Wondering how I’m going to enjoy life without pain pills
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I like to remember back to when I was young...b4 I ever did any drinking/pills/etc...I sure survived many years without all that! Think of what you enjoyed way back and get into it again...find yrself again! I'm tryn
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During rehab my bunkies and I and other guys in the unit would stop by our room before bedtime to mess around and joke and that laughter - sincere, sober, organic - laughter made me realize life is a wonderful gift and it’s even better when you’re not using.
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Drugs prevent us from connecting to our HP. When we get clean it makes the connection stronger n clearer. The fog lifts n you feel the connection in your heart. The closer we get the better we feel. The farther we get away from it, the more disconnected we are n the more miserable we are. It's our internal GPS. If you're getting depressed or you don't feel good that's a sign from our HP to recalculate your direction. You're simply not where you need to be. Change direction, reevaluate your recent decision n see if there's a better choice to make to end you up in a better situation. I'm sorry for the book length response but it just kinda flowed outta me. Be safe. Happy n clean 24hr.
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It's all about the release of reward chemicals by our bodies. Many enjoyable things in life make us feel good. This is because your body releases reward chemicals when we experience these events.
When we do any type of drugs, a lot more chemicals are released. We get addicted and nothing in life feels good anymore except getting high. Everything else becomes boring. As a result, we live artificial lives.
The good news is that your body is a resilient organism that can heal itself but you will have to give it time to rewire itself. First step is staying off the drugs.
It's 10 miles into the woods and 10 miles back out.
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Thank you for the kind words . The part that made it feel ok is I’m functional , I go to work everyday and take care of my family. Nothing illegal , the same story of I hurt my back 10 years ago and found an easy pain management doctor.
It's a relief brother look at it as a relief from all that stuff you don't have to throw up again you don't have to go to jail again you don't have to lose friendships you don't have to lose family look at all that that you're giving up to give up drinking come on now we're with you