Here goes. My name is Darin and I am a recovering addict with 6yrs clean come Feb/06 officially saying hello. I joined this board september as a result of loosing my mother to cancer 7/22. I struggled so following her passing, trying to make sence of it all and finding away to fit this in my recovery process. I was fishing around on the computer after a round of tears trying to find a way to imbrace the pain and found this sight. In the begining I stuck with what I knew then I began to venture out to other sections because the pain of drug addiction is universal. I did not until recently start posting here and I pray that the words from this point on are recieved in the manner inwhich I send them: From the heart! From day one I was well recived, never judged or treated badly. Sure, I have had one incident were my words were taken to heart but my experience with this board has been 99.9% wonderful. We are have the right to our opinions. When someone shares theres, it doesnt make one more right than the next. At the end of the day the question should be this: Why are we(you) here and what for. Lets get to a place were we can offer up our opinions free of judgement. Lets come together and leave all egos at the door. We are all flawed human beings. We are not perfect, but as long a we recognize our own faults, apologize when we are wrong and keep the responsibility of our own recoveries, we can all benifit from oneanother in this beautiful struggle called life. Let this be the day that we begin to look to our left and right and recognize that we are all brothers and sisters in this struggle. All the best to each and every soul here, I thank god for you all!
Sincerely,
Darin
AMEN!!!!!!!!!
I think there are some people on this board that need to really look at themselves and ask why they are here.........
What they are to afraid to say to a person face to face what they say to people here???
Does bashing someone make them feel better about themselves cuz they have such low self esteem??
This board has some great support here, but lately it has become very toxic ..and funny thing is.its the same people doing it to everyone...
So true, opionions are like assh***.we all have them..its a matter of how sh**** you want yourself to be..unless asked for your opinion maybe its best left to yourself...then you can stir in your own sh**
I think there are some people on this board that need to really look at themselves and ask why they are here.........
What they are to afraid to say to a person face to face what they say to people here???
Does bashing someone make them feel better about themselves cuz they have such low self esteem??
This board has some great support here, but lately it has become very toxic ..and funny thing is.its the same people doing it to everyone...
So true, opionions are like assh***.we all have them..its a matter of how sh**** you want yourself to be..unless asked for your opinion maybe its best left to yourself...then you can stir in your own sh**
Amen Darin and well said. In recovery, a big part for me is to learn tolerance for others (my superior attitude always led to using) and living life with a positive sense of the world. In seeing the good instead of the bad and when I see bad, I try to move on by. In knowing that not getting in the last dig or word will make me the bigger person and better me in the outcome. In showing and receiving love. Sorry if this sounds touchy/feely. I'm really not like that. But I see what giving that final shot does to people. No one feels uplifted by "winning" an argument. Instead we feel less. By throwing an insult. We feel degraded. We're all here for the same reason. There are plenty of friends/opinions to go around without everyone stepping on toes. Go where you feel you belong and stay out of the rest.
6 years is so great Darin. You give so much here, providing a fine example amoung that.
Thank you, Beck
6 years is so great Darin. You give so much here, providing a fine example amoung that.
Thank you, Beck
