How many of you have...RELAPSESED...Please comment

rush2112

RELAPSED before?

I read posts on here and sometimes comment...i have been clean of opiates for a pretty long time, but remember the early struggle...

I relapsed a few times before i really got clean...it was frustrating...so many of us do...and it scares us...
I am writing this because so many of the newbies to recover relapse and beat the wholly heck out of themselves for it...
so I ask YOU ALL to please chime in...let them know that a relapse, although not ideal, seems to be the norm for most, if not all of us...so what's the key? For me it was to not self loath and pick thyself up, dust thyself off and try try try again until success (one day at a time)

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Christie082979

I think the common denominator we all can agree on in here is that those who have successfully managed to stay clean for a long period of time HAVE HAD to endure a relapse or two or three or four and so on... it's a learning process. If you've never relapsed after quitting, you were never an addict in the first place. That being said, it's a learning process and a unique one for each of us. We learn from mistakes, we don't learn from the whole 'this is right and this is wrong and don't question any of it' logic. If we relapse we question why. If we continuously relapse we still question why. Relapse is not a failure period. It's a way of learning how not to quit. We're really not that irrational. Excuses only last for so long until you realize it's getting old and it's better to just solve the problem entirely and with trial and error. NA and AA is not a silver bullet but that's just my opinion. There is no silver bullet, just YOUR bullet. And there are studies out there that show beating yourself up over a relapse does more harm than good in your recovery which I think was the original intention of this post.

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gnarly_1

Hi well for me relapse was hard it takes away everything you have worked ofr for me N/A was the answer it is a free program that works just because your off the pills does not take away from the fact that your a addict it will pounce on you the first time your feeling weak those that go to meeting tend to stay clean so get to a meeting get a sponcer and work the 12 steps it truly will set you free......Gnarly

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weaver71

I always say I relapsed for 2 1/2 years before it stuck. Looking back and realizing how long it takes to detox from methadone, I never really relapsed, because I never really quit. I merely took breaks and never actually recovered. I am of the school of thought that using a drug is the final stage of relapse. I can feel myself having a relapse and use my tools and support to bring me out of it. My mental/emotional relapses are rough, but nothing like active addiction. Knowing the signs of relapse, before using, and identifying triggers helps prevent thT final stage, using.

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rush2112

thanks for your input on this guys...I just hate to see people beat themselves up and get more depressed because they either slipped or full blown relapsed...just wanted to point out that it, in some ways, seems to part of the process, you know? i did slip more than a few times before recovery began to stick..

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Pjtwenty

Yes I have relapsed many times. I will say what gnarly said is true. NA meetings are helping me tremendously right now! I'm beginning to understand this addiction thing a little more now.

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Heather8448

I didnt relapse because I had no recovery I abused caffiene and smoked a J
but its been 121 days substance free

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jugglin

I tried many times to quit unsuccessfully, so not sure if that is considered relapse cuz I agree with Heather, I wasn't in recovery. However, I did find myself cross-addicting to alcohol which took me awhile to come to terms with...working on that as we speak. One day at a time.

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