Quitting your DOC

[worried878]

How many people qquit there DOC the very first time they tried?  I am talkin bout no relapse and now clean over a year?  that is the definition of first time even tho being clean for a year doesnt mean u r home free///and we know that..but a year clean is a great place to be...the following would apply to how many times u had to beat it into ur head that u could do this...cos for most i dont think it was the first time...for me after many attempts at tapering i ended up ct-ing due to sheer lack of discipline and will power when it came to my doc..just curious bout how others fared with this process of getting clean???

[worried878]

and i agree..it doesnt matter how many times it takes...just dont ever give up cos most dont make it the first go around..and it can take yrs for someone to figure out this is a day by day thing..u live for the day..it gets easier and easier..but we r all just a pill or a drink away from relapse..even after 10 yrs...odds become more in our favor..but point is///few make it on the first go around..or the second...seems most who do make it on the first or second go around r older...50s etc....wisdom can come with age and experience..altho i was surprised at a pm i got from someone i helped taper over a yr ago..older gentlemen and i wont repeat his name/over 50 yrs old tho...let go of a large oxy habit..and had a hard time/grueling wd//i remember it like yesterday..over a yr ago and he pm-d me to see what i thought about him using a few times a month now...of course i said.."WHY do u ask"?  he already had been using and said he felt he had the whole thing under control..so again i say "why do u ask"   He surprised me/speechless and if he is reading then i guess he knows who i speak of/and that is ok cos i doubt he is reading anyway unfortunately/...He was one i thought would never do this again..just goes to show u..always keep ur eye over ur shoulder and stay on ur tip toes...none of us are too intelligent nor too strong in character that this disease cant bite us in the butt again....scary but so very true

[Brrrrad]

Alcohol  The first time -now clean 12 yrs, Painkillers the first time now clean 15months
both ct. That is the only way I could do it. Lots of thanks to the great people here on this site. Stay Strong.

[TysonRed]

In total from all detoxes from all different types of drugs this was my 6th time of seriously quitting opiates. The first couple were from norco/percocet/morphine, then onto oxycontin/diluadid, eventually to methadone which Ive quit 3 times, the last detox was from methadone to suboxone for 18wks, which I quit Oct.20 2008. I had one slip up for 5days in April, besides that it will be 9months on July 19th. My longest stint of sobriety was for almost 2yrs the first time I got off of methadone, then a big time cocaine habit that eventually broke me and sent me back to pills. I really feel different this time, Im much more aware of how easy all the hardwork can go out the window if you dont keep on working everyday to keep it clean. I still struggle with cravings almost on a daily basis, probably will for a long, long time, but Ive realized how much I enjoy having control over my life, not the pills (other drugs) having the control. I wish everyone out there who is clean, congratulations and to those who are still in the process or getting ready to, good luck, Take Care Ev1

[guv338]

I will let you know in about 6-7 months.  I am on my first try from Large OC intake(600mg/day  x years) and am going to make it the first time because I can not go thru this again.  It has been too bad to repeat.  Even now at almost 6 months in, I struggle daily.  Fatigue, vision, focus, et al are all just dragging on and on it seems like.  I could
never ask my wife to go through this again either.  She has been my saving grace for what seems like an eternity now.  

[Shelwoy]

I don't think it matters how many tries it takes, just as long as if eventually sticks!

[candothis247]

ya know, id like some good dancing music too to start shaking and moving with my junk in my trunk after i get off couch tater status. lol - would you mind pm ing me 2. thanks

[worried878]

ok girl..i amouta date when it comes to music these days...that is why i need u to send me some names and titles///and then i can jiggle and wiggle and drie myself round in my car looking like i just got me some...oooohhh   u kow that look u get when u just gotcha sumpin u really like!

got any cds like that girlie?

[dominosarah]

we could drive around and shake our junk in the trunk!!!!  LOL

[worried878]

k girl...pm me some good tunes that i can go and buy...i got a new cd player in my car..sound system rox!  send me some tunes girl!   lov ya girl

[dominosarah]

I have a music library the size of the Library of Congress!!!!!!!!!!  My music is my salvation and if i dont get up and dance everyday to something i will snap!!!!!!!!!!  

[dominosarah]

I do believe it is really mind over matter......You have to really want to get and stay clean.  Aftercare is a must.  You have to find out why you were using to begin with.  It is hard work but the rewards are so worth it.  Staying positive and knowing you can get your life back is also something that helps.        

[worried878]

MOVE!  domino I always love ur answer to cravings, depression, fatigue,  just bout anything...get up and dance!  why not?  LOL sittin there feeling like a couch tater sho dont help anyway!

[dominosarah]

I had never tried to quit the vicoprofen before.......I had tried to quit just about everything else i did before that and never made it.  I pretty much was on a continous relapse.  Once i made up my mind about my DOC i set a date and that was that.  There are still moments that it creeps into my head and my brain plays some pretty nasty tricks with me but i turn on the music, get busy and they pass............sara

[worried878]

k...forgot to put I made after more than 2 tries using CT as a method and i have now been clean for over a year!  LOL..u know in reality it doesnt matter how many times it takes u to do this getting clean stuff...only that in the end u make it...but thought with so many new people here who r either beating themseoves up cos they can not "just do this" the first go around..or those here who r attempting to taper and keep caving...just to give people a look at how it went for others...those in the process of getting clean and those who have been there for a long time.....i think knowing how others made it and how things went can help..also a good reflection for those who have been clean for a while....thanx guys/gals