idk if there is a threads about this but I just wanted to see how many of my meso brothers and sisters are recovering addicts and what's your clean / sober date
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JuiceMeUpKindSir
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Tough subject bro. I was only thinking about this today actually. I had a bit of a run through the "Party life" 2 weeks today is my sober date from a few bad addictions. Loving life and just want to climb to the top and never stop. I still get the odd road rage everyone and again when i have my rest days from the gym. But i am actually having normal conversations with decent chicks instead of strippers.
CdnGuy
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There's a few threads and many brothers here bin through hell & back. Jan 13/2012 here with a few relapses. Last being Oct 2015
bigpoppachump
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Got ya by 6 days lol January 6th 2012 for me of total abstinence from every and all drugs alcohol included.
lmaosuine
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Good job y'all, 2012 is a long time ago. I wouldn't be considered sober by AA standards, but I haven't used in about 4 months. You guys know how much early sobriety sucks, it's like living in a nightmare. It'll be so nice to not be dependent on a substance within the next year.
Things like suboxone and methadone are great, but getting off of them really sucks.
Things like suboxone and methadone are great, but getting off of them really sucks.
CdnGuy
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You got me by 7 days and complete abstinence
congrats man!
I'm not sure of my exact date, but it was May or June of 2012. I had a decade long addiction to opiates with some other drugs thrown in.
Here's some of the other threads:
Meso drug addicts
Addiction-Finding recovery in the gym
It seems like there was another one that I'm not finding, I don't know. Either way, good job to everyone here that's staying clean.
Here's some of the other threads:
Meso drug addicts
Addiction-Finding recovery in the gym
It seems like there was another one that I'm not finding, I don't know. Either way, good job to everyone here that's staying clean.
October 1st, 2013
Well idk if they're great, but I guess they serve a purpose.
Coming off methadone and xanax, cold, was very difficult. I'm fucking ecstatic I didn't go the suboxone route. It was like a good two months before I took a solid shit, stomach was fucked up those first few months.
Well idk if they're great, but I guess they serve a purpose.
Coming off methadone and xanax, cold, was very difficult. I'm fucking ecstatic I didn't go the suboxone route. It was like a good two months before I took a solid shit, stomach was fucked up those first few months.
stuck on suboxone. one 1.4 mg a day though. zubsolv
Took xanax 3 weeks ago. Fucked up. But Been good since. lol
Took xanax 3 weeks ago. Fucked up. But Been good since. lol
lmaosuine
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That's basically what I meant -just that they're great tools for getting people off dope. But then they carry their own physical addiction (which, however, I don't believe has the psychological aspect/allure that heroin/oxys/whatever else does).
Everyone's different - some people have a hard time getting off subs, and some have no problem with it. On the other side of the coin, when quitting heroin cold turkey, some people just tough out the 3 days of hell out, basically get through the worst of it, and go from there. Other people choose to basically put off the inevitable agony to a later date by using subs. Still, theyvcan help people get out out bad habits and situations, and cut off relationships with destructive friends.
Back I went to rehab, I did not use Suboxone - I just sweated and flopped around in bed for a few days, then gradually improved overall. The thing was, I was also just quitting a klonopin prescription cold turkey as well. There were a few instances where I felt like I was on the verge of having a seizure, but luckily it never happened.
Sorry for typing so much, lol. These days I only smoke weed sometimes, so when I do, I get really high and tend to have rambling thoughts.
Last thing. Question, how have you guys managed to stay sober? Focusing on the gym and working out? Going to meetings/programs? I feel like meetings work great for some people, but I only find them useful when I'm in extremely early sobriety. After I start to get a little distanced from the life, I don't like to keep hearing about it and being reminded of it. I want to move on instead. How do you guys do it thought? Stay occupied?
Everyone's different - some people have a hard time getting off subs, and some have no problem with it. On the other side of the coin, when quitting heroin cold turkey, some people just tough out the 3 days of hell out, basically get through the worst of it, and go from there. Other people choose to basically put off the inevitable agony to a later date by using subs. Still, theyvcan help people get out out bad habits and situations, and cut off relationships with destructive friends.
Back I went to rehab, I did not use Suboxone - I just sweated and flopped around in bed for a few days, then gradually improved overall. The thing was, I was also just quitting a klonopin prescription cold turkey as well. There were a few instances where I felt like I was on the verge of having a seizure, but luckily it never happened.
