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OctSOBER - Getting/Staying Clean Thread

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Day 1 for me. And my first day posting on this forum. I'm limiting my BL activity strictly to the Recovery Support sections. I've got some hard times ahead, but I know I can do this, even on my own.

Glad to see Stardust, Pagey, and Lustmord in here. Y'all are mega-inspiring for me right now. Hella inspiring, indeed.
 
JaG congrats on 60 days, that's awesome! <3

It's good to see you in here moe. This thread has been insanely helpful for me, I really hope you can get something out of it. Wishing you lots of luck with everything :)
 
JaG congrats on 60 days, that's awesome! <3

It's good to see you in here moe. This thread has been insanely helpful for me, I really hope you can get something out of it. Wishing you lots of luck with everything :)

Thanks Pagey. Even if I fuck it all up I'm resolute in coming back here. Congrats again.
 
Congrats JaG That's fucking PHENOMENAL! Way to go!

Fuckin miracles happening up in here!

Keep up all the great work guys. Hold on to your sober date for your life, and the longer you keep at it the more you'll realize you wouldn't trade that fucking day for ANY sack of dope, joint, beer, ANYTHING.

Day 157. :)

Seriously, keep up these miracles guys. Everyday one of us stays sober is a fucking miraculous day indeed.
 
THANKS everyone. I really do love you all. I love everyone. Jesus Green told me about PLUR (peace love unity respect) a long time ago in a PM and it's right on target w/ my faith, too.

Someone recently offered to "share a smoke" with me, during a event tonight. I'm going to be resolute. Fortunately, my desires to pick up some full time work (which will likely require a drug-screen) will reinforce my willpower. It's not easy, though. So for all of you out there struggling, like me, just know it's a lot of work. It is! All the time. But that's why quitting is hard, and why we can be proud of achieving (even if it's JUST ONE DAY) sobriety.

Good people here, though. NO DOUBT. Today, I dedicate to you all. The Octsober thread folks. Thanks for having my back. I've got yours, too. :)

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And know this: I am the least among you. My achievements, grand as they might be, pale in comparison to yours. Keep it up!
 
Day 58 for me :)

Today is day 11 no opiates and day 7 no alcohol.

Feelsgoodman

Certainly does <3

Day 60. Wouldn't have done it without you guys and gals. Thanks.

Always 2 days behind you brah <3 I can't wait until I hit 60. Breathe it innnnnnnnnnn <3. (Also the nickname stuck--:sus:yessssss)

14 is it? :D

2 weeks <3 awesome work man!

Day 1 for me. And my first day posting on this forum. I'm limiting my BL activity strictly to the Recovery Support sections. I've got some hard times ahead, but I know I can do this, even on my own.

Glad to see Stardust, Pagey, and Lustmord in here. Y'all are mega-inspiring for me right now. Hella inspiring, indeed.

Glad to see you moebb, have been thinking about you and wondering how things were going. <3 Day 1 felt like it was yesterday to me. Just look forward <3.

Congrats JaG That's fucking PHENOMENAL! Way to go!

Fuckin miracles happening up in here!

Keep up all the great work guys. Hold on to your sober date for your life, and the longer you keep at it the more you'll realize you wouldn't trade that fucking day for ANY sack of dope, joint, beer, ANYTHING.

Day 157. :)

Seriously, keep up these miracles guys. Everyday one of us stays sober is a fucking miraculous day indeed.

Frontrunner <3 Casey you are an inspiration. It's been missing something here without you, glad you're back!

Keep it up guys <3 We're in it together!
 
Thanks S.H!

We are all indeed in this together, and it's good to be back. I tend to drop off participation here when I get depressed and complacent, plus the lack of constant access to a computer wasn't helping. Now that I got a laptop I should be around more for sure. :)

I got a sobriety counter widget on my macbook! :p
All I gotta do is slide three fingers across the track pad to switch to the dashboard, and there's a little "days sober" Icon that says how many days I have. Keeping track has never been easier!

Keep it up everyone! <3 about to facetime with the girl. :)
 
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Just A Guy - haha I love that you mentioned PLUR :D being heavily involved in the electronic music community, it's easily one of my favorite acronyms. it's also what I try to live my life by. I got it tattooed on my right shoulder blade in fact, first tattoo ever haha <3
 
Thanks S.D!

We are all indeed in this together, and it's good to be back. I tend to drop off participation here when I get depressed and complacent, plus the lack of constant access to a computer wasn't helping. Now that I got a laptop I should be around more for sure. :)

I got a sobriety counter widget on my macbook! :p
All I gotta do is slide three fingers across the track pad to switch to the dashboard, and there's a little "days sober" Icon that says how many days I have. Keeping track has never been easier!

