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SaintStephen said:
Talked to the wife and we'll be taking our vacation a few months early this year. Going about 20 miles south of San Diego to try out an Ibogaine treatment. 1/4 of my life spent in prescription drug abuse hell will hopefully be nothing but a memory come the end of March. Any posters experienced with Ibogaine, feel free to contact.
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Over-prescription of both narcotics and antibiotics by MD's in the US has created untold havoc. For good reason, our health care system has earned it's worldwide #37 ranking. It is proving very difficult for practitioners to get this particular djinn back in its bottle.
 
Just wanted come in here and say I'm proud of you guys for taking these steps to get better. Plenty prayers and positive thoughts for all of you guys.
 
Really didn't think that finally coming clean and wanting to put this behind me would affect my wife like this. I don't have a 12 step support group and it's showing...

Sorry for the short rant. Just had to tell that to someone today...
 
SaintStephen said:
Really didn't think that finally coming clean and wanting to put this behind me would affect my wife like this. I don't have a 12 step support group and it's showing...

Sorry for the short rant. Just had to tell that to someone today...
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Is there anything available online? Quitting an addiction is a tough enough battle, but to go through it alone is extremely difficult. I don't know if you have a church or Buddhist group in your area who could help you?

At any rate, we're always here and I mean that :)

Check your pm's
 
I was of two minds on whether or not to post this, but reading all of the comments about pills and difficult detoxes, I felt it may help someone. I'm a psychiatrist with Baton Rouge Behavioral Hospital on North Blvd in Baton Rouge.
Our addictionologist, Dr. Campo uses Subutex to rapidly and comfortably detox people from Opiate pain pills and heroin. I don't prescribe Subutex/Suboxone, so I hadn't witnessed detox using these substances. From what I hear from the patients, the 4-5 day detox is the smoothest they've ever experienced. So if anyone's interested in beginning the journey to kicking the addiction, call us at 225-300-8470
 
SaintStephen said:
Thanks for that Bro. I will search online this evening and give her a list. I really admire what you are doing and truly wish you the best in your sobriety.
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Thanks man, I do appreciate it. You can do it too, you have to do it for yourself though. If your wife needs someone to talk to let me know and I'll send you my wife's number to give her and they can talk.
 
BroKV said:
Thanks man, I do appreciate it. You can do it too, you have to do it for yourself though. If your wife needs someone to talk to let me know and I'll send you my wife's number to give her and they can talk.
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That is really great of you. I'll pm you if that time comes (and I'm sure it will)
 
Self-pity or recovery - it's our choice

Page 53

"Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy."

Basic Text, p. 80

In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didn't believe there was an alternative to living in our disease-or perhaps we didn't want to believe. As long as we could feel sorry for ourselves and blame someone else for our troubles, we didn't have to accept the consequences of our actions; believing ourselves powerless to change, we didn't have to accept the need for change. Using this "survival mechanism" kept us from entering recovery and led us closer, day by day, to self-destruction. Self-pity is a tool of our disease; we need to stop using it and learn instead to use the new tools we find in the NA program.

We have come to believe that effective help is available for us; when we seek that help, finding it in the NA program, self-pity is displaced by gratitude. Many tools are at our disposal: the Twelve Steps, the support of our sponsor, the fellowship of other recovering addicts, and the care of our Higher Power. The availability of all these tools is more than enough reason to be grateful. We no longer live in isolation, without hope; we have certain help at hand for anything we may face. The surest way to become grateful is to take advantage of the help available to us in the NA program and to experience the improvement the program will bring in our lives.

Just for Today: I will be grateful for the hope NA has given me. I will cultivate my recovery and stop cultivating self-pity.
 
BroKV said:
Self-pity or recovery - it's our choice

Page 53

"Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy."

Basic Text, p. 80

In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didn't believe there was an alternative to living in our disease-or perhaps we didn't want to believe. As long as we could feel sorry for ourselves and blame someone else for our troubles, we didn't have to accept the consequences of our actions; believing ourselves powerless to change, we didn't have to accept the need for change. Using this "survival mechanism" kept us from entering recovery and led us closer, day by day, to self-destruction. Self-pity is a tool of our disease; we need to stop using it and learn instead to use the new tools we find in the NA program.

We have come to believe that effective help is available for us; when we seek that help, finding it in the NA program, self-pity is displaced by gratitude. Many tools are at our disposal: the Twelve Steps, the support of our sponsor, the fellowship of other recovering addicts, and the care of our Higher Power. The availability of all these tools is more than enough reason to be grateful. We no longer live in isolation, without hope; we have certain help at hand for anything we may face. The surest way to become grateful is to take advantage of the help available to us in the NA program and to experience the improvement the program will bring in our lives.

Just for Today: I will be grateful for the hope NA has given me. I will cultivate my recovery and stop cultivating self-pity.
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Glad you shared some Text today. Is that basically the AA big book with NA substituted?

5 weeks from today I'll begin the physiological steps to recovery. I'm excited and so ready. Much props to you Bro
 
Yeti said:
We've tried everything. When someone takes money from their kids piggy banks and steals it from their mother that's in hospice on her deathbed I think enough is enough!

No excuse for that. Ever!
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dude, file for divorce and get custody of your kids. that's not something you want them exposed to.
 
SaintStephen said:
Glad you shared some Text today. Is that basically the AA big book with NA substituted?

5 weeks from today I'll begin the physiological steps to recovery. I'm excited and so ready. Much props to you Bro
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It's from "Just for Today", an NA book
 
BroKV said:
It's from "Just for Today", an NA book
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Yeah. It's been a few years. I've had some AA experience, but i guess I just wasn't ready or should have found an NA group at the time. Met some quality people and gained some knowledge, at least. Now to do the work this time....
 

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