How do you cope?

[nplus_listen]

Hi, feel a little bit weird and am very new to this!

Well you don't need my life story. Perhaps I should start by saying that I've been using the drug for a far while now (almost 5 years) and fool myself into thinking that I'm not addicted. However I'm starting somewhere and that somewhere is here.

Thanks to most of the people that have written, although I could have done without the pious ones. I will watch and learn. Thank you for your honestly, I find it really inspiring. What is my question? Where do you find the strength and how and why do we continue to hide it?

[tooklastdose]

I'm on day 8 so can't really say i'm to happy, but each day gets better.   I have dealt with addictions for many years and find it is best to get some of the personal stuff out of our heads in order to move on.  I have not had a drink in 17 years and get a lot of my support from my aa goups and friends.  
I had major surgery and ended up on meds and just never got off til now.

[nplus_listen]

Thank you for reading  my comments and commenting. Tooklastdose you asked for more about me, well it's still early days for me! Do you feel happy/ comfortable talking about your experiences?

[tooklastdose]

nothing is wrong with you.  You are just getting ready to take the jump to a drug free life.
you can do it.  
we are here to help each other.   Tell us more about yourself.

[nplus_listen]

Thank you for your honesty and yes, I am embarrassed and ashamed. I haven't actually verbalized 'I'm addicted, please help!'. I know I should but I keep thinking, I can fight this, I'm stronger than this. However, here I am several years later in the same situation. With a faultless safetly net around me, that I'm taking no notice of!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!!!!!!!!!

[BIKERDAD1963]

We find the strength thru our families and friends. They are the only ones that can tell us how different we are while on the drugs. We usually dont care about the changes they do to us until we are told about them and how it affects them. my wife came to me and was dead honest with me about my problem. She told be exactly what it was doing to our family. i guess i already new but I didnt care. I just asumed it wasnt that bad since no one mentioned it before. My wifes love and honesty was and is still my inspiration and strength. just seeing and knowing how proud I am making her keeps me on the rite path. Knowing someone loves you so much that they would help you in any way just makes you want to do the rite thing. As far as hiding it i couldnt tell you because I never really hid it. I would assume the only reason to hide something is because it embarasses you and thinking if someone knew about it they would make you stop.

[nikole65]

Hi welcome to medhelp if u don't mind me asking what is ur d.o.c I'm kicking a up to 200milg aday Vic habit I'm actually feeling ok I'm on day four this placehas been a blessing everyone here is here tohelp we aren't here to judge we are and have been in the same boat addiction is hard but with the rite help anyone can beat it look at all the people clean they still come up here and help us newbies out I have one person bob or justintime who has been rooting for me since day one and that means the world to me thanks Bob :)so please any questions please talk to us we r the same as u and noone will judge u anyways I'm just rambling computer hugs to ya