What We R Thankful For In Recovery:)

Pain Pills
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ok, lets start fresh, i am thankful for being alive, sober , food, my family, and my friends here.. and life is being really good for me:).. what r u thankful for??
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i am thankful for the day that God has given me, for his salvation, for my beautiful wife and 3 daughters, my mother, my church and this board which gives me strength. for people such as tina and ba, who help me no matter what. and to all of the other people who post and are so truthful about their addiction i never thought i could open up like this. so God bless you all
thanks
johnny
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I am thankful for the strength God gives me everyday, my beautiful children, my husband, my family, my friends, the ability to be able to provide for our family, the health of my children, my husband, and myself. I am thankful for every single person on this board and I am thankful for your prayers and support. Thank you---jessica
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I am thankful for such loving and caring parents. My mom and dad mean so much to me. My dad does have cancer but we are very stong and very close and we will beat this disease too! I am also thankful for a loving famil, food to eat, a roof over my head and my health, for waking up today and enjoying it, for the walks I take every morning and for the mountains I can see in the distance and the fresh air that I get to breath.
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I am thankful that I got the ablitity back to look people in the eyes again.
that I heard my six year old read a book this morning
that I heard my baby laugh in her sleep
that I have another chance at life
that I did not have to hit financial destitution
that I still have a place to live and food to eat and clothes on my back
that I know what hell now looks like, and I get to walk the other way
that i actually physically have the choice today to take a pill or not...it isn't a must to stop the sweating, shaking, insanity that comes with withdrawl
that I did not kill anyone while i was using
that I have people who have walked in my shoes and are willing to take their time to help me
and most of all I am greatful to get that feeling of hope back.
kerry
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WOW, that is awesome guys!! hey i was thinking you know what really helped me w/ getting over my slip?, is that i finally said a good bye letter to those f***ing pills!! sorry, but that really helped me and then eaither burn it or keep it your choice, i burned mine then flushed it as if saying thats what I think about you! also have you ever reed the poem "I am your disease"? i am going to find it and post it, it is so sad and good, but most of all TRUE! so let me find it and then i will post it, keep it up friends, luv ya , jazzy..:)
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Jazzy, the letter was a good idea. It can be a mourning process. Booze and pills were my best friends for the longest time. I had to let go too. It is funny; in treatment, this guy had to do that for one of his assingments. Bless his heart, he was still so in love with booze. I really hope and pray he is sober today. He was really struggling, and I don't think that he let go of his denial.
Please find that disease thing; I am very curious.
kerry
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{{{{{{hey you}}}}}, yeah that letter thing was good for me! and as far as the poem i found it but the stuped web site said it could not be displayed, damm it, i will get it, where theres a will there is a way, and i am on a mission, lol.. i will post it as soon as i can find it.. take care,,,, jazzy
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I am thankful that I found this site.I am thankful to everyone who takes the time to talk with me Most of ALL I am thankful that tomarrow I'll be around to see it It can be a beautiful place
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I'm thankful that my teen daughter is still alive and with us. I'm thankful that I was clean and sober Saturday night so that I could really be there for her when she was taken by ambulance to the hospital from a school function for acute alcohol intoxification. And I'm truly grateful that I can be there for her now, and forever, as a sober parent who has her best interests at heart, and who can tell her that however low she feels now, I've been there, it gets better, and she will bounce back and be stronger for it. There is nothing like seeing your daughter comotose with IVs in her arms to remind you that life is so damn fragile.....one stupid mistake and it can be lost.....I can't tell you how grateful I am that God spared her life Saturday night and returned her to us safe. M.
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Kerry, (that I heard my baby laugh in her sleep) Sweet!!! Most precious thing I've heard in a long time. Could there be anything better? Much love, Kat
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None- Thank God and I am SO happy for you. Keep your eye on her of course, but thank you thank you thank you she is alive...
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None, I am so sorry to hear that. I hope she gets better very soon. How is she now?????
Maybe this will be a good lesson for her. I kinda wish that happened to me early, it would have spared me a lot of pain these last years.
By being sober for her, you are doing the best you can do.
If it were my son, I would love him and then ground him for a very very long time.
kerry
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Thanks Kerry and Danny. She's doing fine. It was a real scare, for everyone. My daughter and her best friend both had to be taken to the hospital that night. Both are A students, 3-sport athletes, and grew up in non-drinking households. Both were experimenting with drinking vodka. They were dropped off at the dance sober. The police called 1/2 hour later. So it can happen. Yah Kerry, she's been grounded indefinitely.... lol Punishment is the easy part. [She also got a 5-day suspension from school, which is now part of her permanent record, as if she didn't feel low enough.] She'll be living with the consequences for quite some time. The harder part is helping her to make this a positive learning experience so that in two short years when we're not around, she will make better choices and exercise better udgment.... Helping her not to be defined by the mistake, but matured by the experience. She's a special girl....wonderful....I know she will emerge stronger from this. But it's a little rough right now. Very emotional. We are of course letting her know that we love her unconditionally....that we'll get through it together. Thanks for the support. M.
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Dear M.

Wow, that must have been so hard on you. I'm glad your daughter is OK. Yes, I believe that talking about things helps the most. I've done that with my children (still do) since they were VERY little. We talk about EVERYTHING.
She's lucky to have you as a parent. You both take care.

Love,
Marie
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Kat, that was this morning. Before I would have never heard that..it was soooo cute.
kerry

And none, it really could be a MAJOR blessing in disguise.....thank God she is okay. This could mean that she never touches it again...or seriously thinks about it before she does it.
One time my friends and I drank EVERCLEAR before a dance...thank God we didn't die...that stuff is so powerful. Two of my friends got violently ill, thank God. They could have died because they drank the equivalent of about 5 shots of it. This was in 8th grade.
Amazingly, I never threw up, just got buzzed....hhhmmm....I guess I was an alchy from the start..
kerry
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Kerry, I agree with you. That's how we're trying to approach it going forward. M.
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Good Morning I am VERY thankful for all the love and support I have
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Hey M,

I'm so glad your daughter is doing well now. I have a teenage daughter and I'm so thankful that she as of yet hasn't tried alcohol or drugs. I think when she was growing up and watched me scared her away from ever trying it. So I'm thankful for her fear of it all.

Jazzy, how are you? Great thread you started. I'm thankful for my husband and my children. I'm thankful for my friends. I'm thankful that we have a loving God who always tends to lead me in the right direction even when I start to stray he will pull me back.
Hoping everybody has a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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Hey Liz, i am doing good, thanks! are you ready for Thanksgiving?, i am, you yum! you take care and i luv ya!