Positive Today I'm Thankful For vs. Still Standing and Keeping it Simple

[Jabberwocky]

got accepted back at the conservatory
this feels unreal
wonder how long will it last this time
Whatever imma kill it while it lasts
or until Paganini aint got shit on me

 

[neversickanymore]

Hanging out with my Son and seeing the strong evidence of the positive effects my parenting has had on his thinking and behavior. I’m proud of him and in turn of myself.

 

[jasperkent]

My dog Dixie Chick, a rescued pitbull, who is the sweetest dog I've ever known and the best friend I've ever had. ❤

 

[n3ophy7e]

My dog Dixie Chick, a rescued pitbull, who is the sweetest dog I've ever known and the best friend I've ever had. ❤

Pitties are the best!!!

Hanging out with my Son and seeing the strong evidence of the positive effects my parenting has had on his thinking and behavior. I’m proud of him and in turn of myself.

That's so awesome dude, warms my heart to hear that


Today I am grateful for feeling calm and capable.

 

[deficiT]

I felt the warm summer night breeze blow through the open window of my car and it felt good

 

[deficiT]

Also got 62 days sober, picked up my two month chip today

 

[PtahTek]

There is apparantly still love on earth. Dont quote me on this.

 

[ageingpartyfiend]

Thankful for 8 full days without opiates after 18 months daily use (morphine primarily)

 

[n3ophy7e]

Thankful for 8 full days without opiates after 18 months daily use (morphine primarily)

That's awesome man! Keep it up!

 

[tubgirl.jpg]

Good friends and offensive jokes.

 

[neversickanymore]

The fact that I don’t have so much empathy that it leads to me being taken advantage of.

Audiobook.. your stronger with your empathy

 

[tubgirl.jpg]

Audiobook.. your stronger with your empathy

Cognitive empathy does the same job as emotional empathy to whoever is the recipient: the only difference is that the first one won't cloud your judgement with irrational decisions.

 

[neversickanymore]

When a victim abandones empathy from abuse they have a part of them ripped away. This part is paramount and such the goal of the abuser. It’s a flip to an antisocial mindset… it’s being pushed past a threshold you can’t deal with. A victim can’t handle how it’s being treated and fractures into another that can handle what’s it’s a victim of. If you fracture you break and reform into something else. Reforming into a empathy devoid person will likely end much of the good you find and see in life. See why I’m worried about you.. if you continue on you might slip into what drove you to this decision.


Find the high road.. check out stoicism.

 

[tubgirl.jpg]

When a victim abandones empathy from abuse they have a part of them ripped away. This part is paramount and such the goal of the abuser.

This I can't argue. I missed the abuse part, that changes everything.

I still withhold that cognitive empathy is a better friend to oneself though. Emotions are sticky affairs, and I don't think half of our atrocities would've happened if emotions were taken out of the equation.

 

[hydroazuanacaine]

Also got 62 days sober, picked up my two month chip today

congrats, yo.

 

[neversickanymore]

This I can't argue. I missed the abuse part, that changes everything.

I still withhold that cognitive empathy is a better friend to oneself though. Emotions are sticky affairs, and I don't think half of our atrocities would've happened if emotions were taken out of the equation.

As always, it’s a dizzying complex equation, I don’t think empathy is the variable.. what other may be vexing you..

 

[neversickanymore]

How r u hydro

 

[tubgirl.jpg]

As always, it’s a dizzying complex equation, I don’t think empathy is the variable.. what other may be vexing you..

It is, indeed. I'm not saying empathy is bad, or emotions, just that they don't help a lot when making decisions that require some afterthought and planning. There seems to be this weird idea that every feeling that washes over us is us; like we have to give in to every emotion all the time.
It muddles the perspective, I think, to always be doused in sentiment.

 

[PtahTek]

8 full days

Damn, bro. You gotta be feeling some kinda good, yeah? I remember when I had a few days down... man, I thought life had shone down it's better rays of illumination on me and also thought I had life by the balls... it was a start. lol
Thanks for sharing that it brought back a piece of that feel good.

OT -
Maybe I wont have to water the garden today looks like its fiddin da rain.

 

[ageingpartyfiend]

Damn, bro. You gotta be feeling some kinda good, yeah? I remember when I had a few days down... man, I thought life had shone down it's better rays of illumination on me and also thought I had life by the balls... it was a start. lol
Thanks for sharing that it brought back a piece of that feel good.

OT -
Maybe I wont have to water the garden today looks like its fiddin da rain.

Thanks man, and to others for their support too

It's not been a massive biggie tbh, I was using for medical reasons and had tapered down quite a bit. Was still very uncomfortable for a few days, plenty puking and no sleep for a hot minute etc, but was nothing really compared to a lot of opie withdrawal stories I've heard. I'm also blessed that I'm in that minority that doesn't really dig the opiate feeling that much, although I do enjoy oxy.

Still, very happy to have hopped off and now trying to renegotiate the pain levels, although am aware they could well be artificially high right now so will give it a couple of weeks more and will hopefully then be getting the true picture.

Am a similar age to you mate and that was my first opiate withdrawal, after having used drugs for decades, so am not complaining.

Back on topic - today I'm thankful for the support from you lovely people, and for the time off work to continue this process and chill with my awesome cats!