Just wanted to start a new post and give myself a pat on the back,7days clean, yea me!, and to thank everyone on this board who has helped me,you know who you are, hippienerd, Mr.b, jamv, wonderwoman, melgator, jojo, and of course my daughter robin. I couldn't of made it through this first week without you guys....your great!!!!!!! I believe my road to recovery is now a little less rocky. I know its not over with, because i still have cravings, but it is definitly getting easier, the wife and I are getting along a little better (man she's a strong woman) when she puts her mind to something it just seems to come easy for her. She told me the other night it was good to have the nice me back again,(I was only gone a few days lol).
ALSO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU ALL, GREAT JOB ON STAYING CLEAN, AND I'M PROUD OF EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. (in case you haven't heard it for a while).
will post later
praying for you all
Bubba
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
congrats b-
good for you!!!
-jojo
good for you!!!
-jojo
Bubba,
Iam glad your making the effort. For me I've been smoking for twenty years. I am tring to stay straight for myself and my family. not to mention my career. This is the tuffest thing ive ever done in my life. So far my only help that Ive had is seeing this website. I will say that, theres not a moment that doesn't go by that iam not thinking about it. I kept telling myself that i wasn't hurting anything or anyone. I guess i was fooling myself. Bubba i see users everyday, not only weed but pills & drinking. It is tuff to watch someone fall to the bottom. For me my bottom isn't that rocky but its defently a challenge to stay away. Almost all of the people i assocate with are users, So ive found myself alone so to speak. Its been 23 days for me and this is the longest in 20 yrs ive been with out. I hope and pray that I can go another 20 years with out! my only advice at this point, is to keep your head up and your chest out and do your best to resist the tempations.
May god be on your journey through this time ineed.
Iam glad your making the effort. For me I've been smoking for twenty years. I am tring to stay straight for myself and my family. not to mention my career. This is the tuffest thing ive ever done in my life. So far my only help that Ive had is seeing this website. I will say that, theres not a moment that doesn't go by that iam not thinking about it. I kept telling myself that i wasn't hurting anything or anyone. I guess i was fooling myself. Bubba i see users everyday, not only weed but pills & drinking. It is tuff to watch someone fall to the bottom. For me my bottom isn't that rocky but its defently a challenge to stay away. Almost all of the people i assocate with are users, So ive found myself alone so to speak. Its been 23 days for me and this is the longest in 20 yrs ive been with out. I hope and pray that I can go another 20 years with out! my only advice at this point, is to keep your head up and your chest out and do your best to resist the tempations.
May god be on your journey through this time ineed.
Thank You Bubba. I appreciate it. Today has been s***ty. my resilience is low due to lack of sleep. So anyway, thanks for saying great job. It may have been a lousy day, but at least I'm not stoned.
Congrats on one week! Week #2 will be easier!
We'll all get this monkey off our backs yet I'm sure of it! keep posting/reading! Its helping you and others!
The great thing about this site is you write when you need support, you get it, and you end up actually helping other people in the process! I never thought I'd be helping other people fight their demons along side them when I first found this website.
I'm so glad I found this website, I know its no substitute for therapy or real addiction counseling. But its a great source of support and advice.
Stay in the game Bubba! I'll do my best too!
Cheers!
Mr.B
We'll all get this monkey off our backs yet I'm sure of it! keep posting/reading! Its helping you and others!
The great thing about this site is you write when you need support, you get it, and you end up actually helping other people in the process! I never thought I'd be helping other people fight their demons along side them when I first found this website.
I'm so glad I found this website, I know its no substitute for therapy or real addiction counseling. But its a great source of support and advice.
Stay in the game Bubba! I'll do my best too!
Cheers!
Mr.B
Mr. B.
I know what you mean, this board is great for that, i truly dont know if i could of made it without you guys, by the way congrats on your school. Sounds like your kickin a** and takin names...great job.
wonderwoman,
sorry your havin a bad day, tommorrow will be better, get ya some sleep tonight, well be here for you tommorow.
Leolion,
i smoked for a little over 25 years and I feel your pain. Keep up the good work also and thanks for you blessing.
MUCH LOVE TO ALL
BUBBA
I know what you mean, this board is great for that, i truly dont know if i could of made it without you guys, by the way congrats on your school. Sounds like your kickin a** and takin names...great job.
wonderwoman,
sorry your havin a bad day, tommorrow will be better, get ya some sleep tonight, well be here for you tommorow.
