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Im fairly new to Meso but I have learned a lot in the short time I have been here. I spent 12 years in the Army before finding addiction. I had a really hard time adjusting after I came back from Iraq and within a few months I was hopelessly addicted to Methamphetamines... I struggled for 2 years with a horrible addiction and did so many things im not proud of.. I eventually got caught with drugs and a bunch of other shit I should not have been involved in and went to prison for 2 years. The positive in this story is that I got some help.. When I got released from prison the first thing I bought for my self was a gym membership. I have been working out for 15+ years and have always been In good physical shape but something this time has been so much different.
A lot of people go to NA or some other support meetings and I do believe those types of programs work but for me its been all about the gym... I decided immediately that I would set goals for myself in the gym because at the time it was the one place I knew I was safe and that I could achieve those goals... Long story short I just celebrated 2 years clean and sober and my life is completely different today that I ever imagined it could be.. Through meso and my local gym I have met so many addicts who found recovery in some shape or form in the gym and I just cant help but think there are some amazing healing powers associated with physical excersize.. I created this thread because im inspired by other peoples stories of recovery and if you are one of those addicts I would love to hear yours... Im a firm believer in recovery at all costs but the gym has made life so much better for me.. if you want to change the way you look buy a new shirt.. if you want to change your life buy a gym membership..
 
Good to hear your keeping sober and congrats on 2 yrs. Just before I turned 38 I checked in. Alcohol and coke were my Doc. Did the same when I got out of rehab. The gym became my new addiction. Going twice a day and running atleast 10k a day :confused: I started to obsess and really had to find balance with my new found sobriety. I have slipped a few times and realize I need to hit meetings for that extra security. But the gym is definitely a big part. :)
 
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CdnGuy said:
Good to hear your keeping sober and congrats on 2 yrs. Just before I turned 38 I checked in. Alcohol and coke were my Doc. Did the same when I got out of rehab. The gym became my new addiction. Going twice a day and running atleast 10k a day :confused: I started to obsess and really had to find balance with my new found sobriety. I have slipped a few times and realize I need to hit meetings for that extra security. But the gym is definitely a big part. :)
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Thank you and same goes to you bro.. yes I also attend NA meetings but for me its all about the gym.. They say in recovery its important to accomplish goals... I think as men we automatically want to set these huge goals for ourselves and when we don't meet those goals it becomes much easier to go back to the old ways.. Thanks for your reply brother..
 
Long story short, I used/sold/cooked meth for 17 years. Went to prison in 05, got out and went right back to it. I spent 6 weeks in icu in 2009, nearly died. It's a long story but I finally quit October 21 2010, and have not used one time since.

I wasn't happy though. The only thing that really gave me the fighting chance was the gym and nutrition. Only thing that made my body and brain feel better. NA is great for people that get something out of it, but I simply -could not- accept them teaching that "it's a disease, not a weakness" (in my mind IT MOST CERTAINLY is a weakness of discipline and will power.

Being healthy and having resistance are keys in life. Resistance makes us stronger mentally, spiritually as well as physically.

(Please don't get me wrong, however, NA is bad ass for everyone that benefits from it, I'm just a weird dude:cool:)

If you ever get a chance, I highly recommend listening to the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast... He gets into some DEEP shit (and funny too).
 
Your not a weird dude.... or he'll maybe we're both weird.... I agree addiction is weakness on the mental side but I do believe at some point the chemical dependency takes over... either way disease or weakness it's fucked up.... ..... structure and discipline tho are key like you said.... the gym helps me with both.... I love that shit!
 
CdnGuy said:
Don't wanna start a debt bro, but alcoholism is a disease. Run in my family for a few generations.
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I don't disagree with you either
..... I think ...like I said at some point it goes from being about will power to the chemical dependency part of addiction.... being predisposed to addiction is very real but ur not born an alcoholic... at some point u make the decision to drink which also plays in to willpower... like I said either way it's fucked and I'm grateful to have replaced my addiction with a much healthier lifestyle
 
I just hit the 1 year mark in November. Same story as everybody else. Will power and the weights saved me from all the drugs. Painkillers, heroin, meth, other amphetamines, and alcohol. Shit loads of weed too. I don't smoke it anymore but I don't look down on people that do. I'm just better off 100% sober. Congratulations to everyone here that has been able to turn their life around..
 
yea i spent my late teen to mid 20's as a slave to drugs and alcohol. my first sponsor was into lifting and knew i needed hobby so he asked if i wanted to workout with him sometime. the next day he picked me up from the half way house and before the week was out i spent the little money i had on a gym membership and been going at it ever since. glad yall are doing well and hope someone may read this and question if they have a problem. feel free to PM me any time ive done a lot of shit and have heard it all. im human and still make mistake but nothing is worth going back to that misery.
 
