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Drug Sabbatical Support & Appreciation Thread
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Inso
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I've had quite enough of this sabbatical business myself, sick to death of being sober all the time. Normally when I'm ill I block it out with weed but I can't do that now ![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
Thanks teawife :D Not had the desire to go out and get arseholed at all yet though am off over to my mate's for drinks and board games and suchlike with her brother and boyfriend on Saturday and off pub at some point with another friend.
Think all I have to watch is the temptation to drink in the morning when I'm hungover.
How long are you sabbaticalling for this time?
Think all I have to watch is the temptation to drink in the morning when I'm hungover.
How long are you sabbaticalling for this time?
TheSpade
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Just don't get drunk. Drink for enjoyment, take it easy and drink to enjoy the taste and you'll be fine I reckon.
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Easier said than done Spadey...sometimes the impulse when it's let lose is like a runaway train
Test piloting a social situation like that snolly will give you a good indication of where you are with it. All you can do is try and have the confidence in yourself that you've come so far and done so well - you can do it
I need to get healthy again. For periods I'm really good at sticking to weekend binges, but far too often they slip into the week, then the next one.....then there's trouble
Bearlove I admire your healthy lifestyle, what I read of it here anyway. You're a fine example of harm reduction :D
Easier said than done Spadey...sometimes the impulse when it's let lose is like a runaway train
Test piloting a social situation like that snolly will give you a good indication of where you are with it. All you can do is try and have the confidence in yourself that you've come so far and done so well - you can do it
I need to get healthy again. For periods I'm really good at sticking to weekend binges, but far too often they slip into the week, then the next one.....then there's trouble
Bearlove I admire your healthy lifestyle, what I read of it here anyway. You're a fine example of harm reduction :D
Inso
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The healthier you are, the better the body and mind can handle the occasional polydrug binge 
The healthier you are, the better the body and mind can handle the occasional polydrug binge
Indeed Inso
However, the older I get the more I'm noticing it's taking a harder toll on me. It's very frustrating. There's going to come a point I'm when "occasional" is really going to have to mean "occasional" I've also become aware that organic substances don't fuck me over as much as the chemical-mixes.
I did not get a kidney infection from smoking too much weed
tribal girl
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I truely hope you can stick to it, original #1 wifey. I wish the best of luck to you, and everyone else for that matter.
I'm in desperate need of an alcohol break myself. Though this time I actually have to mean it. I could probably afford to lay off the benzos a bit as well. I'm gonna aim for a month too, and see how far I can go from there. My will power is fucking weak.
Oh dear, that's not a good start is it?. I mean, OF COURSE I CAN DO IT!. :D
Inso
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I did not get a kidney infection from smoking too much weed
You should just stick to weed for weekend indulgence and keep more exotic chemicals for special occasions. What I'd give to even be able to have a few drags on a spliff now...there is no way on earth I'd be off it for this long by my own willpower.
If I have weed / hash I can't leave it alone till it's finished...am like that with a good few other substances as well. The term drug-bucket comes to mind 
Inso, I have no idea how you manage, the fact that you're doing it and not making yourself any more ill is amazing. I appreciate your support, just wish we could give you more support babes
This won't last for ever Inso - you will get better. Life never stays still, things will move on eventually and one day you'll look back at this period in your life and realise how much you've learnt and changed.
Inso, I have no idea how you manage, the fact that you're doing it and not making yourself any more ill is amazing. I appreciate your support, just wish we could give you more support babes
This won't last for ever Inso - you will get better. Life never stays still, things will move on eventually and one day you'll look back at this period in your life and realise how much you've learnt and changed.
I truely hope you can stick to it, original #1 wifey. I wish the best of luck to you, and everyone else for that matter.
I'm in desperate need of an alcohol break myself. Though this time I actually have to mean it. I could probably afford to lay off the benzos a bit as well. I'm gonna aim for a month too, and see how far I can go from there. My will power is fucking weak.
Oh dear, that's not a good start is it?. I mean, OF COURSE I CAN DO IT!. :D
Thanks wifey numero uno! A month is a good one to aim for, and it's easier to go for more than that if you want to/don't want to but have OCD/can't be arsed to stop stopping drinking :D
Don't intend to get drunk for the sake of it but I do intend to get mildly tipsy from time to time
. Don't want to push it though, suspect my astronomical tolerance may have lessened somewhat and I'm still on antidepressants after a failed attempt to come off them last week. Good luck to everyone else who's sabbatical-bound! I think I'll end up sort of subconsciously drifting back to mine, somehow.
Inso
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Thanks Kate your words of support are very helpful
Its been easy to stay off stuff really because I get none of the beneficial effects from them. Anything that has any stimulant properties I am VERY over sensitive to and cannot handle in the slightest; alcohol, weed, caffeine, etc, due to the hypersensitivity of the body with this M.E. thing. You're right that I will look back on this and providing I make a full recovery it is a positive thing in the long run.
Snolly: In a way it can be easier to keep a problem substance in check if it is used sparingly on the odd occasion. Although it takes some willpower using something responsibly is a lot more satisfying as it means you have control over it rather than vice versa which may have been the case in the past. A lot of people I know who had problems with a substance still use it every now and then and manage to avoid going down the dark path they were on before.
Its been easy to stay off stuff really because I get none of the beneficial effects from them. Anything that has any stimulant properties I am VERY over sensitive to and cannot handle in the slightest; alcohol, weed, caffeine, etc, due to the hypersensitivity of the body with this M.E. thing. You're right that I will look back on this and providing I make a full recovery it is a positive thing in the long run.
Snolly: In a way it can be easier to keep a problem substance in check if it is used sparingly on the odd occasion. Although it takes some willpower using something responsibly is a lot more satisfying as it means you have control over it rather than vice versa which may have been the case in the past. A lot of people I know who had problems with a substance still use it every now and then and manage to avoid going down the dark path they were on before.
B9
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I managed ten weeks drug free until this weekend - that's not counting wee bits of dope & booze.
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