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Drug Sabbatical Support & Appreciation Thread

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effie said:
That's amazing brimz and atm, congrats :) <3

I'm going to go on a sabbatical for a bit I think once things have stabilised, I want to concentrate on getting back on track and my work etc.. not quite ready yet in the midst of everything, but it feels like the right thing to do when I am ready.
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What have you been using that you need a sabbatical from if you don't mind me asking?
 
effie said:
That's amazing brimz and atm, congrats :) <3

I'm going to go on a sabbatical for a bit I think once things have stabilised, I want to concentrate on getting back on track and my work etc.. not quite ready yet in the midst of everything, but it feels like the right thing to do when I am ready.
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Thanx means alot coming from u at the moment especially:)
I'm sure you will get things back on track as & when , no need to rush .
I look forward to seeing you again<3
 
JB, atm n' brimz you are doing great - keep on keeping on <3 hope life feels all the better for it for all of you and continues to.

Effie, take your time pet and don't put too many big hurdles in the way just now...time, it's going to take time <3 Keeping on the right side of the fence though is to be admired, especially in the place you are are going to be for some time.

I've been shit at being on sabbatical - was going great guns for a while there. Thought I was smart enough to control myself and my addictive behaviour and have slipped....again 8) fuck I bore myself...nothing chronic mind but enough to fuck with me and mine - booze, benzos, G do I need to go on :o

Mad little cycle, so fed up of it and of me.
 
Don't be Kate, you know how these things go - it's a fucking hard thing to do and the fact that you are honest with yourself about it is something a lot of people can't/won't do.. I have a lot of love and respect for you and a slip up doesn't mean everything is fucked - just got to pick yourself up and try again :)

I know how exhausting it is repeating the same cycle over and over though, I really do <3

I'm not going to push myself, will wait until I am ready and take it steady but it feels like the right thing to do <3
 
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effie said:
I'm not going to push myself, will wait until I am ready and take it steady but it feels like the right thing to do <3
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So pleased to hear this, you are being strong and yes it's the right the thing to do. You know he'd want this for you <3

Ock, I'm just giving myself a kick in the arse - all the talk and intentions of the day are pretty worthless. Tis action and living it that counts! A decent sabbatical and extra support is coming my way soon. I'm so very fortunate :)
 
Cheers Tambo & Kate. Ain't been an easy year but I've made it this far. %)
 
I've let the BDD mods know, just thought that I would let the EADD peeps know too, that I am taking a 3-4 week break from bl to try and get my shit together and sort myself out for life in the real world. It is not as easy as it seems for me. Both leaving BL for a while, and living in the real world. I need this little break to gain some perspective on what is really important to me and to plan how I am going to live for the next year in order to keep my job and save up enough money to go travelling.

I can't have the distraction of BL during these first 4 weeks and I just hope that I am still a mod when I return as I have lots left to do, and losing my status now would be terrible as I have a lot to offer, just nothing at all positive to offer over the next month.

Hope to see everyone again in 4 weeks time :) Take care folks.

Everyone look after yourself. I shall still be on msn for anyone that has me on some evenings, others I will not.

Mugz :( :)
 
Good luck mugz, that's all I can say, you will be sorely missed! I hope your break does help you get you shit together (your words, not mine!) you've always seemed by my standards to have your shot together but I suppose that's not saying much, anyway good luck mate and I hope it works out for the best for you!
 
effie said:
That's amazing brimz and atm, congrats :) <3

I'm going to go on a sabbatical for a bit I think once things have stabilised, I want to concentrate on getting back on track and my work etc.. not quite ready yet in the midst of everything, but it feels like the right thing to do when I am ready.
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Effie you truly are an amazing person and clearly been finely tailored for your chosen profession.

Even in this time of great sadness and distress you find the time to help others and made them feel better about themselves.

I know ( as best as I can ) things must be really hard for you right now, my thoughts and best wishes are with you everyday, your strength has, in a small way spurred me on to find more happiness in my life and share it with those I love as none of us can be sure they will be there tomorrow to tell them or show them how much we love them.

Thanks Effie for your support via BDD and just for being.
 
atm23 said:
Effie you truly are an amazing person and clearly been finely tailored for your chosen profession.

Even in this time of great sadness and distress you find the time to help others and made them feel better about themselves.

I know ( as best as I can ) things must be really hard for you right now, my thoughts and best wishes are with you everyday, your strength has, in a small way spurred me on to find more happiness in my life and share it with those I love as none of us can be sure they will be there tomorrow to tell them or show them how much we love them.

