This is a very cool website. I recently had experience where i started a forum that became quickly popular. About 150 members. We did not censor so that suffering addicts could post exactly how they were feeling without fear of retribution and attracted those with pain as well as addiction issues. Our approach was one of love and acceptance and support. Answer questions as best we could and well it turned out that we had so few clean and sober on there that i wonder if the disease was the driving factor and if it was helpful overall or just a place to hang out and romanticise/ justify using and have pity parties. I had my share as well believe me. Our only requirement was that no one intentionally be mean, insulting or attack another. I have so often seen chronic pain and addiction hand in hand as it was with me. But what i have found on my forum is that i must be interacting with people who are also seeking recovery or it is a slippery slope for me. Many of these people were like i was for over 9 years, when i believed that i would always have to take narcotics for my daily pain. My disease was controlling my thinking - body, mind and soul. Denial is not a river in Egypt, right? They believe they can control their drug use. They are either not ready to see it or their disease had not progressed to the point that they are powerless over their use and that their lives are unmanageable. I hope others find this site here. But finallly i had to remember...'people, places and things" that total abstinence is best for some people, places and things to keep my recovery progressing and not stagnate me such as in trying to convince a using addict in the grips of their disease that there may be a better way to live. Doh! Not! Reasons to seek Recovey must be saught not taught. It is up to me and me alone to become willing and descide that my desire to not use is stronger than my desire to use. Well i am rambling here. But i wanted to share my frustrating expereince of trying to offer help to those in active addiction while trying to sustain my recovery. I use a 12 step program which i find very effective.
Peace and hope...
Suzie
I am so happy to have found this site. I hope it will be widely advertised to give that support that only solidarity can provide. I have a question to ask of all or any of you fellow recovering addicts. PLEASE tell me if this infernal twitching and jerking of my extremities (toes, big time!!) will disappear now that I'm trying the clean and sober route. True enough, I've seen worse with some of my user-buddies (drooling; total body-jerks; lock-jaw, etc), but this constant two-twitching, foot-flinching, and general body-jerking is endangering my sanity! But, don't coddle me; I'm just searching for the truth. Thanks a million and keep the faith, folks.
Kabbodle.
Kabbodle.
Thanks suz, very inspiring. I feel overwhelmed when i read your success. I too think that this site is important. All of the money our country spends, I hope some of it comes this way for this site.
under what drug classification does ghb fall into?
