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Good things about being off drugs/getting sober

^^ Yeah I feel for the first time in 5 years I'm accually living life. Granted I'm on methadone and not totally sober, but i'm not fucked up or getting sick either.
 
Friends from my pre-using days, who witnessed the total destruction of my life in my pursuit of staying loaded and who I had been convinced wanted absolutely nothing to do with me and who I was always deeply ashamed and embarrassed around during my late-stage using, have actually reentered my life.
 
^^ That's awesome man. A few months back I also got to 'make up' with some of my old childhood friends that I fucked off through the wreckage of my using. I made amends to them for some pretty fucked up things and they said they were just really happy to see me doing well and getting my shit together. Was really satisfying.
 
Thank you thank you thank you for this thread!!!! I needed to read this badly today. Went to sleep thinking this sober life is the fucking pits and woke up feeling overwhelmed exhausted and weak. Feeling a little better now....much Love to you all <3
 
Saving money!

I know i have probably mentioned it before, but I bought myself some new clothes for summer this weekend. It felt so good to spend my money on something for myself like that.
 
Although ive started using again, what i remember most from my brief 7 days of abstinence(ending today) was being fearless of people. I wasnt really nervous about anything, didnt have much to worry about. I know, seems like it should be the opposite, but thats how i felt.
 
GettingClean said:
Thank you thank you thank you for this thread!!!! I needed to read this badly today. Went to sleep thinking this sober life is the fucking pits and woke up feeling overwhelmed exhausted and weak. Feeling a little better now....much Love to you all <3
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That's exactly the point and the reason this thread exists, I'm so happy you got something out of this! :)

trainspotter10102 said:
Being able to shit
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SUCH an understated positive about being off of opiates....
 
Being able to laugh again. I swear it's impossible to see when you're trapped in an addiction but not only are the lows gone the highs are gone too. The natural highs of life are amazing.
 
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Good to see you around!
I definitely got to that point in my life. Vicious cycle indeed. So glad to have moved on. Best of luck

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I am real happy to see a post about sober living. I'm 20 and wish I could go back to when I was 15 and so innocent. I would go out and drink on the weekends like a lot of typical highschool kids. My friends at the time smoked pot and i tried it with them and saw no point in it and thought it was a complete was of money. This post made me reevaluate my life and goals. I use to scrapbook a lot sober and had pictures of everytime I went out with friends or family. I miss that. I have lost my "better looking high school days" or at least I feel that way. I use to enjoy spending times with friends doing nothing and having fun. After abusing drugs, that's all I find fun... and still feel that way unfortunately. My boyfriend misses when I'd be clean for a bit and come home from work sober and happy & telling all these funny stories from the dental office. When I was sober for awhile I enjoyed walking through the trails & feeling the fresh breeze. It made me feel alive. Since Chicago has had some messed up weather lately, I hope I can continue doing this because the natural endorphin's released from walking the trails made me feel amazing. Another benefit of being sober is being able to comprehend and understand everything that is really going on. Especially me with work. I have a serious job but while using I didn't care, and being sober I perform better, and ended up getting a raise within 7 months of my first "serious" job, which could technically be a career to some. It motivates me to continue my schooling to become a dental hygienist and move up the ladder instead of being a dental assistant.
 
Thought I'd bump this and say.....no preoccupation with where when if I'm going to get more. When I was actively using it was always on my mind...how much do I have left how long can I make it last and how am I going to get more. I'm sure lots of you know What I mean....like a nagging little bug in your ear that you keep trying to swat away but as soon as you stop paying attention there it is again
 
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