Thanks Effie for your support via BDD and just for being.
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I've decided I'm going t total for a week or two, no booze, drugs or bluelight (will be less thinking of drugs this way).

Instead I'll be hitting the gym, seeing mates and catching up on fresh downloads :p
 
Im currently a week off all drug use.Im not a heavy/daily user I tend to be a binge type.In the last few months I have been over using benzos at weekends mainly and smoking a lot of green.I also have been using mdma every few weeks.I am 36 and tired of the effect drug use is having on my life and on my relationship with my wife who is not a drug user.I have been here many times before but I feel a bit different this time.Im afraid I'll get drawn back in and that I will fail but the feeling I now have gives me hope for a change.As this is primarily meant to be a harm reduction website it would be great to see others that are trying to move on from drug use to post here so as to encourage each other and it would also help me.I find this website to be a bit addictive and sometimes a trigger for me so it would be cool to see this thread used by more people so as to trigger others who want to give it a break(myself included) I have also found the past while the online availability of drugs and my obsessive nature of obtaining drugs online to be making me as unhappy as taking them as it takes me away into a sneaky underworld that makes me feel bad about myself.It feels nice to express this.Ive come out of the closet so to speak.Im coming out as someone who doesn't want to take drugs anymore.Best of luck to anyone else here in a similar situation.
 
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As I understand it, the idea of 'harm reduction' is to take whether people use drugs or not as their decision and to minimise the damage if they choose to take them. By education, information and the benefits of others' experence. An alternative school - the 'harm preventionists' - prefers that people don't take drugs at all.

If you decide to stop, there are an abundance of organisations and online sites designed to help and encourage you on your path; they're in rather greater supply than those available to the practising user. Try 'Wired In or any of the 'recovery' sites - I hope you find what you're looking for.
 
Joe90 this thread is here for harm reduction by practise, however easy or difficult that is for any of us there's no judgement here. If you can be asked read it from the beginning.

The first step is the hardest....the concept wasn't never about abstinence for ever more, but managing our love of recreational substances so they don't hurt us and our people so much.



My hubby advises me right now I'm not best places to be posting here :\ jucking men
 
Wow..Charlie I wasn't looking for advice or an intellectual debate on what harm
Reduction is but thanks anyway.If nothing positive to be said I'd say best say nothing at all. I think you do a good job Kate but I think your husband
is right on this occasion. It's probably
Best for people that are doing or are in the process of a
Period of abstinence to respond here as that was what I was hoping for.I know nothing can be said as forever but I felt like saying it that way and I dont think that's a crime. Tangents and others projections come to mind. You are right Charlie that there are other more suitable places online for this.Peace out
 
Been off the booze since 1/7/2011 and feelin quite proud about it now=D...start my benzo taper today (not the first ! but planning on it being the last) today 2 days earlier than I had planned just because I'm so bored of the fekin stuff, if it wasn't for the seizure risk I swear I'd just go cold turkey and face the shit down
 
Thats cool atm..well done mate..Did you find it hard giving up the booze ? Im undecided if I will knock that on the head at the moment as Im not a huge drinker.I tend to drink lots when I take drugs but when I dont take drugs I can have a few drinks just at the weekend.I do fuckin hate hangovers though and there is always the risk of bad decisions after boozing.
 
joe, i'm pretty good at managing my intake, and not really prone to fiending in any way [I have other, slightly less rocknroll dependencies always on hand to abuse when it comes to fiending ;p] .. but I can totally relate to when it comes to having a main buddy/sidekick/partner who's a non drugtaker. Mine's pretty much tea total aswell [oh the horror!], and not having a drinking buddy sucks big style for me. He will try new powders/substances v occasionally, but certainly not recreationally on a regular basis. I don't mind that so much but it can make you feel really isolated. meh

Speed I'd do daily on the hr if my body/mind could take it :o ... but Ive been trying healthier alts [like piracitam, which fucking owns] since I take it mainly for thinking stuffs and weight maintenance. I like alcohol more than drugs tho, tons .. no hangovers for me tho since it's mainly good quality beer and ciders I go for. Vodka when i want to get rat-arsed and red wine replaces water =D ... i do go for regular weeks at a time without either booze or drugs, but booze is the only thing I really miss when I'm on the straight and narrow. would HATE to give any one element up permanently, and unfortunately I associate both universally with positives, so it'd poss make me permanently totally fucking depressed if i ever had to.
[edit] and I go to great lengths on a daily basis already when it comes to making sure I don't slide into full blown depression. my addiction to developing self-awareness is possibly the only thing that prevents it
 
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