psychohedonist
Bluelighter
24 hours and 8 minutes - one DAY completed 

SIX MONTHS as of June 9. This clean-time anniversary has great meaning for me because in the depths of the hell of the first couple months of withdrawal, I promised myself that I would give it six months, and if I didn't feel better physically, but more importantly, emotionally, at the six-month mark, I would give myself permission to commit suicide. Here I am at six months, and I can honestly say that I feel better than I have, maybe ever in my life. I gave 10 years to opiates and I went to hell and back to get free, but that trip was not without its gifts...greater patience, less fear, and - perhaps oddly - a more entrenched appreciation for the beautiful and hilarious absurdity of the human condition.
This past month, in particular, has not been without its challenges in terms of general life crap being dumped on my head, but I'm here and I'm clean, 100%.