celebrating day 17 :) sober of heroin

I came to this forum 2 weeks ago, when i was on the very first few days of my heroin withdraw, post OD. I am proud to say that I have substained my sobriety and I am happier than I ever was on that NASTY DRUG. I have cut off contact with the drug and have made new friends who are not users. The only lingering symptom of my addiction is the night sweats, but they are definitely not as bad as they used to be. I am still waking up at least twice a night to change clothes but this is better than the every hour i used to have to change. I suspect this will probably last a couple more weeks before tapering off and dissapearing. My life, my health, my weight, my happiness have all improved. I am mentally able to keep up with work and school again, and its nice to not need a drug to get through the day. i wake up and dont worry about a thing. im not panicking about how soon i can get a hit, im not worried if ill be able to eat today. I can eat full meals again. its just amazing. Id like to thank anyone who helped me through my first few days and this website is heaven on the www.

I am still struggling mentally with the unfortunate riff between my former, opiate addicted friends. ive stopped texting them and begging them to stop. nothing doing. The first day I felt completely healed from the withdraws, it was like a veil had been lifted. with the memory of what being hooked on heroin was like fresh in my mind, i could compare the new feeling to it, and thats when i realized that despite everything, i am alone in my recovery and my friends are alone in their addiction. the light that shines on me, is lost on them. they dont see it. this has been no doubt, the hardest part of this journey for me.


I guess the point of this post is to share my accomplishments in hopes that whoever out there needing the motivation can gather some from it. I want everyone to have what I have now. I thought it would never get better, it felt like that first week stretched on until eternity. But Im on the other side now. And I see that it was good and it was worth it to get clean.

17 days is the longest I have been sober of this drug all year. My sobriety is not safe, not yet, I have to keep on top of it. But its on its way. :]


Love! breeseff

[worried878]

Sounds like good news to me!  Congrats!

[cathy5841]

great job...keep it up.  have you looked into some after?  NA is a great place to start.  you will learn how to stay clean...one day at a time.  keep going..you will have a month before you know it...

[refusingbondage]

BRAVO!!   Congrats!!! You are doing so well and should be so proud.  You sound so positive - so different from your original posts.   Keep up all your hard work.  You deserve a life free of the cage of heroine addiction.  

[worried878]

Cathy is soooooooo right...aftercare is so so so important..find a meeting near you so u can stay clean and proud

[dominosarah]

Good for you on 17 days!!!!!  That is just simply awesome.  Keep fighting and moving forward.  You may want to get a different phone number also.  Stay strong     sara

[fengirl09]

17 days!!!! That is an awesome start. You sound so proud of yourself and you should be. Keep up the great work and stay strong. You can do this and have all the support you need right here. Take care

[Sunnyd210]

That is soooo AWESOME. I have seen heroin just rip the soul out of people I loved and Im so happy to see you get this far that is just so great to hear!!!!

[corey411]

17 days is great. Glad you are feeling better physically. The mental stuff will get better. Be careful bc believe it or not your addiction is going to call to you again. When  thoughts about using start popping into your thinking POST. Don't be alone in your head with those thoughts. Stay strong. GBU, Corey

[10356]

Congratulations on 17 day's that is so awesome... I know how slow time moved through that period in my life.. Welcome back...Lesa