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1 week clean

I guess I won’t go into too much detail right away. For the sake of context though, when I was in highschool i developed a thing for pain killers. This stemmed from an athletic injury like most of the stories I’ve heard unfortunately. But anyway it got pretty bad eventually I got into other stuff to counteract effects. Like doing coke to wake up from a muscle relaxer things like that. Since then I’ve thrown myself into the deep end of combat sports to help me cope and stay clean. On Tuesday of last week my nose was broken during sparring and when I went to the ER the doctors told me they were gonna give me “something small and simple for the pain” Unfortunately I was in so much pain and frustration from the 9 hour lobby wait that I forgot to request that they don’t give me any opioids. About another hour later a nurse comes in and hands me a small pill and a water and I took the pill before he could tell me that it was a very strong opioid. I immediately felt myself sink into the ground, for lack of a better description. Before that I had been clean for 2 years and 6 months. The body aches since the pill the ER gave me have been horrendous. I can’t tell my girl how bad it hurts right now because she knows how bad I was and I don’t want her thinking I’m gonna fall back into it. She never saw it first hand but she knows mostly everything that I put myself through. Anyway I didn’t mean to make this so long I just wanted to tell anyone other than my girl that I made it to a week again. It hurts to start over but everything happens for a reason. If you read this far thank you I really really appreciate it.

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@whydoesausernamematter

Setbacks happen. They're a part of life, but they don't define you. What defines you is your resilience, your determination, and your willingness to keep moving forward, no matter what. You've already shown incredible strength by making it through this week, and that's something to celebrate. So take it one day at a time!

I appreciate this thank you

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@whydoesausernamematter

Feel free to PM anytime you feel like discussing this further

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@whydoesausernamematter

I'm sorry to hear that. Setbacks happen and how you pick yourself back up from them is key. I'm sure your GF cares about you and wants to see you happy and healthy, so sharing your struggles with her might alleviate some of the burden you're carrying. I believe you can overcome this :)

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kindWheel7279 April 17th

@positiveSunrise249

Seems like you might have posted that in the wrong place or accidentally typed it twice haha

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kindWheel7279 April 17th

@whydoesausernamematter

You have gone through a lot and have already proven you can overcome so much, and this is just another bump in the road. And it's okay to lean on others for support, even if it's hard to talk about. Your girlfriend sounds like she's got your back, and I'm sure she'd want to know how you're feeling, even if it's tough to say. You're not alone. Keep pushing forward, one day at a time. You've got this

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Tinywhisper11 April 17th

@whydoesausernamematter bless you ❤ how is your nose now?? I hope the pain level has gone a bit?

You didn't know it was opioids and when your in that kinda pain you will take whatever the doctor gives you. So don't worry, you will be ok ❤hugs you tightly ❤❤ everything will be ok🙂❤