jessie,
congratulations on your cleantime and making the decision to work on making your life better. your story is very touching.
i just wanted to add that i know rae very well and she is very passionate when it comes to children. she by far was not judging you. she was just giving her strong opinion. she has been on the board a long time and has tried desperately to help addicted pregnant mothers. she was just commenting on your story not judging you at all. she is a great person and that is most definately not her style.
please stick around and let us get to know you. your story is very inspirational and offers alot a hope.
terrianne
Jessie-
Your story really made me think. Dont ever let the guilt get in the way of your recovery....what matters is where you are now and the steps you take to never get back into that horrible pattern.
As a mother I have done some things I am also not proud of, But what matters is that I am taking responsiblity for my life now and my actions and being the best mother that I can.
I think it is impossible to love anyone when you dont love yourself.
You are doing a great job, and you showed unbelievable courage coming on and telling your story.
Keep up the good work, I would love to follow your progress, Keep Posting!
Your story really made me think. Dont ever let the guilt get in the way of your recovery....what matters is where you are now and the steps you take to never get back into that horrible pattern.
As a mother I have done some things I am also not proud of, But what matters is that I am taking responsiblity for my life now and my actions and being the best mother that I can.
I think it is impossible to love anyone when you dont love yourself.
You are doing a great job, and you showed unbelievable courage coming on and telling your story.
Keep up the good work, I would love to follow your progress, Keep Posting!
jesse.
my story is sooo simular to mine... I was also convicted of prescription fraud... was on probation and went to jail for a short period.... a lot... but the good thing is that I am clean 5+ years and you can do it tooo..... I have not decided to go back to nursing yet for my own recovery.. I have a different career... just scared... anyhoo...
you have to use your past as a spring board not a hammock... as for the past relative to your kids and motherhood.... as addicts we do things that we are not proud of.... I didnt do a whole lot like you but I would have if my disease would have progressed... I know this .. I can not lose sight of this ever... and anyone that doesnt see that is well... anyway... this disease will take us to places we would never think ... there is virually no such thing as 'never' s in this... but...
Welcome to the board... congrats....
let me know if I can help...
Teresa
my story is sooo simular to mine... I was also convicted of prescription fraud... was on probation and went to jail for a short period.... a lot... but the good thing is that I am clean 5+ years and you can do it tooo..... I have not decided to go back to nursing yet for my own recovery.. I have a different career... just scared... anyhoo...
you have to use your past as a spring board not a hammock... as for the past relative to your kids and motherhood.... as addicts we do things that we are not proud of.... I didnt do a whole lot like you but I would have if my disease would have progressed... I know this .. I can not lose sight of this ever... and anyone that doesnt see that is well... anyway... this disease will take us to places we would never think ... there is virually no such thing as 'never' s in this... but...
Welcome to the board... congrats....
let me know if I can help...
Teresa
Oh, I didn't mean to imply that I might being judged or anything. I share my stories of addiction for many purposes but mainly so that others out there who feel completely hopeless over their addiction and the horrors that come with can see that success in recovery is very much abtainable.
I appreciate everyones feed back and I think that because I recognize what I did wrong while using, taking any kind of feed back even if it is slightly or completely critisim is taking easily. It is how we heal and that's the important key here.
I hope everyone well and success in their recovery.
Jessie
I appreciate everyones feed back and I think that because I recognize what I did wrong while using, taking any kind of feed back even if it is slightly or completely critisim is taking easily. It is how we heal and that's the important key here.
I hope everyone well and success in their recovery.
Jessie
Now here's an example of how the program works when you work it.
Thank you for that Jessie.
Thank you for that Jessie.
Hi Jessie! Welcome to the board! So glad you shared your story with us. Wow... you've been thru alot. I can totally relate to your story. I have a little boy... and i was also arrested for forged prescriptions. I am currently on probation for 3 years. It took getting arrested for me to realize how far down the spiral i had really gone. Sitting in that cell and going thru wd's was a real eye opener. I am so thankful that i was arrested now... i know that sounds absolutely crazy... but i am sure you understand where i am coming from when i say that. I feel so blessed today... with a little over a year clean and sober I have so much more to offer my son than i did when i was using. It always helps when people share their stories of strenght, hope, and experience... it helps me to always remember that i am not alone in this. Love and God bless,Bri :)
Jessie, thanks for sharing your story. It took a lot of internal fortitude to share all of that with us and you are proof that there is hope out there. Please keep posting as I'm sure many can relate to your story. God has blessed you and your children.
Hey Bri, how are you today? It is always good to see you here and it didn't sound crazy at all when you said that you were glad that you got arrested. You know, getting arrested probably saved your life or that of another. Sometimes being arrested is the best thing that can happen to an addict. I'm sure it has saved many lives. I'm proud of you girl... Keep up the good work.
Hey Bri, how are you today? It is always good to see you here and it didn't sound crazy at all when you said that you were glad that you got arrested. You know, getting arrested probably saved your life or that of another. Sometimes being arrested is the best thing that can happen to an addict. I'm sure it has saved many lives. I'm proud of you girl... Keep up the good work.
