A fond farewell....

[Andie015]

I am leaving this site for a while and wanted to thank all of you for your support, sharing your experiences and encouragement. You are all amazing...no matter what stage of recovery you are in...you all have such helpful and encouraging stories of strength and you should all be proud of who you are and what you have accomplished...ALL of you. Thank you all again!  I wish you all the best of luck in your recovery...remember to stay strong and keep pushing on.....you are all awesome!!

[FourJays]

Just want to say that (even though I don't know you) I have read many of your postings.  Our backgrounds are similar and I'm following in your footsteps in clean time.  I wish you the very best with your new job and future and hope to see you back some day.  Thanks for inspiring me :)
Julie

[hope6hope]

I will miss you keep in contact.

[meegWpaw]

Andie, why are you leaving?  well i know cuz i just read why but i still don't want you to.  I haven't been posting but I have been reading and I know you're doing great.  I hope everything good comes to you.  ty for all your help and support.  byebye for now!  --meeg

[dominosarah]

You will be missed Andie but you have to take care of you.  There are many that decide to leave and live their life.  Hopefully you will check in once in awhile and let us know how you are doing~

[Bubulous]

I totally understand.  I am back and I will likely be back forever but there will be times that I have to take to re-center and pull myself away.  As long as I can balance my time to where I am taking care of myself mentally,, physically, and spiritually, I will not have to leave often but I have to realize that my last time in treatment will likely not be my last time.  My illness can progress and even if I am on cloud nine most of the time (which I am) it doesn't take much for me to become unstable and need to check back in for a little while for a med adjustment.  Take care,

Larry

[clean_in_ks]

OK, Andie....you posted all that while I was typing......

And I will always welcome you back with open arms!

[clean_in_ks]

I'm sorry to learn that you have chosen to leave this forum....you have helped a lot of people by participating.  Since I don't read/hear anything negative or angry in your post/decision......it feels really weird to my heart.

Should you decide to share the "why"..... that you just need to take a break.... or.it sets off triggers for you.....whatever it may be.....I know it would surely bless me to know the reason you are leaving this site.

Even if you don't care to do that......I wish you God's best my friend~

[Andie015]

Thank you bubulous.....I appreciate that. I am leaving just for a bit to not think about clean time or any thing else. I'm sorry if that sounds selfish but we have to do what we feel is right....

[Andie015]

Hey Vicki...I'm doing so well..nothing to worry about with me. I just felt like its time to not think about pills. I find that when I come here it keeps bringing up my past that I don't want to think about. I just want to not count days and start forgetting my pill past forever. I am I no way trying to be insulting to anyone here it I just want to try this out. Also, I have found that when you give your opinion on here it can sometimes be thrown back in your face...I thought this was a neutral site. Vi...you know what I'm talking about. Anyways... Good luck Vicki, Hope, Theresa...and all of you...I wish you all the best...

[Bubulous]

Farewell friend,

I haven't been keeping up so I hope that you are leaving to take care of yourself or something else positive.  I appreciate the kind words that yo posted on my post earlier and I am typing a response to that right now.  I will post it when I finish but in case you are gone I wanted to send you this now.  Thank you for everything and I hope to see you back.  You have helped a lot of people, including me and you are an uplifting and inspiring person.
Take care friend,
Larry

[Andie015]

I forgot to mention....I wish all who are starting out the strength to see this through because this can be done!! It's a bit cliche but its true. Your life is waiting on the other side...go and find it and claim if for yourself!  Again...good luck to you all!!!

[VICourageous]

Hey girl i just got to start talking to you...I hope everything is OK..I know when I had that active detox I was far not ready for. I was going to go off..But she left and I stayed on here and learned a very good lession..

I hope u change your mind and stay..For what ever reason keep in touch OK...I hope you hang in.......

God Bless u
vickie