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Scott, congratulations. I was sent home once but I still have questions. When they released me I was told, "Son, we just repair minds here, we do not build them." It kinda hurt my feelings.
Charles
 
I never "went in" but as I gained sobriety, my sponsor frequently said, "Never forget, it's alcoholism NOT alcoholwasm" Be vigilant every moment--especially in the first two years.

You are most vulnerable when you "feel" the best.

FWIW (from 1993)
(hopefully it will help anyone in need of help)
 
ed4copies said:
"Never forget, it's alcoholism NOT alcoholwasm"
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Huh?

My problem was not with Booze (I know how to control that demon) it was an addiction to prescription painkillers. I don't know how I got there but I will tell you it was a fight to get back here. We're using different pain management techniques and different medications. At the moment it appears to be working but I've learned the to be vigilant of the "signs" so I can hopefully avert future problems.
 
You will also realize one addiction is very much like another. I can't tell you how many people I heard say, "Hi, I'm Linda and I'm an addict and alcoholic". Like me, you are only half of that equation, we are just the two different halves.

Once an addict, ALWAYS an addict. Just "not using" right now. If you keep that mind-set, the rest of your life will be much brighter. And you will grow to see yourself and others differently.

It's better. Believe me.
 
ed4copies said:
You will also realize one addiction is very much like another. I can't tell you how many people I heard say, "Hi, I'm Linda and I'm an addict and alcoholic". Like me, you are only half of that equation, we are just the two different halves.

Once an addict, ALWAYS an addict. Just "not using" right now. If you keep that mind-set, the rest of your life will be much brighter. And you will grow to see yourself and others differently.

It's better. Believe me.
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Well stated Ed.

One of the classes that I took in college was called "Alcohol and other drugs". It was a chemical dependency counseling class that I took trying to understand why my alcoholic dad lived and made some of the decisions that he did.
 
Good job, Scott!

If you can get through today on your own, a higher power willl see you though tomorrow....So your job is to manage today,
 
Three things have kept me going for the last 30 years and they work wonders.
One day at a time!
The serenity Prayer
and KISS(keep it simple stupid) No matter the situation one of them works to keep one clean and/or sober
 
ed4copies said:
Once an addict, ALWAYS an addict. Just "not using" right now. .
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Truthfully, I cannot say that I'm not "using right now" because I'll probably be on one painkiller or another until I die. I just need to find the right balance between what controls me and what will take the "edge" off the pain. Right now I went from Vicodin 500 to 2 mg of Dilaudid. I'm actually breaking the pills in half because I don't need the full dose. Dilaudid is said to be 3-4 times more potent than Morphine with much less risk of dependency and I for one am all for that because I don't want to go through this again.

My Ankylosing spondylitis was diagnosed recently and I'm "lucky" to have it flare up in the later part of my life because many folks who have it in their 20's have their spines siezed up and end up in a wheelchair by their 50's. Hopefully with pain control and physical therapy I can put that off until my 70's if I live that long.


Anyway, It's nice to be home.
 
nava1uni said:
Three things have kept me going for the last 30 years and they work wonders.
One day at a time!
The serenity Prayer
and KISS(keep it simple stupid) No matter the situation one of them works to keep one clean and/or sober
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My most effective diversion in my beloved cats. They seem to know when I'm feeling bad and make extra effort to cheer me up. When they purr and rub their cheek on mine they just seem to melt away the pain & stress.
 
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