What have you achieved?

fjones, i dont think they hav to b drug-related
sounds like pretty damn awesome achievements to me

awww intherapy, that means a lot to me - however i hav had over the yrs many complaints about ppl finding my format difficult to read (some being downright nasty about it and i hurt easily) and now im a mod its time to change as best as i can
but thank u for ur compliment - i see u as an asset to our community too :)
 
Haven't gotten into IV ing methadone aldo I can do it very cheaply.

Otherwise, I don't have any sort of friend, I'm grossly underachieving on all levels, neglecting my talents and living on my mothers' money for about two years now. Really no hope for the future...
 
Tonight I achieved, after TWENTY FOUR HOURS of studying!, to get through almost all my homework on time. The only stuff that's left is what is actually due next week and I was going to get an early start on it. Everything else that's due tomorrow is DONE.
I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo relieved.
And now I'm fucked up... yeaaaaaaaaaahhhh
 
Hmmmm this has taken a lot more thought than I anticipated but I've come up with a couple of things.....

*after getting fired in mid-2006 from a job that I LOVED (still don't know why, I might call them one day and ask but I was too devestated at the time to bother finding out the reasons...), and after the ensuing drug binge, I picked myself up, brushed myself off, and managed to get to where I am now, in a much better-paying job (not nearly as satisfying but the extra money leads me on to the next point of achievment)

*my partner and I bought our first home, about 18 months ago <3

I'm currently in the process of achieving things, but they're not actually achieved yet...

Ooh I thought of another one!!
*after about 7 years, I'm finally off anti-depressants! It's verrry early days though (about 10 days) so i'm treading very cautiously, but so far so good :)

Go me!! :D
 
^^ congrats on almost two weeks med free!

* I've held a steady job for 12 months now (crappy pay so I'll be looking for a new one soon),
* I've made it through an undergrad degree and a grad diploma,
* I can cook suprisingly well.... when I do.... about once a year,
* I'm starting to read a lot more as I drink a lot less,
* I can run 8km without my heart kersploding and me collapsing like a rag doll. I know it's far from fit but it's the fittest I've ever been :)

um, everything else I can think of is negative. ED, drinking, depression, anxiety, etc etc all out of control 8)
 
i like this thread idea - its too easy to get caught up in all the negative things in life; sometimes you gotta step back and focus on the positive for a minute. it can be surprising to see just how much good is in the world too

i don't really feel that i've had many big achievements but just more that i'm thankful(and a bit surprised) that in the last half year or so of pretty self-destructive drug use i haven't screwed anything up too badly- i still have a good job, i have my apartment, i have my dog(my best friend); i haven't hurt anyone other than myself - i still have a great relationship with my family, none of whom know of my drug use(it helps that they are out of state) and i still have some good friends. i know my life could be much more of a disaster if i had gone any farther on numerous occasions.

Also lately i've been straightening my life out quite a bit; one of the biggest issues being drugs(struggling with the meth monster mainly right now) which i've cut back on a lot - trying to spend no more than $20 a week and only on days where i don't have school or work. and hopefully none in the near future.

as a result i'm feeling better than i have in a long time - all-around healthier, more energy, motivation, drive, clearer mind, working on re-building my self-confidence(which was never that strong in the first place). . .

working more and spending less in order to pay off some debt(the biggest physical effect in my life of drug use these past few months).

been busting my ass at work - feeling motivated and enjoying it.

also been really enjoying school; working on a culinary arts degree and realizing that it seems like the right thing for me - it feels good to be really getting into something, to be learning and soaking up knowledge. the past couple years have been spent just floating around with no purpose or direction and even though cooking/culinary arts may be a more humble line of interest than what i thought i wanted at one point in time, its something i truly enjoy.

so yeah - i feel accomplished right now and hopefully i can keep this going.

best of luck to all of you as well - stay positive

clovurr
 
That's great clovurr, you've got a lot of things to be proud of there :)
Best of luck for the future hun <3
 
