Thread: I'm in treatment and doing well

I was battling addiction off and on for most of my life. I said I'd never do certain things, yet I did them eventually. It ended with a needle in my arm and a bottle down my throat. Enough was enough. I completed a 31 day program a week ago, and now I'm at an SLE in Santa Rosa.

I'm taking an emc course in June, and have a ride along with the Santa Rosa fire department at station 1 this Saturday. I'm not waiting till June to get the ball rolling. My eyes started welling up when they called me back.

Sorry for disappearing from the forum. It was my fault. I've got more direction and focus now than I've ever had!

oh yeah, my dreadlocks and beard are gone, but I still have some facial stubble 🤕 I know what I need...

hope it goes well for you, i wish you well and i'll say prayer for your success.

There are a few of us around here that are friends of Bill W. Addiction are like many things in life, no walk of life is immune. Be well. If you want any deeper views PM me.

Best of luck to you, take it one day at a time.

Bob

It's good to hear you are okay and working through it. Wish you the best. You have many friends here willing to help and probably a few with some insight into your situation.

I'm no stranger to your story myself. Hang in there and it gets better day by day. Good for you for choosing life. Now, where the hell did I put my razor?

Follow the steps to a better life, one day at a time. Keep the faith, we all hope you succeed. PM anytime if you wish.

Good luck, like jimmyhad says "everyone is fighting a hard battle". You have taken yours to a new level. Its never easy. If you want it bad enough you will win. We are all in your corner. Best of luck.

I'm at an age where I can look way back. When I do I see a rolling wave of addiction where one variety was replaced by another. Clearly some are less destructive than others, and getting off toxic substances is generally a good thing. I do, however, end up at the same point, with a question, when I examine a life of addiction: what exactly were you trying to do, what were you running from or where were you running to (of course I've stopped running and now gimp along)? I believe the addict is inherently unhappy. Our lives feel a little like we are in a movie where the sound is ever so slightly out of sync with the players. So the question remains, does an addict ever fix or remodel the source of addiction?
I've never entered a program. Big Bill was in 'the program' for decades, gave public talks, went into prisons, was a sponsor etc. Yet he died alone, found days later on the floor of his garage. He returned to alcohol and found a way to become addicted to opium that he got for some health issue (sounds weird, I know).
To the OP, I don't think this is supposed to be easy.
Good Luck

There is some great advice in this thread. Do all of the above and take it one day at a time. I have almost 18 years and am willing to talk via PM if needed. You can do this!