Keep it up everyone! <3 about to facetime with the girl. :)

Yeah, I too drop off for a bit when I'm feeling depressed and complacent. I've been trying to atleast post one post per day and that's in this thread. It's helped me tremendously. It sure feels like family here, and it makes me happy, and what makes me happy keeps me going =D.

What's the widget called, I have a mac, I wanna give it a-go.

I love you.

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I was using my cell-phone and didn't have time to elaborate on my statement. But this:

Remember in July, when you were happy, that's why you keep dusting yourself off and trying again. There is happiness to be found free of addiction. Just do it again, once again, one more time. Dust yourself off and try again <3.

These are powerful words. I've been on the brink lately. Thinking about it. Tempting myself with illusory thoughts. I'm still clean! But when I read the above quote yesterday, it brought me back to my senses. I don't want to go back to the rut I was in while using. Things are getting back to normal. I'm working (hard!) slowly getting myself back on track w/ finances. WHY would I risk all this hard work for something so temporary and just unhealthy? All for chemical satisfaction? I went and bought an ice cream cone instead. It was yummy.

Peace!

I missed this somehow. Thanks JAG I love you too <3 glad it struck you the right way. The words of others are really helpful for me. I'm glad my words are also helpful to others <3. It means a lot. We have to support eachother. I believe it works. It has worked better than any other sobriety program ever has for me.

Oh yeah, and I wanted to mention, lets not forget the hidden voice those who are viewing this thread who don't have a day. Day 1 is the most important day of them all. 10 days, 1 month, 6 months, a year, they are all PHENOMINAL unbelievable progress that the average person has no idea how difficult they are to achieve, but Day 1 in my opinion is the most important day. So you who are viewing this who feel intimidated because you see days like 10 or 50, or 100, Day 1 is what really counts in the grand scheme of things. So give it a try. <3

Have I mentioned I love celebration emoticons =D!!!

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Goodnight all keep it goinnnnn strong! <3

 
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Oh yeah, and I wanted to mention, lets not forget the hidden voice those who are viewing this thread who don't have a day. Day 1 is the most important day of them all. 10 days, 1 month, 6 months, a year, they are all PHENOMINAL unbelievable progress that the average person has no idea how difficult they are to achieve, but Day 1 in my opinion is the most important day. So you who are viewing this who feel intimidated because you see days like 10 or 50, or 100, Day 1 is what really counts in the grand scheme of things. So give it a try. <3

Such a true statement right here. Day 1 is super important, because you can never start counting if you don't START, well, in this case stop ;)

Also, it doesn't matter if you have 1 day, 1 week, 6 months, or 20 years. All you EVER have is TODAY. Period. Because even if you have 20+ years all it takes is 1 second, one slip, to have nothing.

JUST FOR TODAY, I will not use any intoxicating substances. just for today.
 
CONGRATS munki!

That's amazing. Keep it up! seriously. Fucking incredible! :)


Oh yeah, by the way I forgot to post earlier, the mac widget for sober days is simply called... Sober Days


Edit: 5AM and still awake. FML.
 
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Daw shit. Day 1 again, groundhogs day. I was offered my DOC for free by a former fling last night. I'm gonna make 24 hours though, and then anyone who makes the mistake of offering me drugs is getting a swift reproach.
 
Daw shit. Day 1 again, groundhogs day. I was offered my DOC for free by a former fling last night. I'm gonna make 24 hours though, and then anyone who makes the mistake of offering me drugs is getting a swift reproach.

I just locked myself away for the first week and didn't see anyone.
 
I dont know what your stance on the use of melatonin to facilitate sleep is case.. but it may be something you consider. I use it occasionally and haven't experienced any sort of high or anything off of it or any sort of addictive push at all.. so when i have trouble sleeping or getting to sleep early I take 3mg 20 minutes before I want to sleep. It works ok.. also sleep hygiene is really important.. are you familiar with proper sleep hygiene at all..
 
I just locked myself away for the first week and didn't see anyone.

Sometimes that's what you have to do. Especially since you just spent so much time working up getting clean moe.

Daw shit. Day 1 again, groundhogs day. I was offered my DOC for free by a former fling last night. I'm gonna make 24 hours though, and then anyone who makes the mistake of offering me drugs is getting a swift reproach.

You really need to reconsider seeing that person. Atleast for the first week until you get some of your footing back. You're really vulnerable and having zero days under your belt will just help you convince yourself to start tomorrow instead of today, and the pattern will continue. Commit to one day of sobriety and distance yourself until you have a few days of progress. That will hopefully set you up for success. <3 You have us all behind you on this.

Day 59 for me
 
I am familiar with proper sleep hygiene, but I suppose I could try harder to implement it.

As for melatonin, it didn't work in the past but then I suppose when I tried it last was within weeks of getting clean, maybe it was too soon for anything to help. Worth trying again definitely.
 
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