I achieved a lot early in life. I got my B.A. in journalism, worked at television stations and newspapers, and applied to graduate school and got in. After I got my undergrad degree I went berserk. I started drinking like crazy, started trying cocaine, ecstasy, and scripts, particularly the benzos. I also liked Adderall because it allowed me to stay up late and study, be more social, and made me feel smarter. Hehe. It all came crashing down one day when I realized my Adderall and Klonopin use were completely out of control. I started missing classes because I was too high to go in or I would sleep through them. Then I hit bottom going through withdrawals from benzos. I really thought I could kick it on my own. What resulted was withdrawal psychosis that was the most frightening experience of my life. I would not wish it on my worse enemy. But lately, I have been the happiest I have ever been since I started a recovery program and actually WORKED it. I recognized who to stay away from and who to stick with. That was what drove me away many times before. I started realizing this was MY LIFE I was fighting for and people pleasing just to be "nice" was going to kill me. I learned to stand up for myself. I learned that my story was no better or no worse than anyone else's. The disease of addiction is hell only if we continue to use. In recovery, there is a better life. Even better than the one you had before you started using. The 12 steps teach you how to live honestly, to forgive yourself and others, to take an inventory of your wrongs and admit them. Get it out on the table. Pray. Pray. Pray. It works. Ask your higher power to help you and He will. I believe in that with every thread of my soul. Someday you may be able to save someone else's life. Now, isn't that a reason to live?
 
Black belt in kickboxing
Did a 26 mile mountain hike over 24 hours on three diferent mountains for cancer research.
 
Hahaha, Geez I take that prior post back. Since then quite a lot actually.

*Completed my third year of tafe, in five months, came out with straight High Distinctions
*Got into a Undergrad legal studies, busted ass for 1 year and just found out a week ago I achieved, literally my dream, an offer into a double degree in Law/Arts. Proud can't describe it.
 
I've achieved outstanding physical health and well balanced levels of just about everything. and I quit using painkillers entirely since 2011 struck and couldn't care less, and i'm spiritually higher than I was in 2010 already, i'm connecting back with direct experience. I've found a lover as well.

it all came together on new years eve! these next two years are gonna be full grind on personal development just to be ready if anything happens in december 2012. one of my goals once I begun research on 2012 was to become very physically fit and strong which comes at a knatch these days.
 
I like this thread idea =)

Congrats on your accomplishments, Libby!

I...

- dunno if this counts but I'm one step closer to graduating with a psychology degree so I can begin a career in law enforcement as I want to work towards becoming a homicide detective.
- quit smoking.
- paid off my credit card debt, started saving moneys and now have a pretty lil' savings account, something I've never had before.
- finally realized that I deserve better than someone who created a virtual Jerry Springer episode of a relationship and decided that if I was gonna be with someone, it would be a man who has his shit together. Now I'm engaged to a real man who treats me like a queen, has a career and an education, doesn't have a record (:P), doesn't use drugs or even drink... Basically I finally got to admitting that I was surrounding myself with people who didn't deserve my time or love and that I'm way above all of the crap I used to put up with.
- started selling paintings!
 
I've achieved outstanding physical health and well balanced levels of just about everything. and I quit using painkillers entirely since 2011 struck and couldn't care less, and i'm spiritually higher than I was in 2010 already, i'm connecting back with direct experience. I've found a lover as well.

it all came together on new years eve! these next two years are gonna be full grind on personal development just to be ready if anything happens in december 2012. one of my goals once I begun research on 2012 was to become very physically fit and strong which comes at a knatch these days.

Just curious: If you believe there's an end to the world as we know it in 2012, what has made you decide to better yourself versus giving in and "enjoying" your last two years here by doing drugs and whatnot?

I just think if I believed the world was ending at a certain point, I would probably say "to hell with it" and party hard :P
 
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