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Clean off OC General Discussion!!! **READ**

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LubbockSucks88

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I've been clean off OCs for four months coming up on August 5th. I take 4mg suboxone a day which is bad, and I'm going to start taking 2mg a day this week. (I know, the withdrawls will be hell from what i hear).

My question is do you think I'm ready to start getting off the subs, just recently I have been bored with life and the urge to get high has come out of nowhere. I am a senior in college and will graduate in December. The bad thoughts of justification and telling myself I can control it (which I cant) if I do it just once are in my head which is bad.

Thoughts? Concerns? I am taking 5 classes starting aug 22 and have gotten 4 classes, last one done on Friday. and then i will graduate.

Should i get off subs? and what tips do yall have for staying clean once i get off and dont have a safety net.
 
Its up to you when your ready to quit. There will always some situation or dilemma that will get in your way to not want to quit.

Going from 4mg to 2mg will not be hard and you'll suffer little to no withdrawals, in fact some people find that lower doses like 2mg work better for them. The tougher part is getting completely off them.
 
Unless the sub is affecting your studies maybe you could wait til you graduate to go completely off!! Try the 2 if it doesn't work maybe you could go back to 4. Whatever you choose I wish you the best of luck!
 
my question lately is if life is so great sober how come i havent noticed it yet. Ive gotten the benefits of my family and true friends being proud of me blah blah blah but I still have no fun in my life... Hobby of ice hockey cant be done in this town because there is no ice rink at college... so i got nothing really... so i want to get high really bad lately and i know its wrong but there aint shit else to do!
 
I've noticed that a couple weeks after detoxing, you get a sudden joy and happiness from just feeling life again.

Then a few weeks later I sort of get bored and want to use, but don't, until a stress trigger causes me to want to self-medicate.

I think it's a common misconception of typical rehab practices to tell people they CAN'T control it... you CAN but only if you believe you can. It also takes PRACTICE and DISCIPLINE. It's not EASY. Having a safety net is easy. Relapsing is easy. Just because you use once doesn't mean you have to relapse into addiction!! Find people who can support you and not judge you if you use and don't believe that just because you screwed up and used once that your an addict again. Just jump back on that wagon! Turn off your phone if you have to. Delete phone numbers of people who can cop. Whatever it takes. Recognize the addiction talking in your mind and differentiate those thoughts from your normal rational ones.

This book is AMAZING:
http://www.amazon.com/Over-Influence-Reduction-Managing-Alcohol/dp/1572308001

It flies in the face of the 12 step stupid program.
 
i smoke weed every night after i study. i find i need something at least every day. opiates are my favorite tho, but i can't afford to do oxy all the time. i just chip. i've been chipping for over 3 years now.
 
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