Living the dream

[brian-amp]

Ever since giving up an 11 year crack addiction, and a life of crime, I'm livin' the dream. I'm a member of societies dream. I've changed to "other" i.e no street drugs, no comminting crime... It seems that all my possesions are mine and are in good condition.

Has anybody else had the same results from going straight?

Feels sooo good..

 

[Jabberwocky]

dude, I totally understand what you mean (I think). When I was in the midst of my own meth/oxycontin addiction, it was like that for me...I felt lost and disoriented most of the time. Nothing belonged to me. Not even my own moods and emotions!

After getting out of it (slowly!) I became a totally different person. Until eventually one day I found myself hiking up an approach trail with a fucking huge haul bag on my back with ropes, slings, cams, sliders, nuts/wedges, carabiners, etc (all my gear) and a friend following me (ME!?) to climb some random obscure 600' cliff face in the deep woods of North Carolina.

I had arrived I thought. Here I was 3 years out from my addiction and I was strong, healthy, confident, and leading somebody else to do possibly very dangerous climbing route.

Felt real good, I'm not going to lie