I think communication is very important...............
but I still dont agree much!! lol
and its a waste of breath trying to get my point across when there are blinders.......
its not something I want to spend my life on...I know what I do with my life..who is in it..and Im Thankful I do what I have to do for me..and my growth and if I can help out some women even men along the way well that is just a pluss
Love
C
when i 1st started going to na my sponser said that when I shared i"d say " hello,my name is roger,i"m an addict ,thanks for letting me share" lol. not feeling " a part of" is a big part of my addiction . now , years later i share almost daily and have had many h and i commitments speaking at hospitals, prisons,detox centers,etc. it started with a home group that i got comfortable with and then the realization that addicts DO help addicts,i"ve certainly " earned" a place in meetings, and what to talk about? MY experiance, MY strengh and MY hope. in other words MY recovery,,its easy.i think the key is that i need to talk and i need to listen so i need people. religion,professionals, this forum ,na,aa,,,your way is the right way ya just gotta find it. listen,take suggestions,and dont discount anything that could save your life,,gl
don't quite understand the first part of your comment. of course my mind is still playing tricks on me so maybe that's why.LOL it would be good to meet the others who are going through this. i guess thats what NA is all about. my dr. suggested that I go to an NA meeting to share my success, but talking in front of a group is so scary for me. I may do it anyway just to help. i guess i am the only patient he has had that actually got off the stuff, and I am so fresh off of it, that i'm still feeling some symptoms. yesterday i celebrated by flushing all of the xanax, methadone and clonidine down the toilet!!! felt so good. anyway, I'm not saying i'm anything special. just trying to help others and make something good come out of this.
Lucy
Hello Lucy.......
An addict is anyone who has withdrawls period.......
Wow.......
Is that any kind of withdrawl? Just curious........
It is nice that people are communicating.........I wish all of us here could meet and sit in a circle so that we could all see each other and talk....
That would be very cool.....
a true addict is anyone who has to go through withdrawels. period. your "exclusive" club is not going to help anyone. I know that sounds harsh, but I know i am a true addict. even though it wasn't street drugs. my father and brother are alcoholics, and it runs in the genes. i just have to be stronger than my genes, and from my experience with methadone, i never want to go back there again. sometimes a person doesn't consciously choose a drug, the dr. does and doesn't give information about addiction. all i knew about methadone was that they use it to help people off heroin, so i thought it was ok. i'll never take anything again without looking up the facts for myself. themethadone stole my personality, increased my pain, hooked me and nearly destroyed my family. 1 1/2 years on it was definately enough to get hooked. real addiction. only the person addicted can tell if it is real. not some stranger on a public forum.
a TRUE addicts drug of choice is more
I do walk the walk Oxy and now I have the studies to go with it.........
A true addict is a person that chooses there drug of choice over all...like their kids, family, jobs, cars, etc......
Oh and some of that is Beachs response to another Thread...I cant take credit in it all..There is some pretty amazing advice here given by many
If I can share my hope..with someone....I believe truth prevails before all else and sometimes it takes awhile to kick in, however it really does..
Hang on tight! YOur not alone
love
C
I sent you another message in the thread didicated to you! Go on and read
I am sooo glad you get somethign from what I write, its all apart of reaching out and taking steps in the right direction..even if htey are babysteps
Youve put a smile on my face..! Thank you for that
Happy Thoguths and Prayers
Love
C
WOW, I hate to read alot, but i actually could not stop reading what you wrote.
You make so much sense to me...In alot of things you had said.
I feel by expressing your feelings is natural, and more need to be this way.
Just wanted to let ya know, Thanks for all you said...Alot of it really got me thinkin about my "Real Life" The one i am trying so hard to find again.
I am strugglin like hell right now, but givin it my all...This site has helped me so much, more than i ever thought could... I never thought in a million years that by talking to someone that doesn't know me, (The Real Me) can help me.
It's just so overwhelming to me...
Hopeless
I am just very expressive..and I honestly believe that.............Communication and talkign like this just helps each other grow..There are many spots that people can be in..and to show that you can have a healthy debate is a good thing, and actually learn to listen to one another
Iknow it was alot....lol I have had alot on my mind...yet I honestly believe that Beach is an asset here....and that there is nothing wrong with communcating from another perspective...........
I think Im in a very different spot than I was weeks ago..even months ago.....and that is been thur and heck of alot of work!! On everyones end
Happy Thoughts and Prayers
Love
C
Im also lol very stubborn and when I have a point..I really like to share it...I was told once I would make a wikked lawyer .....lol but I suck at english sooo, yea and Im not that lol direct and often repeat myself...Its a click Ive had...Consdiering I didnt learn how to read until I was 16 and thru reading books and keeping an open mind..I continue to grow..and i believe we all grow together....
wow......that's about all i can say.....lol.......best of wishes to ya sounds like a important/good/slightly stressful day for you! hang in there we're all here for ya :)