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Good things about being off drugs/getting sober

Everything, but especially being able to stay out late or crash somewhere other than my house and not having to worry about being sick the next day. It's so liberating, which is kinda sad

literally every aspect of my life is better IMO. My worst day clean is worlds ahead of my best day using. I think it's something a lot of people who relapse forget, just how bad it ws while they were using, and before they know it there back in that hole willing to do anything to get their sobriety back and being daunted with starting all over. Fuck that no thank u
 
The great thing about being off a physically addictive drug (opiates) is being able to go anywhere I want to without dealing with scheduling take homes or scrips with my clinic or Dr. It's so freeing. Every time I get a little nostalgic for that life again (wake up, dose) I think about how great it is to be unchained from methadone/suboxone. It used to be the first thing on my packing list for travel...ahead of my passport! And I had forgotten to bring it a couple times and had a miserable day. No more!
It has taken me about six months to get back to feeling semi normal...but things are definitely better. I don't miss those trips to the clinic in the cold and rain! Feels great to be free...
 
waking up and not thinking about taking any drug
No paranoia of oh shit cant face this person or that person my eyes are dark, i look really bad, they'll know
Not being blinded to the fact that I HAVE to survive for someone who was not given any chance........if your reading this you know me and what i'm talking about..... O,(J - Don't think you read these boards but who knows......I am not in control of my use.


Bit off topic there, but basically good things about being off drugs are you're not so locked up in your mind that you completely don't think of the consequences to yourself or others.
 
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If I had stayed sober the first time around, I'm sure my life would have been better now. Meaning emotionally I would be more stable, financially I wouldn't be struggling like I am now and my health wouldn't have declined the way it did.

What are you getting sober from or is it more than one substance?
 
To be honest with you, and with all due respect, I'm having a difficult time understanding your question.

You are suffering from a potentially severe condition, as you admitted.

Look, if drugs did not cause me pain and destruction, I would have never stopped using. In that respect, it's an individual decision. No one can tell you why YOU should stay clean.

Drugs are not inherently bad, it's the consequences of abusing them that are.

Do you get me?
 
The ability to feel.
Color returned to my face.
Mood swings are becoming less often and less severe.
I like to eat food again! Yay!
Not worrying about where the next dose comes from.
I am saving money, and not overdrafting every week.
My senses get cleaner and clearer each day.

Day 6 for me. It's a beautiful day.
 
Trying to figure this out...

I guess not having to tell lies to my family day in and day out is my biggest reason to want to get clean and stay clean.

Day 3
 
Not having to steal from loved ones just to get a fix.

Still dealing with terrible withdrawals but I deserve it. You have to go through hell to realize what heaven is, what you had all along.
 
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