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Old 11-06-2008, 05:38 AM   #1
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Triggering (Substance Abuse) - Feeling Lame

Ok, so here's the long and short of my story (hopefully more short than anything). I suppose I would be called a recovering addict. I was addicted to pills for what felt like the longest time. It's been probably 10 months since I gave it up. I realized what I was becoming and hated myself. I got to go through the hell of withdraws and all the unpleasant pain my body visited on me hoping I would go back to the pills. However, I made it. Recently the temptation has been spiking. Life has become a lot to handle, but I'm making it. I have had several people (including random drug dealers) offer me the pills that part of me misses so much. (what I miss is the feeling of being absolutely pain free...not the hell that went with it). This weekend, my body threw a tantrum. I was in constant pain. I had a migraine that was miserable, and I just had random aches, pain and lethargy. Everything was telling me to go back to the pills. Luckily my boyfriend realized what I was going through and convinced me to go out and do something nice for myself instead of hiding in a dark room torturing myself all day.
I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. Sort of a quasi-withdraw feeling when the temptation arises again? I guess I'm just in need of some support from people who know how it is.

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Old 11-06-2008, 06:13 AM   #2
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You have an awesome boyfriend.

I don't have any wisdom or advice for you right now. I want to make sure you know that someone listened to and heard you and cares.

*gives you a hug*



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In forgiving others, we are not exonerating them. They may not deserve exoneration. Rather, in forgiving others we are giving up our anger over the fact that what happened is not what "should" have happened or that our life is not the way it "should" have been.

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Old 12-06-2008, 03:37 AM   #3
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Thanks. The boyfriend thinks I should check out NA. I'm thinking about it. :S

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Old 12-06-2008, 03:50 AM   #4
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I'm in AA. If you want, go see if the NA web site has any information. The AA one has quizzes and pamphlets on line.
When you go to a NA meeting, they will be kind and helpful. They know that addiction is awful and will help you. If you go to a meeting or two to check it out, it doesn't mean that you are an addict either. In AA "the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking" and I think it is about the same for NA.

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In forgiving others, we are not exonerating them. They may not deserve exoneration. Rather, in forgiving others we are giving up our anger over the fact that what happened is not what "should" have happened or that our life is not the way it "should" have been.

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