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50 days today!
So today marks the 50 day mark. I cannot believe it entirely as 8 years of my life prior to this was filled with all kinds of drugs, ignorance and abuse. It has seemed all too easy considering I have done it on my own without any professional help or a taper plan, but those nasty benzos are out of my life along with everything else! My alcohol consumption has come right down as well and my anxiety is slowly getting better. Thank you to all of those who offered me some words of encouragement as you guys know it means a lot. Keep on truckin!! :p
Thanks everyone, this site is truly a great thing, along with the people who offer time and help on it. I am sure it has helped hundreds or thousands of people with their addictions or problems.
I hope for those who have problems with benzo addiction can take something from my story, for those who are thinking of taking benzos for fun to re-think what they are contemplating because it quickly turns from something that seems fun into something quite evil.
I did laugh a little when gnarly stated I had the worse benzo habit he has known, but that laughter soon vanished. It is a very serious thing and I am amazed at how out of control it got so quickly, how I was almost clueless to what I was doing. The problem with where I live and my addictive/extreme personality, I could buy valium all day long.
But to conclude, if you are reading this and are taking benzos or thinking of taking them, be careful if they are being prescribed and re-think things if you are doing it for 'fun'. They are killers, on the 20 most deadly drugs list, they rank higher than ecstasy, weed, ketamine, lsd and cocaine. Peace all :)
I hope for those who have problems with benzo addiction can take something from my story, for those who are thinking of taking benzos for fun to re-think what they are contemplating because it quickly turns from something that seems fun into something quite evil.
I did laugh a little when gnarly stated I had the worse benzo habit he has known, but that laughter soon vanished. It is a very serious thing and I am amazed at how out of control it got so quickly, how I was almost clueless to what I was doing. The problem with where I live and my addictive/extreme personality, I could buy valium all day long.
But to conclude, if you are reading this and are taking benzos or thinking of taking them, be careful if they are being prescribed and re-think things if you are doing it for 'fun'. They are killers, on the 20 most deadly drugs list, they rank higher than ecstasy, weed, ketamine, lsd and cocaine. Peace all :)
hey tom congrats on 50 days when you first came on you had the worst benso habit I had ever herd of I figured if anybody was going to have a seizure it would be you God protected you and you made it out unscaved im happy for you so much could have went wrong ....I hope our post dident sound harsh they weren't intended to ....we where just trying to wake you up to the dangers of what you where doing im glad your free of it keep pushing forward put some sort of aftercare in place and you should be successful good luck and God bless.....Gnarly
hey tom,
yep everybody needs some tough love, and words of encouragement and hope.that is so awesome, ironic isnt it you were on the benzos for anxiety and now that you stopped them your anxiety is better. mind over matter. so happy for you and so proud of you. you sound so much better and i am sure you feel so much better to.
you are on the road called recovery so glad you found your way!!!!!!
how are the language classes going?
keep the faith, keep on keepin on,guard up.
hugs
debbie
yep everybody needs some tough love, and words of encouragement and hope.that is so awesome, ironic isnt it you were on the benzos for anxiety and now that you stopped them your anxiety is better. mind over matter. so happy for you and so proud of you. you sound so much better and i am sure you feel so much better to.
you are on the road called recovery so glad you found your way!!!!!!
how are the language classes going?
keep the faith, keep on keepin on,guard up.
hugs
debbie
Bro,that great you are doing great!! Tom not all people are addicts,some people have the ability without Rehab,A.A. etc. the stop.Just one point you said you used for 8yrs.Remember addiction is a jouney,as is staying clean and sober.We cant live on yesterdays sobriety,so focus on liveing-clean just for today. All the best john
It's about time! Just funning with you Tom. You were on on heck of a rollercoaster trying to get started over the past 6 months. 50 days is fantastic..:)
Way to GO Tom! I knew that you could do it!!! 50 days!!!! That is brilliant. You are Brilliant! Enjoy life and stay straight.
Thanks people :) Tough love is needed sometimes, and it is gratified in this I can safely say. The most remarkable thing for me is that the voice or need if you will to get high has gone. After all of those years of mainly thinking how to get money to get drugs has flipped upside down, that is one of the best things for me. Brain plasticity.
That's a wonderful mark in clean time ! Congratulations and I am very happy you are getting your life back ! I do remember how that felt ,Well done ! Jimmy
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Tom, this is soooooooooo great!! Congrats on 50 days clean!! You took alot of tough love from some of us but you never gave up.....Proud of you~~sara
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