In day 2 and found help I want to share you

[reallyneedhelp76]

Ok im in day two and I just realized that sitting in my house doing nothing but feeling withdrawals is worse than if I MAKE myself get up and do something. I HAD to go to the doctors today and it was an hour away and then i had to do errands that had to be done and i came home and sat on my butt, an ya know what? I started feeling really bad withdrawal symptoms.  So, I'm crying as I admit this but this site is for honesty, we don't have kids YET because, come on, 30 norco's a day and me pregnant would be bad, so instead we have two dogs that we treat them like kids, and for the first time this spring i walked them like i used to for an hour and they love it.  I was hrd for me cuz i'm out of shape from doing it BUT and this is a BBBBBBBIIIIIIIGGGGGGG but, when i got home i was more tired from the walk to even think of the other crap and I laid down on the couch and slept for over an hour and i woke and feel great. but then i started thinking again.  Maybe we need to FORCE our selves to DO something, anything.  I started taking the immodium before the problem started and have had pretty good luck only a little tummy trouble, I did take the valarian root before the walk so that must be helping to but I think instead of watching tv, or just sitting there thinking how crappy we feel if we get up and do something it will make the time pass faster and keep our minds on something.  So i'm going to clean out my home office, then if i'm still awake, i'm going to clean my house, if still awake i'm cleaning the basement then the garage.  One i do all that the worst three days should be over.  SO i hope this helps someone else.

[lorifree]

This is a wonderful realization! I hadn't thought abt it like that. The best days I've had were when I went out. I also cleaned my house 2day (even tho I was in a lot of pain) n that helped keep my mind busy!

[inga511]

You totally got it! I went to gym for yoga and light weights and I feel ALOT better than I have during any of this withdrawal crap. I'm going again Tommorow.

Inga

[ImDONENoMore]

You are exactly right - I was SO bad about keeping up with my household stuff when I was taking all that poison.  And getting my house together after I quit felt SO great - to have things in order again - all the laundry done, clean linens on the bed every week, a stocked and orderly kitchen (and cooking again!!) - clean and decorated rooms again in my home, a clean yard, etc.  In fact, we did a HUGE spring clean up (okay it was more like summer clean up! lol) and getting rid of the stupid junk I accumulated over the years (and I was high of course when I bought all that crap) to finally purge my HOME of all the unnecessary stuff felt wonderful!  It was like I was purging myself from the toxins that I put in my body for so long and my home at the same time.  VERY VERY cathartic.  And the walks with my DOG?  I couldn't (nor could she) get enough of those!!!  She happens to be our child too!

And the exercise will keep those endorphins going and will help to elevate your mood better than any drug on the planet!!  Keep up the good work and keep going!!  :)  p.s. and before anyone starts to wonder - NO I'm not, nor have I ever been, a "hoarder"!!!  I just didn't know when to stop shopping (stupid pills)!!!!!  lol

[like_mom]

Thank you! Was thinking just that. Getting up to bathe helped today, so why not some more activity?!