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Celebrating 9 years of sobriety today
Posted on 6/12/21 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 6/12/21 at 12:54 pm
This isn't a post to brag. This is a post to let people that are struggling know that there is hope. I was using everything except heroin, pcp and crack and using it regularly.
I wish I had gotten clean so much sooner and that it didn't take a dramatic event in my life to make the change. If I can quit, anyone can quit. I was really bad off especially on pain meds like Oxycontin and Roxycontin.
I wish everyone luck that feels trapped and feel like there is no way out. I promise you that there is a way. I will always be here to help anyone through if I can.
I wish I had gotten clean so much sooner and that it didn't take a dramatic event in my life to make the change. If I can quit, anyone can quit. I was really bad off especially on pain meds like Oxycontin and Roxycontin.
I wish everyone luck that feels trapped and feel like there is no way out. I promise you that there is a way. I will always be here to help anyone through if I can.
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Posted on 6/12/21 at 1:02 pm to TigerLunatik
Awesome man. I deal with alcoholism myself. I've been a lot better lately, but it still creeps in from time to time. I'm really happy for you kicking the addiction. It's more difficult than people realize.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 2:57 pm to TigerLunatik
Congratulations Lunatik and thanks for the words of encouragement.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 3:25 pm to TigerLunatik
Congratulations man, that's awesome! Was it through a 12 step or cold turkey?
Posted on 6/12/21 at 3:40 pm to TigerLunatik
Congratulations.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 3:53 pm to AU_Nomad
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Was it through a 12 step or cold turkey?
A little of both really. I fricked around and did something really stupid when I was on oxycintin and tweaked out on addreall. I ended getting probation and some court appointed counseling. I kept getting high for a year and a half or so going through that after figuring out how to get around being at the probation office.
I hit rock bottom when I scared my 12 year old then I quit cold turkey the next day. So, I had over a year of counseling to fall back on then started to realize that my issues stemmed from my anger which stemmed from being unsatisfied with who I was. Once I figured out to be a better version of myself I was able to correct my way of thinking. I didn't need the drugs to numb away my problems because I wasn't as angry about everything all the time and I could work through problems logically instead of breaking things then snorting pain pills.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 4:12 pm to TigerLunatik
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Once I figured out to be a better version of myself I was able to correct my way of thinking. I didn't need the drugs to numb away my problems because I wasn't as angry about everything all the time and I could work through problems logically
This... Formula needed ASAP
Posted on 6/12/21 at 4:21 pm to AU_Nomad
My main issue was that I was overweight and I grew up as a fat kid. It kept me from being able to play sports all the way through high school. Then as an adult when something didn't go my way I thought it was because I was fat.
The truth was that I was the funny guy that always acted like jackass to get laughs. But, no one was taking that seriously. My kid started to put on some weight and I didn't want her to turn out the same way. So, I got really serious about losing weight and getting in shape. It gave me something to focus on instead of wanting to get high. I lost 85 lbs in 10 months and it helped with my stress level and mental health as well because I was burning off all of the anger issues that I had. I never would have gotten clean without exercising.
You can probably Google how to correct thinking errors. I basically had to train myself to make good decisions through positive self talk instead of immediately going to the pills.
The truth was that I was the funny guy that always acted like jackass to get laughs. But, no one was taking that seriously. My kid started to put on some weight and I didn't want her to turn out the same way. So, I got really serious about losing weight and getting in shape. It gave me something to focus on instead of wanting to get high. I lost 85 lbs in 10 months and it helped with my stress level and mental health as well because I was burning off all of the anger issues that I had. I never would have gotten clean without exercising.
You can probably Google how to correct thinking errors. I basically had to train myself to make good decisions through positive self talk instead of immediately going to the pills.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 4:42 pm to TigerLunatik
Congrats. 
Posted on 6/12/21 at 6:42 pm to TigerLunatik
I wish I could go clean. I've tried and failed. I suspect folks who follow my posting history can tell what days are bad days for me and what ones aren't. It was very few bad days at first, there have been a lot more bad days of late.
I am happy you have managed to pull this off and it means a lot to me that you are sharing this with us. If you can do it, maybe I can do it. We are all in the same boat.
