I can never quite grasp the times zones.. I'm presuming most of you are from the good old US of A which means you're before or after us time wise.. It's 12.35 night time here now, so is it day or night over where you lot are.
You're lucky in the States when it comes to having good accessible treatment options. Over here when you've finally plucked up the courage to pick up the phone and admit that you need help and you need and want it now, they put you on hold and then come back and offer you an appointment in six to twelve months time. Hello, how ridiculous is that? Or is that just me - should we all be given six to twelve months to think about what it is that we're doing. In my mind the moment should be grasped and used for what it's meant to be, getting your life back in order.
I think when I'm clean and thinking straight again I'll open my own treatment centre and accept people the minute they take the time to pick up the phone. I could never understand that. My first time cryin out for help was when I had a psychotic breakdown from all the Coke.. It took me days to pick up the phone cause first of all I was convinced that there were people who were after me listening in on the other end and after much persuasian from my dear mum (RIP) I managed to make that call only to be told, call back tomorrow, there's no doctor here at the minute, WHAT???? Since then I've made more than a few phone calls, tried to get on so many clinics, even tried my 68 year old GP and so far got nowhere... I seem to have no choice but to do it on my own.. I've always done things on my own though, so what's new hey! I'm an independent woman who's always looked after herself.
Just goes to show where my brain is at at the moment, scrambled eggs come to mind!! I came on here just to check out the time zones and end up talking nonsense - hope not too many people are listening/reading I'll probably scare them off the forum.
I do know one thing that's for sure and that's this forum, don't quite know what it is, but it just keeps on calling me back. I'm not complaining though, I've found more helpful, friendly people here than anywhere before.
I hate Saturday nights, I never sleep on Saturdays cause my bf works all night and I spend the night worrying will he be coming back in through the front door, would the hospital call me immediately if something happened, all sorts of silly things.
Anyway, keep the faith.
L&BW
Hey Lou, I live in Louisiana we are on Central time. It is 7:25 pm here.
Keep on trying to stop, I relapsed for months before I finally got help. Get on a list...I know it seems like it will be forever, but it will get you that much closer if you do.
I am an IV cocaine addict. I went to Inpatient, Outpatient and then Aftercare. I also attended NA meetings in the beginning of recovery. I have 21 months clean.
Keep up the good fight! You are so worth getting clean for!!
Keep on trying to stop, I relapsed for months before I finally got help. Get on a list...I know it seems like it will be forever, but it will get you that much closer if you do.
I am an IV cocaine addict. I went to Inpatient, Outpatient and then Aftercare. I also attended NA meetings in the beginning of recovery. I have 21 months clean.
Keep up the good fight! You are so worth getting clean for!!
Hey Lou, i'm in Cincinnati, ohio usa it's 9:39pm treatment options here are CRAP. It can take MONTHS to get into a rehad or "they say" call everyday to CHECK if we have a bed LOL. The nearest methdaone clinic to me had a 14 month waiting list. I had to drive TWO STATES away about 45 mins EACH WAY to get into a methadone program that would accept you the Same day! that was only if you come at 5 am when they do new patients.. I have been clean from H about "20-21months" or so but, it was all pretty much on my own. I had no car it was DAMN hard to get a ride to the clinic all the time i only went 7-8 months to the clinic because of transportion issues. It still feels like there are no REAL resourses for me. BOTTOM line is i've come to accept I have to rely on me only me to keep me off smack. ALL THE HELP in the world would not make me stop i don't know i'll never USE again. I struggle everyday with my inner self to NOT shoot up. Sometimes it would be nice to have some outside help but except for THIS BOARD i've not found anything.
Zerogirl, keep up the good work! Part of the reason I was able to quit was because of my grandson. You have that beautiful little boy who needs a clean mommy...I know cravings get to be hard sometimes, I still have them on occasion. Part of addiction is mental, especially when you shoot up, the whole process, mixing, drawing, finding the vein...that was the hardest for me. Of course wd from coke is nothing like Heroin, from what I've read here. Just remember your wd when you get the urge.
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EAST COAST.........WOOT, WOOT........Lou, I think we are the time it says on the Board.....and why not? Everything revolves around EAST COAST.....Joking.
Hang on Lou......you're doing good there.....and Herogirl Janet know her stuff.
Janet, I never knew you lived down south.......Louisianna? I not know this.
Thankfully I saw NOLA a year before the hurricane, and they had one on the horizin for the day we were leaving......my sibling took me....I got to pick where I wanted to go.....where else would I pick......anyway's I was told we may not go because of the hurricane.....I was like "What's the big whoop?".....uhhh, typhoid, stranded, big time trouble.....sadly I saw that a year later....loved that city........what a great time......not that I had my all things East Coast know-how ready when them con's tried to well con me....LOL.....I'm in a proper suit, and looking upper middle class, and the throns were on me.....I was like 'Yeah, go ahead MOFO you got the wrong girl".......hmmmmmpf, LOL......I hope someday to go back, Janet.......loved that place.
Seems we make up a world wise net of addicts here......how's that work?
Thank heavens for the internet.
Thank heavens for this board.....saved me many a time.
You can do this, Lou. WORLDWIDE, baby.
Hang on Lou......you're doing good there.....and Herogirl Janet know her stuff.
Janet, I never knew you lived down south.......Louisianna? I not know this.
Thankfully I saw NOLA a year before the hurricane, and they had one on the horizin for the day we were leaving......my sibling took me....I got to pick where I wanted to go.....where else would I pick......anyway's I was told we may not go because of the hurricane.....I was like "What's the big whoop?".....uhhh, typhoid, stranded, big time trouble.....sadly I saw that a year later....loved that city........what a great time......not that I had my all things East Coast know-how ready when them con's tried to well con me....LOL.....I'm in a proper suit, and looking upper middle class, and the throns were on me.....I was like 'Yeah, go ahead MOFO you got the wrong girl".......hmmmmmpf, LOL......I hope someday to go back, Janet.......loved that place.
Seems we make up a world wise net of addicts here......how's that work?
Thank heavens for the internet.
Thank heavens for this board.....saved me many a time.
You can do this, Lou. WORLDWIDE, baby.
Bryn, I haven't been down there since the hurricane, it is about 250 miles from where I live. I live closer to the Arkansas border. I know that most of the historic district was spared. I love New Orleans too....but I was born in Connecticut and left for LA in 83...plus I married a Louisiana boy...so I'm rebel by injection...lol
I'm sure that those who have never been in a hurricane used to think big whoop! I was in one about 20 yrs ago, I lived in Lafayette. My house was up on piers and I could feel it swaying in the wind...very scary to say the least. We don't get that much of anything from Katrina, alot of wind and rain, but nothing to worry about. We don't get too many tornados, the area is very hilly, no mountains, but definately not the flatlands like you see in south LA.
I'm sure that those who have never been in a hurricane used to think big whoop! I was in one about 20 yrs ago, I lived in Lafayette. My house was up on piers and I could feel it swaying in the wind...very scary to say the least. We don't get that much of anything from Katrina, alot of wind and rain, but nothing to worry about. We don't get too many tornados, the area is very hilly, no mountains, but definately not the flatlands like you see in south LA.
