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Drug Sabbatical Support & Appreciation Thread

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kate66 said:
Kid, I've heard it all before from you 8).... pissing off your misses, well is that not a "red flag" signal? :\

It is for me when people i love in my life go on about my drug use and not in a good way, I know things are, well spiralling...

You know what you're doing though <3%) Right.
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Hhaha, of course I know what i'm doing......................;)

Actually got a physical barrier of having to move house next weekend, then only got 1 weekend in Guernsey before i'm away for a bit (with no drugs).

So it will all work out fine, i'm sure. :)

Good work on the cigs, Kate. The old Toot actually has meant cuting down my smoking to just once a week, as I really don't feel like boozing the day after, so therefore no smoking. Only had 2 days of smoking in the last 18/19 days.
 
I'm on a sabbatical spell, if possible 8)... saving myself for some damage in Amsterdam in a few weeks time =D

Having trouble sleeping because of it :| Apart from that I'm quite happy having a break and keeping my tolerance low :)

This sabbatical malarkey appears to be working for me 8o
 
Fessed up that i'd been doing skag, after 4months clean, burst into tears etc etc WDs have been pretty minor so thats good, but was at the GPs today and looks like i'll be getting put on antidepressants to help try and treat the root of my drug use.

5 days clean!
 
Off GBL 16 days.
No alcohol for 7 days.
Am feeling pretty good actually.Although my week has been going well so there haven't been stresses and strains to test me.
Since coming off the Guice I have also stopped smoking and stopped eating junk food.Am feeling healthy for the first time in a year:)
Not off all mood adjusters permanently though,fuck all that.Just alcohol and anything that is likely to cause me to drink.Thus have no urge to take GBL to stop drinking as am doing it by myself:D
 
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I feel like an intelligent adult instead of a drug addict for the first time in over a year.:)
Alcohol is my nemesis,even though GBL has infinetly worse withdrawals per duration of use.Can and have drank alcohol 24/7 for 5 - 7 days straight before and got a hangover and no DT's.GBL for 7 days and dead stop = DT's!17 days = no fucking way am I going to that place again.
Anyway I'm trying to be healthy and even taken up cycling albeit gingerly.
Now to find a decent job and a girlfriend....oops I do believe thats called setting your sights too high:|
Am enjoying being on my own and reading graphic novels this week:D.Relationships will have to wait...maybe another 5 years or so:|
 
brokenbrain said:
Off GBL 16 days.
No alcohol for 7 days.
Am feeling pretty good actually.Although my week has been going well so there haven't been stresses and strains to test me.
Since coming off the Guice I have also stopped smoking and stopped eating junk food.Am feeling healthy for the first time in a year:)
Not off all mood adjusters permanently though,fuck all that.Just alcohol and anything that is likely to cause me to drink.Thus have no urge to take GBL to stop drinking as am doing it by myself:D
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Good on ya! :)
 
Well done brokenbrain, sounds like you're getting some more control over it, keep it up!

Month 6 of forced sabbatical here, I am going on some epic bender once I get better lol
 
snolly said:
Awesome stuff, Brokenbrain :D
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Whats your sober day count?Is it 7 months yet?
I'm really not interested in drinking this week,so its been relatively easy.But no doubt things will get more difficult as various things appear on the scene.
Although I can constantly tell myself that my hangovers have got much worse over the last 5 years,especially regards mental health.Actually have been feeling sort of happy this week.
eg today I feel good and have had no drugs at all.6 miles cycling this morning and healthy eating.Oh and some healthy internet usuage this evening;)
 
brokenbrain said:
Whats your sober day count?Is it 7 months yet?
I'm really not interested in drinking this week,so its been relatively easy.But no doubt things will get more difficult as various things appear on the scene.
Although I can constantly tell myself that my hangovers have got much worse over the last 5 years,especially regards mental health.Actually have been feeling sort of happy this week.
eg today I feel good and have had no drugs at all.6 miles cycling this morning and healthy eating.Oh and some healthy internet usuage this evening;)
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I'll be starting my seventh month next week, I think! Not really thought about it but that's quite a while. Had a complete 180 personality-wise, it's pretty great. Definitely happier and more optimistic and easygoing. Still anxious but now it's manageable.

Good that you're feeling good, the difference really is amazing after the initial 'Oh Goddddddd'. No doubt you'll find a lot of stuff to be all happy and great about <3

Not been interested in drinking myself much, miss it from time to time but I think of the hangovers and like you said, the mental health thing and it sort of goes. Hope you keep on as well as you've started!
 
brokenbrain said:
Alcohol is my nemesis,even though GBL has infinetly worse withdrawals per duration of use.Can and have drank alcohol 24/7 for 5 - 7 days straight before and got a hangover and no DT's.
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Fuck yeah. I was on bottles of vodka every day for months, and got no withdrawals, but two days on the G turns me to shit for another good couple of days. My hangovers didn't start until I was 18. I had to go to hospital, once, because I thought I was dying.
 
Decided to put my sabbatical on hold to see if I can stick to social drinking for now as it'd be nice to be able to have a pint or two with friends on occasion. In the seven months I've not had a drink I've sorted out a lot of problems that drinking was amplifying and which were causing me to drink more and I'm generally waaaay happier and bouncier. Since I decided to do so last week I've had the grand total of a beer and a glass of wine which I'm fairly chuffed with. Going to look at drinking as something that occasionally happens, rather than something I actively do.

So yes, that's my report. I'm fairly confident it'll go well, I don't intend to drink with people who I ONLY drink with and don't do other stuff with and I'm not going to drink on my own. If I can't deal with it I'll stop again but yeah I think it'll go well. It's helping to know that I CAN stop, really the only thing I'm actually worried about is starting smoking again and I think that will require a lot more willpower than not drinking all the beer in the world.
 
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