many people post on the thread. I know there's more...lets hear'em!

[newlife52]

170 days and plugging along!  Finding myself a little more every day.  Not great yet but I got time!

Go Eagles....Go Browns!

[Clarityrocks]

Thanks for posting this every month, it is so important for everyone to get to share their clean time! Today I have 1004 days clean and sober. I am thankful for each and every day. Keep fighting the good fight, folks, it is so worth it:)
Allison

[Heather8448]

214 Just For Todays in a row

[PurrfectlyKrazy]

Welcome to our MH family!  Congrats on the clean time on the alcohol and I wish you the best on your getting off the sub.  If you haven't posted in the forum yet you should :-)

[PurrfectlyKrazy]

The above statement was not meant for me...it was meant for AshleighsAddiction.  Sigh, that's what happens when I have insomnia.  Sleep great for a few nights and then wham!!!

[ianwojc]

hello im new.   im 11 days off alcohol and  weaning down very low almost ready to completely quit suboxone.  

[PurrfectlyKrazy]

P.S.  I'm am so darned proud of you...you have come a long way baby!!!  Congratulations on your clean time...it may seem like nothing compared to some of the times we are seeing here but these are critical clean times.  If we can make it the first 10 days, then 20 days, then 30....before you know it we'll be at 6 months.  We just gotta stick to our program, keep up our aftercare, take care of ourselves and learn to love ourselves again!  Sounds hard huh?  I started a journal now...I've always had low self-esteem...so my hubby suggested a journal...he's got one too.  I write down the things on one half that I want to work on...then I write the things down that I like about myself.  When I get down on myself I read the pages...what I wrote about myself and what he wrote about me...and it grounds me a bit...I'm starting to see a bit of the woman I should have grown up to be (had I not had to grow up the way I did).  

Anyway....congrats again!!!!   xo

[PurrfectlyKrazy]

Awesome Jinx....I'm using all those things too...anything non-opiate that helps right?  Have you tried the voltaren gel too?  That helps a lot especially with joint pain :-)

[PurrfectlyKrazy]

Hey Ashleigh....don't forget....these guys were the babies at one time.  Just think...we will be the old farts (hehe) in no time at all ;-)  lol

[brainchange]

WOW. You guys are inspiring.  I am in infancy here. Have wrestled with the alcohol demon in the past---but happy to say I won and really don't drink. Probably 2 months since I did...but that ship has sailed. Alcohol no longer sits well with me and I just want to sleep (this I know is a gift from god)
I am trying to quit taking hydrocodone or any pain meds. Would like to say I stopped 10 days ago...and I did. But have had 2 pills since then.  My next move is to go to a meeting because reading here inspired me to do that.
thanks you all
AND GO PACKERS!!!!!!

[Sweetness91]

OH!!! And how could I forget??!!.....Go Bengals & Go Bucks!! (Bet ya don't know where I'm from :))

[Sweetness91]

612 days off methadone for me, and I stopped Vicodin a few weeks ago after breaking my thumb and wrist. But I'm back on track thanks to these wonderful, special and VERY supportive members here at MH and my friends at group! Congrats to everyone on their clean time and congrats to those who are making their first step. It's gonna be a great life :):):):)