It gets better!

[Smalltownmom]

I just wanted to say I'm on day 51. I come on here everyday still and read and I try to give my input where I think I can help. I feel great now. I'm sleeping good and actually nap here and there. I'm so excited for the holidays and I'm going to make this the best Christmas ever for my family. I actually have real happiness and not fake pill or suboxone glazed over emotions. Now that I'm at this stage, I'm looking into more aftercare. I see therapist once a week but I think meetings might be where I want to return to. I did a few in the beginning but my emotions were to raw. I couldn't deal. I can't say thank you enough to all the great hearted people on here. I don't think I would've made it without this place. You guys rock!

[brownvelvet]

congratulations....it is nice to hear when one of us is doing so well....

[motye51]

This is a fantastic post and I'm really glad for you!  Your hard work is paying off and isn't it sooooo worth it!!!!
You were talking about possibley returning to meetings of which I think would be a great idea. Quite honestly, I didn't speak for the first month or two b/c I was afraid what was going to come out of my mouth would be incoherent babble.....which it probably was b/c I was still w/ding....I felt like everyone's story was my story, I could so relate to those people. It's now been almost 2 years, I have a home group, I've been to conventions, and I still go to 3/4 meetings a week. I love my N/A family....and they love me!  Good luck to you on your journey....b/c it is a journey!

[VICourageous]

What a nice lifting post to open up to today!

I am so happy for You & ImInAwe. Glad you both are getting that Aftercare. It does make a Big Difference for me too. It is nice for you to share such positiveness on here for the new ones. Some bounce back quicker then others and I am SO Happy for the ones who come around sooner. I also feel bad for the ones who become slaves to these pills. It is Sad..it is like you got to do them for ever or get off and get your life back. I do understand some ppl can do these right for pain, but for us we could not. Bummer! I see ppl around me doing these type of pills and just getting worse and it has changed their personality too.

Keep up the Great Work! So Proud of YOU!
Bless
Vickie

[ImInAwe]

I'm right there with you! On day 54 after a decade of using and I'm feeling great! I neeeever thought I'd make it this far and I'm so excited about it! And I'm so excited for you, Smalltown <3 Congrats! And for anyone who hasn't made it his far yet, I'll tell you what they told me at AA/NA, don't quit before the miracle happens, cause it will happen!

[KRaven]

Thanks for the hope, I'm on day 15 and still feel lousy, better than last week but still can't think straight, have daily headaches and 0 energy. Fentynal 50 patch and oxycodone for 6 yrs. Have next pain management appt. in December but don't want to go back. Threw everything out and didn't fill November script. Hope gets better soon missing work and can't afford to. Thanks for the hope I covet stories like yours, that's were I hope to be. Thanx

[pillguy]

I love reading posts like your's.  Congrats on you success.  Keep up the good work.