Leolion,
i smoked for a little over 25 years and I feel your pain. Keep up the good work also and thanks for you blessing.
MUCH LOVE TO ALL
BUBBA
I am very proud of all of you. But there is ofcourse one who I am by far most proud of and I am fortunate enough to get to call him my dad.
Good luck to all of you...
Good luck to you dad... you know i'll be here...i live here..lol
****Hugs not Drugs*******
God Bless and Good Night to you all!
<3Robin<3
Good luck to all of you...
Good luck to you dad... you know i'll be here...i live here..lol
****Hugs not Drugs*******
God Bless and Good Night to you all!
<3Robin<3
Bubba - Thanks for the props - I just wish they were more deserved. I've slipped more than once in the past week and have been so depressed about it. I'm still at less than I have been for over a decade but I just want to (as my favorite Mr. B says) get that monkey off my back for good.
Reading all of this really helps... I've made an appointment for some professional help next week as well as I try again and again.
For those of you early into quitting and struggling I can PROMISE you that you don't want to do it again. It doesn't do any good. I don't feel any better for having had it than not. I was feeling pretty good and just slipped. I think we all forget how really awful you do feel when you are abusing any substance.
Please stay the fight because it is all of you that are keeping me on a path that I know will lead the in right direction. This is the first time in my life I really think I can do something about my problem.
Reading all of this really helps... I've made an appointment for some professional help next week as well as I try again and again.
For those of you early into quitting and struggling I can PROMISE you that you don't want to do it again. It doesn't do any good. I don't feel any better for having had it than not. I was feeling pretty good and just slipped. I think we all forget how really awful you do feel when you are abusing any substance.
Please stay the fight because it is all of you that are keeping me on a path that I know will lead the in right direction. This is the first time in my life I really think I can do something about my problem.
hi mel- don't beat yourself up too much. just start again.... actually just pick up where you were and keep going. don't look back it won't help you now, just look forward.
i have wrestled with this addiction for 20+ years.... but i find the biggest thing that has kept me clean for almost 3 months now is keeping NONE in the house. the cupboard must be bare for me. then if i want to smoke i have to arrange to get some and on it goes......and then i stop the thoughts either by my own mind, guilt, distraction .....on sunday when i had a yearning i came here.....and was helped big time.
also please take a look at the old posts about 'sacred time' which is another thing that helped me...... without question!
good luck and lighten up on yourself. this isn't easy, if it were we wouldn't be here:) it's okay. just keep going get some more clean time, the more clean time you get, the better off you will be.
jojo
i have wrestled with this addiction for 20+ years.... but i find the biggest thing that has kept me clean for almost 3 months now is keeping NONE in the house. the cupboard must be bare for me. then if i want to smoke i have to arrange to get some and on it goes......and then i stop the thoughts either by my own mind, guilt, distraction .....on sunday when i had a yearning i came here.....and was helped big time.
also please take a look at the old posts about 'sacred time' which is another thing that helped me...... without question!
good luck and lighten up on yourself. this isn't easy, if it were we wouldn't be here:) it's okay. just keep going get some more clean time, the more clean time you get, the better off you will be.
jojo
Thanks JoJo. I have always been so hard on myself... and I know that never does any good. I appreciate all of you and am glad to have found this place.
hi again mel-
read the old post "whatever works is good edited" by hippienerd. my guru:)
it's about 'sacred time' and it worked for me.... sounds like you might be a good candidate as well. gave me the confidence to develop a life and new habits little by little and one day i jumped off the weed. give it a read and ask me or hippie (i'm sure) questions if you want to!
-jojo
read the old post "whatever works is good edited" by hippienerd. my guru:)
it's about 'sacred time' and it worked for me.... sounds like you might be a good candidate as well. gave me the confidence to develop a life and new habits little by little and one day i jumped off the weed. give it a read and ask me or hippie (i'm sure) questions if you want to!
-jojo
jo, you got mail!
You guys talk about this sacred time idea so much it makes me wish I had of givin it more of a chance when I first quit... Didn't really seem right for me though, lol i guess "whatever works is good". I'm going to suggest it to some of my family members for sure.
cheers!
Mr.B
cheers!
Mr.B
