Hi Bob and anyone else who reads,
I wanted to thank you and everyone else who has responded to my posts. This has been one of the most exhausting experiences of my life. Worse than having a 4th child at 37. God I am not even 40 yet and I feel 80! I also want to thank my husband who in some ways saved me from his fate.
Now the very short version of a long story:
At aroung 11 or 12 years old I started stealing my mom's valium, from there I went to drinking quickly. 9th and 10 grade it was mostly drinking , smoking pot...hash and some pills. 11th and 12th grade I was plain wasted (my grades were great though....scary). Pills and booze and pot were big then. Before durning and after school every day. A friend kept all the pills mixed up in sercrets tins. Up's in one downs in another. I had no reguard for my life then, always went for the downs when I took pills would pick a few and take by what color I felt like that day. Went on to college toned it down a bit finished my first semester not even 18 yet. went on to the next felt overwhelmed and did the most stupid thing I ever did, cramming for exams I did meth. Knew only what I was told by the guy who gave it to me which wasn't much and scared the s*** out of myself using it. Did way to much was up for 4 days not eating. Freaked out durning an exam (felt like I was trapped in a box and couldn't get out), and never took drugs again. I was 18.
Met my husband right before this happened...Brazen as I am I ask him to go to a Yes concert.......6 months later we married. He drank and then went on to bigger badder things and I didn't because someone had to be straight. And now as I sit passing his 48 hour mark of withdrawling all I want is a beer not just one either . Thank God I am strong!
He is hanging in so am I.........Everyone stay strong
Tina
Tina,
Thanks for sharing. I also started out very young but just kept going. Started with drinking for me, then alot of other drugs along with the drink. Drinking was always my first love. Wasn't till around 1995 I started with the pills on a daily basis. Wasn't long till I put down the drink, coke etc.. and just did the pills.
I think it's great you quit when you did. If you don't mind me saying, I believe your also a candidate for A.A. or N.A.. But thats your business. I've been praying for the two of you and I hope things will work out for the best for you both. Thanks for your honesty, if I can be of any help don't hesitate to ask.
Say hi to your husband for me, Take care...............God bless............Bob
sunberst585@msn.com
Thanks for sharing. I also started out very young but just kept going. Started with drinking for me, then alot of other drugs along with the drink. Drinking was always my first love. Wasn't till around 1995 I started with the pills on a daily basis. Wasn't long till I put down the drink, coke etc.. and just did the pills.
I think it's great you quit when you did. If you don't mind me saying, I believe your also a candidate for A.A. or N.A.. But thats your business. I've been praying for the two of you and I hope things will work out for the best for you both. Thanks for your honesty, if I can be of any help don't hesitate to ask.
Say hi to your husband for me, Take care...............God bless............Bob
sunberst585@msn.com
It is funny that you say that because in another post you recommended that I look into annon , and I thought to myself I think I need to be reading the posts in here.
lol,
Well it can't hurt to do both. My wife and I both are in A.A. We don't go to meetings together, only once in a while. We talk alot but keep our recovery seperate, as far as giving eachother advice etc.. Unless one of us asks the other we don't try to point things out to eachother. Good luck to ya', what ever you decide.
Take care....................................God bless......................................Bob
Well it can't hurt to do both. My wife and I both are in A.A. We don't go to meetings together, only once in a while. We talk alot but keep our recovery seperate, as far as giving eachother advice etc.. Unless one of us asks the other we don't try to point things out to eachother. Good luck to ya', what ever you decide.
Take care....................................God bless......................................Bob
