xburtonchic
Bluelighter
- Joined
- May 17, 2011
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Congratulations on your 61 days! That's HUGE! Especially abstaining from absolutely everything. I couldn't do that... I love getting high too much. It's just those hard narcotics, man... that shit is what gets you in big trouble! That and alcohol, but to be honest, I was never really big on drinking anyway. It's not my thing... not a fan of hangovers or making a fool out myself (at times) lol.
And yes everyone IS different. Ahh it's so nice to hear you say that! It's so hard to find people with that attitude, especially in recovery. I always hated it when people would just TELL me... like they KNOW my brain better than I do even though they've only talked to me for a grand total of two minutes... that I will get addicted to any drug I touch, just because I got addicted to heroin (never had a problem with benzos... opiates are what get their claws into me!) I totally respect that some people really CAN'T do any drugs or drink, ever, and if that's what works for them that's awesome and more power to them. But just because that's the case for some people does not mean it's the case for everyone. Especially when it comes to opiates. You would be hard pressed to find someone, even a complete normie, who WOULDN'T get addicted to them if they were kept on them as long as I was (I started taking them for surgery). It causes physical dependence... what do you expect. Although I am somewhat of an anomaly, I've taken both benzos and alcohol for very long periods of time, every day use... certainly long enough to cause physical dependence... but I've always been able to just put benzos and alcohol down without having ANY withdrawal symptoms whatsoever. It's weirddd.
But anyway. Even one of my counselors at the rehab I was at agreed that there's nothing wrong with smoking weed as long as you stay away from the really hard shit like opiates, meth, cocaine, crack, etc. The way I see it, as long as I stay away from those and especially my DOC, I'm good to go! And congrats again on your 61 days... that's definitely a milestone to be celebrated
And yes everyone IS different. Ahh it's so nice to hear you say that! It's so hard to find people with that attitude, especially in recovery. I always hated it when people would just TELL me... like they KNOW my brain better than I do even though they've only talked to me for a grand total of two minutes... that I will get addicted to any drug I touch, just because I got addicted to heroin (never had a problem with benzos... opiates are what get their claws into me!) I totally respect that some people really CAN'T do any drugs or drink, ever, and if that's what works for them that's awesome and more power to them. But just because that's the case for some people does not mean it's the case for everyone. Especially when it comes to opiates. You would be hard pressed to find someone, even a complete normie, who WOULDN'T get addicted to them if they were kept on them as long as I was (I started taking them for surgery). It causes physical dependence... what do you expect. Although I am somewhat of an anomaly, I've taken both benzos and alcohol for very long periods of time, every day use... certainly long enough to cause physical dependence... but I've always been able to just put benzos and alcohol down without having ANY withdrawal symptoms whatsoever. It's weirddd.
But anyway. Even one of my counselors at the rehab I was at agreed that there's nothing wrong with smoking weed as long as you stay away from the really hard shit like opiates, meth, cocaine, crack, etc. The way I see it, as long as I stay away from those and especially my DOC, I'm good to go! And congrats again on your 61 days... that's definitely a milestone to be celebrated
