What's Your Story?
I thought it would be kind of cool to make an AA/NA style forum thread, so I'll start.
Hi, my name's Dresden and I'm an addict. I'm a month sober of all substancesincluding alcohol and prescription drugs. I suffer from clinical depression, and after trying multiple anti-depressants I gave up on them ever working. Instead, I started self medicating. It started with a shot of a little something extra in the morning, or a couple tablets of codeine and escalated from there. Substances made me feel numb and pain-free and that is all I had ever wanted.
About a month ago, I ended up in the hospital. A friend of mine came over and we were going to go to a bonfire later that day. I had already started drinking that day and had some narcotics in my system from the night before but decided to smoke some weed. As soon as I took the first hit, I knew something was wrong. My head was spinning and I felt like everything was in slow motion. I could hear the blood pumping in my head, and felt like I was going to faint so I retreated to my bedroom where I lied down to try and calm down.I started to feel my limbs move without me moving them, soI called a friend who took me to the hospital.
My heart rate was 192, and low oxygen in my blood. Later, I found out that I had been having minor seizures and and that if I had not gone into the hospital it could have gotten out of hand, and may have resulted in a stroke or brain damage. While I was in the emergency room, I could hear a couple of my friends in the waiting room crying because they were afraid of what would happen, and I realized how afraid I was. That night was the scariest thing that has ever happened to me, and was the last time that I took any substances to make myself feel less alone. It helped me to realize that I have people in my life who care about me, and who want to make sure that I stay safe.
Anyone else?
My name is Shay. I've been clean for about 2months now. I used to drink, smoke, and do whatever all day. About 3 months ago, I was rushed to the emergency room because I was strung out on a mixture of meth and opiates. I was so high I didn't realize I was walking in oncoming traffic. I was hit and itshattered my pelvic bone and shoulder. When came down from the air, I hit my head on the sidewalk and it caused me to have a seizure. I was in a coma for about 3 weeks. Ever since my accident I haven't used, popped, or had a drink. I was lucky I didn't die that day.
Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to this site (about 3 days now).I can relate a lot to what you both have said. I've been about 8 years clean and sober.
For me it started back in high school, first with the drugs...mainly pot, hash and acid. This was also mixed with alcohol, basically I thought I was just a normal teenager, experimenting and life would continue normally. I should have known from the first time, that I had a problem....it was like love at first sight. From there, it just got worse. All I cared about was getting high, and seeked anything I could get my hands on. It progressed as I got into heavier drugs, losing jobs after another and ending up in the hospital after overdosing. This cycle just continued, until I got so sick of being this way.
Its not been easy, but I'm so glad that I got clean. Life has been so much better now. I do still suffer with other things(social anxiety, depression etc) and I've come to a point in my life that i need to deal, and work on them.
Anyways, its great to see this post!
I hope everything continues good for you both:)
Hated life. But when I'm working on something tough, it's easy. Now that I'm a Scranton, PA Handyman my life has turned around and all is well.