severe depression after relapse

[jooler]

today should be day 9 but i relapsed last night. my DOC was lortabs for 12 years. last night i was at a derby party n i sniffed an oc. i feel so ashamed. good luck to all that quit. this is hard. the good thing is no w/ds. im so depressed. i feel like a loser. for one week my wife has praised me now i let my family down. How do we recover from relapses?

[lostsoulz85]

we all have triggers that set off in our minds that tell us why we like to get high and the people we are around us influence our judgement only you can make that choice if your strong enough to be around the people that are addicts you have to give yourself credit for being clean and only you can change those thoughts good luck i am here 4 you ok

[OKnotOK]

Don't worry -- your extreme reaction to a minor slip proves how serious you are about getting out of this toilet!

Forget about it -- it's not even enough to start confessing to everyone and letting exaggerated guilt rule your emotions.

It's over. It's gone.

Best of luck.

[shannonhoon]

Please don't be so hard on yourself, look ahead, don't look behind, it's baby steps.  You're still on the right track.  I also feel guilty but I quit oxycontins that were prescribed to me but started abusing pretty badly.  I was prescribed 1 Tylenol 3 every 4 hours.  I did take every 4 hours along with 2 ibuprofen, barely takes the edge off. I was supposed to see my doc on Thursday but appointment was cancelled so I'm in so much pain, enough to cry so I'm smoking pot to try and sleep and diminish the pain.  I see doc on Monday, we'll have to figure something out..........this journey is a really tough one and only an addict knows what hell it is to quit this stuff.......god bless and keep on going you're on the right track....

[122 Tactical Fighter Group]

Chalk it up to experience and dont even look back again.  Relapse is part of the process.... its how you handle it that counts..... dont blame yourself too much for everything ... the depression is punishment enough!!  Learn from this .... what was the cue or trigger that set off the get high process?  Learn those and learn to avoid them or deal with them without using ......

[Ella789]

Don't be so hard on yourself please.  Just pick-up and carry on as before,it will be okay.  I hope you aren't still using, if not then carry on.  You will be okay.  Depression is part of the whole mess anyway, you don't need to add to it now,  Okay?!  Feel better now and carry on!   Hugs :)

Ella