I am happy you have managed to pull this off and it means a lot to me that you are sharing this with us. If you can do it, maybe I can do it. We are all in the same boat.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 7:36 pm to TigerLunatik
Congrats! I haven’t had any booze drink since Memorial Day so I’m heading in the right direction. I’m not going to quit drinking for good but I definitely want to reset. I’ll probably stay away until football season or so. It’s a lot easier than I thought it would be. It’s nice not waking up hungover everyday.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 8:33 pm to TigerLunatik
Happy Anniversary! This is a big deal. Thanks for sharing. Went through this with my brother when he came back from Afghanistan. It never gets old hearing positive news like this.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:05 pm to TigerLunatik
Congratulations! Very proud of you my friend
If you ever have a bad day, all of us will be here
If you ever have a bad day, all of us will be here
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:55 pm to TigerLunatik
Good deal man!
Posted on 6/12/21 at 10:59 pm to TigerLunatik
Congratulations!
I used coke back in the 80s. Those were some of the worst years of my life. In August 1986 I had planned suicide because I lost my girlfriend over my drug and alcohol problem.
Had to clean up my act an start fresh. I was 25, almost 26. Living in Tupelo, Mississippi. I was really down on myself and it was very hard for me to break the addiction. I slipped twice, the first time a few months later and then again in '88.
But I came through. Been clean from all of it for more than 30 years now. I'm a lucky bastard. I still drink on occasion but it's nothing like how I used to frick myself up. Besides, I have my wife of 29 years who watches me like a hawk... as she should! I'm a lucky man.
I used coke back in the 80s. Those were some of the worst years of my life. In August 1986 I had planned suicide because I lost my girlfriend over my drug and alcohol problem.
Had to clean up my act an start fresh. I was 25, almost 26. Living in Tupelo, Mississippi. I was really down on myself and it was very hard for me to break the addiction. I slipped twice, the first time a few months later and then again in '88.
But I came through. Been clean from all of it for more than 30 years now. I'm a lucky bastard. I still drink on occasion but it's nothing like how I used to frick myself up. Besides, I have my wife of 29 years who watches me like a hawk... as she should! I'm a lucky man.
Posted on 6/13/21 at 1:29 am to TigerLunatik
" I never would have gotten clean without exercising."
An older friend of mine told me almost exactly the same thing. He said he was sitting in his house one night watching t.v., a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other, and "I realized that I was *dying*."
He put down the drink, put out the cigarette, and started on an exercise program. Said the exercise program was what made it possible to quit the smoking and the drinking. He is now deceased, but no doubt had both a longer and a happier life than if he hadn't made those changes.
An older friend of mine told me almost exactly the same thing. He said he was sitting in his house one night watching t.v., a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other, and "I realized that I was *dying*."
He put down the drink, put out the cigarette, and started on an exercise program. Said the exercise program was what made it possible to quit the smoking and the drinking. He is now deceased, but no doubt had both a longer and a happier life than if he hadn't made those changes.
Posted on 6/13/21 at 2:05 am to TigerLunatik
Grats
Posted on 6/13/21 at 6:41 am to TigerLunatik
good for you, thanks for posting this
I’m sure that there are plenty friends of Bill and even some folks that are thinking about it that will find encouragement from this
I’m sure that there are plenty friends of Bill and even some folks that are thinking about it that will find encouragement from this
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Posted on 6/13/21 at 8:14 am to TriedtosignuponceB4
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He put down the drink, put out the cigarette, and started on an exercise program. Said the exercise program was what made it possible to quit the smoking and the drinking.
It's really not hard at all to get started. I got a cheap exercise bike at Academy and started in 30 minute increments while watching TV. After a while got a treadmill with preprogrammed walking workouts. Once I got that down I went to workout videos on YouTube. I did the Bob Harper videos with only 5 lb weights to start and worked up to 12 lb weights. I didn't start running outside for a couple of years and didn't start lifting weights until about 4 or 5 years after I started. The big thing is changing the diet.
Posted on 6/13/21 at 9:44 am to TigerLunatik
Congratulations, TL!!! That’s a great victory.
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