Recovery

[Janus2059]

Anyone else in recovery? I'm a Heroin addict and Alcoholic in recovery. Any fellow snusers in recovery too?

[sagedil]

I was a meth head 20 years ago. But other than 1 revisit a few years ago, I have been good.

[Xobeloot]

I was in lockup/mandatory rehab at 15. Was in NA for several years after that. I have had numerous binges over the past 14 years (im 29 now) and have been contemplating going back to the rooms... I just havent forced myself to do it. The last time I went on a MAJOR binge was when I was 26. I wound up going through several thousand dollars worth of cocaine within a very short period. Ran out of money and started tankin the booze to try to sleep. The depression kicked in and I was Baker acted after an attempted suicide and spent some time in the nut-house. Now I basically just sit on my ass and play video games and hope that I dont wind up in a situation where I am offered blow again. I have control over those situations, but if I have too many drinks, I tend to throw caution to the wind. Next thing I know, 3 days have passed and I have a negative in my checking/savings account and im starting all over again. I know I shouldn't even be drinking, I wont even try to make excuses as to why I still do... I just do, and I shouldnt.

[snusfather]

I have four years, three months and twenty two days clean. I go to NA meetings a few times a week, have a sponsor and a home group. I'm in the best shape I've ever been in. 8) Good to hear your working a program. "We aren't responsible for our diease, we are responsible for our recovery." -Basic text.

[aika]

Trying to cut back on alcohol right now. I drink a 750ml of wild turkey 101 proof whiskey in 2 days tops anymore. Not good for me. Guess we all have addictive personalities in here?

[Grim]

My only addiction is alcohol. Im only 23 but i drink way tooo much. I mean i have to buy a 6 pack or 12 pack every night. cant sleep without it. Trying to slow down...not working too good.

[thatguyjeff]

God willing, I'll have 1 year sober on July 7. Been in rehab 3 times. Last stretch was for 5 months.

DOC = the booze. But I'll abuse anything I can get my hands on.

[Premium Parrots]

Alright I'll admit it. I'm adicted to sex. As long as my wife stays with me I don't have to go lookin for any that may have STDs or worse. Its been easy for me to stay clear of drugs and booze all my life however, I do smoke pot [and have for 40 years] but I don't really consider that a harmfull drug.
My real addiction is food. Seems that I must have my fix almost everyday or I get those cravings and start jonesing. So between the snus habit and the food habit I guess I'm pretty ****ed up.




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[Janus2059]

I have 82 days today. Rehab 3 times also. Inpatient for four months and still relapsed many times after that. Thank god for Suboxone. I'll even be off the Suboxone in a year and hope and am confident I'll continue to make good progress after that. It is a controversial drug, but I've tried everything else under the sun, and it has a claimed recovery rate of 40% which is amazing. If that's not true, it is working wonders for me, along with everything else I do, which is not minor

Glad to be sober and totally excited about my Snus order from Sweden which should be here in a couple days. Check out My First Swedish order for my order.

[bondzai]

I went to AA once for eight years, went out... came back after about seven years and went in for five more and came out again... but I hardly drink now. Snus and Snuff seem to help a lot. Actually, statistics show that smokers do better in AA than non-smokers. So... might as well snus if you want to stay free of alcohol. Alcohol gives me headaches and makes me sleepless. Even if I don't drink, I would wake up at night. Snus and Snuff seems to have helped that a lot. Nicotine helps alkies get REM sleep.

[Sacrilicious]

I'm a recovered alcoholic with a sobriety date of 12/22/01. I consider myself an active member of AA, attending meetings and practicing the steps. Snus fits into my recovery very well.. Best of luck to you and hope your snus gets there soon!

[Umran]

congrats to all those going through recovery, it must be incredibly hard to even get onto the recovery, in admitting you have a problem and aiming to solve it, as well as actually succeeding. My best wishes for you.

and for myself legals (salvia etc), nicotine and alcohol though i wouldn't say i have an addiction to alcohol or legals as i don't do either nearly enough. Also to those who've gone through AA am i true in thinking that it is almost solely a christian aimed thing? very religious, find god and he'll give you strength kind of thing? or should i stop listening to my ignorant American friend (no offense to americans im sure your're all lovely, but he really is the stupidest person alive)

[Janus2059]

yes religious in a way but mostly non-denominational they say it's not religious but it's spiritual

[sagedil]

congrats to all those going through recovery, it must be incredibly hard to even get onto the recovery, in admitting you have a problem and aiming to solve it, as well as actually succeeding. My best wishes for you.

and for myself legals (salvia etc), nicotine and alcohol though i wouldn't say i have an addiction to alcohol or legals as i don't do either nearly enough. Also to those who've gone through AA am i true in thinking that it is almost solely a christian aimed thing? very religious, find god and he'll give you strength kind of thing? or should i stop listening to my ignorant American friend (no offense to americans im sure your're all lovely, but he really is the stupidest person alive)

Stop listening to you Ignorant friend. I started going to Gamblers Anonymous when I was 16 back in the early 80's. Then, before the internet and lotteries, I was the youngest person ever known to make it a year in the program. It is NOT religious, and especially not Christian. It does talk about turning your life over to a higher power, to be defined any way you think is reasonable.

Now it did prompt me to explore spirituality, but not as a direct influence. More cause I knew that I had screwed my life up pretty good going my own way, and perhaps it was time to seek out some other ways.

[Sacrilicious]

I think a lot of this confusion comes from how the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous) is written. It was written in America in the 1930's by a bunch of guys where Christanity dominated, and it uses a lot of religious terminology. However, they were very careful to be as inclusive as possible.. They knew that if a bunch of down-and-out drunks thought someone was trying to forcefully convert them they wouldn't want any part of it. There's a great line in there where someone says "Why don't you choose your own conception of God" :?:

Personally, I find great comfort in aspects of Hinduism, Taoism & other Eastern philosophies. These guys have been talking and writing about Spirit for around 6,000 years! I'm definitely more open-minded toward Christianity than I used to be (the books of Emmett Fox were a huge help in early recovery) but I'm nowhere near to being a believer. I know a lot of people who get into recovery and either combine it with their existing faith or rediscover a faith that they had lost. One of my counselors in treatment recommended a book to me called "A Course in Miracles". I've checked it out - it uses a lot of Christian terminology but it's nothing like what you'd think of as Christian.

Noah Levine wrote a book called Dharma Punx, it talks a lot about how getting sober and working the steps caused him to study Buddhism and start a meditation practice. It was also helpful to me in early recovery.

From the Big Book:

"We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired. If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try. Those having religious affiliations will find here nothing disturbing to their beliefs or ceremonies. There is no friction among us over such matters.

We think it no concern of ours what religious bodies our members identify themselves with as individuals. This should be an entirely personal affair which each one decides for himself in the light of past associations, or his present choice. Not all of us join religious bodies, but most of us favor such memberships".