Free at last
Bluelighter
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- Oct 13, 2021
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3-4 a day. Had one ten milligram left and decided I wasn't getting anymore. Took half one day and half the next and that was that.
I was taking up to ten Vics/perks a day for years. I tapered down over a month and jumped off. I was tired and angry of being handcuffed and chasing shit.
Today is 4 weeks sober.
Don't worry, some of us have broken out in real handcuffs too and they really do suckMetaphorically handcuffed.
That's not pumpkin everyone that's that's our mascot cheerleader. Total ditz! But we love her
Hell of a ride? Damn. Thanks for coming out of it.80mgpd methadone, 260 mgpd roxy and 4 mgpd Xanax
You'll probably be able to have 6 orgasms. Always a silver lining!
True words I second that please feel better and better might require some efforts in maintaining I can tell you I choose getting stoned over putting in taking a toll wish you good luck my friendI am also wondering how you made out @OpiateKiller ? Hopefully you are doing good. I'm still clean but i am using methadone while i work on my coping skills so i don't go back to Fentanyl or pills. Don't beat yourself up if you relapsed, most of us do. Just don't quit quitting and use methadone or suboxone if it gets to bad. I didn't want to go back on methadone but it's better then 6ft under.
I hope you are doing well
That sounds super cool but for me more like a Chia PetSounds like a golden lining there Mantak Chia style maybe
Yes, you are right about the addiction being trauma, in and of itself. That is my MO. Has been since I was a little girl. Couldn't articulate back then what had happened, and have since had scattered bits and pieces of the memory. My brain is protecting itself. Because I kinda know who did this and if I accept it, I might fucking go crazy. In the meantime, my entire life has been one self-destructive move after another. Just reliving that pain. Over and over and over. I tried therapy. I'm on antidepressants. I'm now in the midst of trying to wean off fucking 1mg a day of xanax, which is fucking worse to meAddiction is trauma it’s self. It’s takes a little bit to feel normal and good. @lovemissile66 my acute withdrawals lasted over two months and my paws lasted a year and a quarter and then my brain chemistry stabilized and in five seconds it was completely gone. I still remember where I was when it happened.
If your addiction is trauma based you likely could benefit from reading this https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Memor...ocphy=9021716&hvtargid=pla-453838270765&psc=1 and seeing a trauma specialist and undergoing emdr to fix fractures caused by traumatic events
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
My addiction was not caused by trauma. I also have a sneaking suspicion it won’t be end all cure for you. But positive progress is where it’s at.