Hey all!
I have a question for you all...as the title above might sugest....how many of you went to Rehabs to get clean? How many of you would it claim it saved your life? Vs. How many of you did it on your own, tenatiously because it was the one thing you wanted more than anything.....
Charly that's a really good question...and weird I was just writing that to seren saying 21 days is awesome.......yet it's so NEW and if she was in a rehab she'd still be in there.
Just speaking for me........I was in rehab once............and I have to say I was a wee smug as I was the only person in there who had only been in a rehab once......and I so swore I would not be picking up......I was done..........like rehab was the last stop for me........once I needed that I was done.
So, ain't I find myself back again..........and consequently walked out AMA because they didn't give me enough methadone...........and if I was going to be sick I'd be sick at a place I could relax at least............and of course I went and copped.......and there ya go.
Last I used I was in a detox unit...........JUST detox.........no meetings, and no program and no nothing except methadone for three days and out ya go.....and that was it for me.............that did it because I knew the next place was dead or locked up....and it was all getting old............nonsense......hurting people.
I've never heard anyone say rehab saved them.......saved their lives, but I have heard people say that NA and the program saved their lives.........and I believe that...........bottom line is when we want it nothing will stop us from getting clean and staying clean..........just like nothing stopped us from scoring.
Just my story though..........good question though.
Just speaking for me........I was in rehab once............and I have to say I was a wee smug as I was the only person in there who had only been in a rehab once......and I so swore I would not be picking up......I was done..........like rehab was the last stop for me........once I needed that I was done.
So, ain't I find myself back again..........and consequently walked out AMA because they didn't give me enough methadone...........and if I was going to be sick I'd be sick at a place I could relax at least............and of course I went and copped.......and there ya go.
Last I used I was in a detox unit...........JUST detox.........no meetings, and no program and no nothing except methadone for three days and out ya go.....and that was it for me.............that did it because I knew the next place was dead or locked up....and it was all getting old............nonsense......hurting people.
I've never heard anyone say rehab saved them.......saved their lives, but I have heard people say that NA and the program saved their lives.........and I believe that...........bottom line is when we want it nothing will stop us from getting clean and staying clean..........just like nothing stopped us from scoring.
Just my story though..........good question though.
Well me i would say rehab saved my life........wasnt my first rehab........more like my fourth........but what saved my life was the blessing of 60 days away........me, i wanted to quit, hated heroin, what it did to me, the crazy lifestyle............but always always that sickness and feeling like s*** took me back............my journey started at a detox <5days>...got out.used.......heart attack, then 10 days in cardio unit.........then 7 days in pysch ward.........then lastly 28 days in rehab...........I think b4 i went to rehab i would have still maybe used, although the heart attack did scare me a bit...........but by the time I got to rehab, mostof my physical wihtdrawals were over, I was just weak, and really got to concentrate on me, why i thought i used, to learn the tools to keep me from using again.....i was ready to really listen and HEAR how addiction affects our brains.......was ready to try and work on myself.........i know i was broke, wanted to be dead, had an arrest warrant out for me and hated myself very very much and something needed to change.so surely that scenario played a part, but I honestly dont believe i was strong enough to do it on my own......I am amazed and so impressed with so many on here who kicked on their own and made it........I wussed it and wanted meds to keep me comfortable until the worst was over........but thats me
