You should be so proud of your 18 and 12 days respectively! Woohoo! Even more so Goblin, the steps you have taken to recognize your cravings, to tell your gf and your program buddy. Yes, yes, yes...secrets keep us sick! AWESOME job!
Keep on!
Yes yes yes congrats on making it to day 17 and 12... Im 8 days into my c/t from percocet 10 milligram Addiction that ive had for 4 yrs and the hardest part for me is the lack of sleep... It amazes me that the body can not sleep for so long... I dont get to sleep until around 8 am each morning and sleep for maybe 3 to 4 hours.. I prey it gets better cause im feeling terrible.. I know we can do this so you just stay strong and i will do the same... I absolutely believe that things will get better just as long as we dont pick up... Prayers always
Recovery is not linear...it has peaks and valleys and we just never know, although H.A.L.T. are pretty common triggers (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.)
Looking for pills concerns me...you might want to think about doubling down on your meetings until you get over this hump. I know we all wish we could just wake up one day and be "cured" but addiction just doesn't work that way for 99.9% of people. It's a lifetime of management and vigilance, but a dam.ned GOOD life if we stick to our program and just take it 24 hours at a time.
Hang in there honey..you're doing great...
Hugs,
-Robin
Yeah, the cravings are not fun. Mine hit day 10, 11, 12 ect. they do let up. try to keep busy. It will pass.
Hey buddy,
How are you doing? Just checking up on you..
-R.
Thanks. I'm doing better got a good nights rest. Cravings have been less today.
Great Job so Far!!
When and if you have Cravings try to re-direct yourself fast.
There is so much to this Disease and it takes TONS of Changes to stay clean. It sounds like you are reaching for outside Support and this is good.
Time & Patience as the Brain Chems, and so on have to Balance back and fire back up. Those receptors are starting to unplug too. You will have those "Happy Chems" back up and going soon. Just stay on the right track because using will only waste many yrs of your Life. I know, I am a older chic who woke up darn near 60..after wasting most or big part of my Life. Look up Addiction in a more Scientific way. This has saved my Buttt big time...Plus ALL and ANY Support that is out there. Wishing you the Best!
Bless
PS..I thought I recognized this name from a few yrs back??
Did you have a relasp or what??
Well you have been on this site long enough to know the Drill. You will be fine!!
Cheers to You and Praying for the Best!
Vickie
Hey VIC
Yep. I think the last time I made it to 17 days in September 2013 and then went back on trams. I schemed my doc to put me back on after I told him no more. Been off Norcos for awhile now since about then but had surgery in May of this year and had to go back on for a few weeks. Decided I had enough and just jumped off all. Told all docs no more. Uped my meetings and been more active. Going through the peaks and valleys but overall feeling better which is when the thoughts that this time will be different come in. Nope. It won't. I've done the research.