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After care

Well, today was the day i went to the shrink, it was exactly what i expected but it was OK.  I am 30 days clean today and feeling really good.  I do believe it's important for me to figure out how to deal with the mental part of all of this.  So next week back to the addiction counselor and learning how to deal with life drug free.  Thank you to all my freinds on here for all your advice and pushing me do be where i am today.  I am so grateful to you all and Medhelp.  Thank you all...Dane
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This is like seeing your baby go to kindergarten...I'm so proud of you and you should be proud of yourself!!  You kicked and screamed all the way to today but you've got this now
sister!

One month is huge!! Stick around now!!  You've got forever to work on the mental part so just live in the moment; that's all we've got!  xo
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Dane a big CONGRATS on 38 days that is a great accomplishment. I am soooo happy to read about your progress as I remember when you first came to the forum and was confused and scared (as we all are at first). It now sounds like you have a great plan and the resolve to make it down the road to recovery so great job. So Keep on Keepin on. God Bless---Rick
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Hey Dane iim so happy for you.......your going to make it out of this because you went out of your cofort zone and are getting the help we ALL NEED to get well.....I cannot count how many relapses aftercare has prevented me from going threw you learn the skills and tools
and as I often say ...'''as addicts we need to change the very way we think and reason to overcome this disease........now go out and have a sober blast on your vacation just think you will remember everything no more fog I couldn't be happier for you I wish you the best of luck in your recovery God bless.......Gnarly
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1416133 tn?1351123217
You're too funny  :) (I know all about that whole "letting MYSELF" ruin my vacation.  But those days are OVER girlfriend!!  So ENJOY!!!  (VACATION - you lucky girl!)
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Thank you!!!! And Yes, I will not let myself ruin my vacation:)  XOXO
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1416133 tn?1351123217
YAY for you!!!  I'm so freaking happy for you Dane - really, I really am.

And ENJOY the vacation - and the one thing that should keep you from drinking - is remember - you want to REMEMBER this vacation right?  It's a milestone of sorts so do NOT mess that up!!  (you know I love you) - I am SO proud of you dane.  :)
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Hi all, Just wanted to say that i am doing pretty good, im 38 days clean YAHOOOO!  I did attend my 2nd counseling session and it actually was very draining but i see the importance in it. I do now believe that we need to get down deep to the root to figure out WHY, and thank you Gnarly, Vicki, and Imdonenomore for making me go to aftercare.  I am leaving for vacation tomorrow morning with my husband and kids and i can honestly say this is probably the first time i will be CLEAN!  I pray that i do not turn to drinking and i need to find the strength to just have a few and that's it!  Again, to all my cyber friends i applaud y'all and i am so thankful for you all. (Y'all know who you are)

Dane
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Thanks Guys, i love all the support on here.  I am doing good, but for sure mentally it is a challenge.  I am still wishing i could use and really wish that would go away.  Does it ever go away?  Next week when i go back to the counselor, we will work on the 12 step, i heard that's a bunch of BS is that true as well?  I dont like that fact that the guy i am seeing is not a doctor and he is not a recovered addict, i wish i could talk with someone who is in our shoes because nobody knows what the heck we go through unless they have been there done that. We often as humans are so quick to judge others unless they experienced it first hand.    
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495284 tn?1333894042
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Nice to see you finally taking care of you dane.  Congrats on your clean time!!
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199177 tn?1490498534
dane thats what I see and if it was not for a theripist I would not have made it thew I have a very rough time the last year and a half . I too am consantly working on the "roots" of why  and the farther we dig the more I find . but she along with my family friends and my own accountbilty to say when I am stuggling has kept me clean . you can too
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