Sorry for typing so much, lol. These days I only smoke weed sometimes, so when I do, I get really high and tend to have rambling thoughts.
Last thing. Question, how have you guys managed to stay sober? Focusing on the gym and working out? Going to meetings/programs? I feel like meetings work great for some people, but I only find them useful when I'm in extremely early sobriety. After I start to get a little distanced from the life, I don't like to keep hearing about it and being reminded of it. I want to move on instead. How do you guys do it thought? Stay occupied?
lmaosuine
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Interesting, there seem to be a lot of opiate users in this community lol. Maybe it's just some kind of bias because it's in the thread title and so people who do have a drug history would post. If it's not just that though, I wonder if there's any link between opiate users and juice sippers.
IronJulius
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9/25/07
Type away man you ain't hurting a thing. I understand how they can help for some and I get what you're sayin'.
I didn't care for meetings at all. I just went bc they were court ordered. I'm not really a people person though. The gym is the only thing that works for me. One addiction for another. I still have yet to find that balance in life.
I had a bit of a jumpstart on my recovery. A man in a long, black robe sent me to live in a series of small, concrete rooms for 21 months. I had plenty of time to get my head right and work out a lot. This was in 2011, I had one relapse while I was there in 2012. If it wasn't for that I'd be near five years right now.
Working out is a big part of it for sure. I put all that time and energy I wasted on addiction into powerlifting now. Maybe it's trading one addiction for another, but I know my life is much better than it was. With an addict's brain we'll all probably addicted to one thing or another forever whether it's drugs, coffee, the gym, work, whatever. Seems focusing on positive things is the way to go.
I cut out anyone from my life that still used and have been working on surrounding myself with non users or those in recovery themselves. I keep pretty busy between work, gym, prepping food and other day to day stuff. That helps, too.
Never did meetings except when they were court ordered. I'm not a people person at all, I don't do public speaking and sitting in a group like that makes me uncomfortable. It works for some people, I'm just not one of them.
The more sober time I got the easier it got. My life was pretty bad for a long time and looking back at it makes me never want to go back to it. I've done a lot of horrible things and lost people that were important to me while I was locked up. The consequences were just getting way too severe. Anyway, it gets easier.
06/26/12 next month I'll have 4 years I thought I would die like a junky with a needle in my arm but my higher power had a different plan for me glad to see that you boys have turn your life around and for the ones still trying to get clean this is a process and if I could get clean and stay clean anyone can
This seems to be my biggest problem. One of my best friends is like family. However, his famous past time is drinking and watching sports. I have a difficult time with watching sports and drinking water, it's the hardest time to not drink for me. I avoid drinking because I feel like my hard work is for nothing in terms of goals. Plus, while drinking, I lose my inhibitions. I know that's the obvious effect but for me it just takes one drink and I have no filter. Sometimes that's good, but other times that's bad, especially when there's a female willing to give me attention other than my girl. I have been fortunate enough that I've never cheated, however knowing myself and the demons alcohol seems to uproot, I do fear that I'll manage to fuck it up; whether it's driving 160 mph in my car or getting too enthralled in the moment with somebody that I shouldn't.
bigpoppachump
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The one thing that is universal about opiates no matter if it's synthetic or the real deal Holyfield is we all have to pay the piper one day. I'm not knocking anyone for going the methadone or suboxone route to kick the street life habits. The way I see it though those drugs are just running from the problem cause you can do all the tapers you want and take all the little knick knacks to try and ease the pain but we all have to go through the withdrawals eventually. What makes the replacements worse is they have a much longer lasting withdrawal the longer you stay on and that's especially so with methadone cause it took well over a year for my mind and body to return to a almost normal state. Looking back on it would have been easier just to lock myself down for a week and kick the heron than going the methadone route. I've seen to many people myself included stay on methadone for years and stay off the heroin only to pick up the habit again while withdrawing from the methadone. But if thy ever were to come up with something that totally blocks the withdrawals it will be a dark day for mankind cause I know if it was available when I was using I would have never stopped using period, I haven't done heron in over a decade and it's not cause don't like the high I just don't think I have another kick in me.
"Meso drug addicts" , I haven't seen it for a couple months. It might be back about 5-6 pages in this forum. A lot of us are in recovery.
That's rough with alcohol since it's always going to be right there. If he's a good enough friend you should ask him not to drink when you're around. I don't know, that's a tough situation.