CdnGuy said:
Don't wanna start a debt bro, but alcoholism is a disease. Run in my family for a few generations.
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I hear you man... I can see alcoholism as an exception in "some" cases.
But it still comes down to will power, I've been to a thousand AA meetings as well, and if you don't take that drink,once you've "recovered", you don't start that "allergy/disease"
 
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I think I was addicted before I even had my 1st high. Before drugs, I did everything in extreme. Started with alcohol and weed occasionally. Then Coke turned into cooking crack, which eventually turned into opiate pain killers for about 10 yrs. from there I wanted to get clean so off to methadone clinic and then Suboxone. I been 5yrs clean. Drink and Consume some sort of thc occasionally.

Then I found TRT. My t levels were low due to chronic drug use especially opiates.

Addiction is a disease. Our brains are different.

Makes me happy to hear others over come addiction. It is the hardest thing I've ever done.
 
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I think I was addicted before I even had my 1st high. Before drugs, I did everything in extreme. Started with alcohol and weed occasionally. Then Coke turned into cooking crack, which eventually turned into opiate pain killers for about 10 yrs. from there I wanted to get clean so off to methadone clinic and then Suboxone. I been 5yrs clean. Drink and Consume some sort of thc occasionally.

Then I found TRT. My t levels were low due to chronic drug use especially opiates.

Addiction is a disease. Our brains are different.

Makes me happy to hear others over come addiction. It is the hardest thing I've ever done.
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Dido I still puff, helps myself unwind. And yes I've been called on it by many, as blasphemy to being sober. But it is what it is....
 
Congrats on two years man. About 7 years I completely destroyed my knee in the military doing a night nav and stepped in a tank rut(wish I had a cooler story like being a paratrooper) with my ruck and all my gear on. Doc prescribed me oxy for the pain. Before I knew it I was hooked and was doing it as much as I could for 3 years along with some wicked alcohol abuse. 4 years ago I started my journey on getting clean and I give 99% of my success to the gym. If you're going to be addicted to something might as well be good for you. One day at a time.
 
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Dido I still puff, helps myself unwind. And yes I've been called on it by many, as blasphemy to being sober. But it is what it is....
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I'm pretty torn on the whole smoking thing.... I don't do it because I'm on parole until 2017.... I do however believe there are huge medicinal values involved and a much safer alternative to benzos or other drugs used for anxiety.... brother your sobriety is what u make of it.... some could say use of aas wold take away my sobriety.... I disagree 100.....
 
Hey, brother, congratulations on getting sober. I've known a few guys that had a similar experience getting out of military service. I didn't serve myself, but I can totally see how it could happen when all of a sudden you have that big hole in your life that needs filled. Losing that daily routine where you just know what to expect every day and suddenly you're just lost.

I got into drugs in my teens, I was always a really smart kid, but I was dealing with a lot of anxiety, depression and anger issues and I found being numb allowed me to deal with it. I did a lot of ecstasy and eventually found opiates and fell in love. Got into hard ones and mixing them with speed and benzos. Overdosed in 05, passed out lying on my back and threw up down into my lungs, got airlifted to the hospital and was in a coma for a few days. Doctors said I had little chance of surviving and if I did I'd have brain damage from not breathing for so long. I pulled through and was getting high again as soon as I got home.

I went to a methadone clinic for a few years before going totally out of control and shooting heroin and meth. Finally ended up doing some time and got into lifting in a big way. I've been at it ever since. All that energy and focus that went towards using goes towards training.

I went to rehab and got forced into AA/NA over the years and it just wasn't for me either. I needed something else to fill my void.

Anyway, congrats OP and everyone else here. We've all come a long way, it's good to be here and be clean.
 
Congrats too all you guys! Awesome to hear success stories when so much negativity surrounds each of us in today's world. Everyone is different and everyone copes in their own way. Something that interested me was how the public in Portugal turned around and improved as a whole (in regards to drug use). Definitely check it out if interested because it really is a good read.
 
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