nannamom
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bfye
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Humor : There is no room in your heart for anger when you are filled with gratitude.
Registration date : 2008-11-20
| | Subject: t Thu 05 Aug 2010, 10:02 am | |
|  Hello everyone!How are you all doing? My name is Beth & I have previously been a long time member, as well as a Moderator, here on the forum. I am an opiate addict & have been on Suboxone since May of 2008. Just a bit longer than 2 years of NO narcotic painkillers. Period. I received my 2 year coin in May. I never thought it to be possible to be able to learn to control this disease of addiction, just as I would if I had diabetes. I realize that I cannot cure it, but that I most certainly CAN control it. What a freedom that I never knew!Anyways, I have to apologize to everyone that I just abruptly stopped posting & not responding to questions or to be here to welcome the new members that join & hopefully getting to know them (you) better. I have no excuses other than just going through a really rough time period with my "husband" & where my residency was going to be, as well as having 3 children that have to feel the pain of it. I felt like I couldn't come on here & just lay it all out because I didn't want to constantly be complaining when overall I feel very grateful & humbled by my experiences & by remaining in recovery throughout it all. (Yeah!)  I started a job at a Recovery House for Women & literally worked there from May 10th until June 8th. WOW! As I was explaining to the Director when we had a meeting, there needed to be desperate changes that he was completely unaware of any issues that I had on my list. I really respect this man very much because he listened to what I had to say & there were some major changes made there after that. I also explained that I was simply unable to work the amount of hours that I was continually being scheduled & couldn't keep up with my home & a 2, 3 & 14 year old children. I was paying my oldest daughter to watch the kids until their Dad got home. $2.00 per child, per hour. Therefore, four dollars an hour. By the time that I did that & drove to work using gas to get there, neary ten dollars a day, my bi-MONTHLY paycheck for 9 shifts was $385.15. I made more to stay home & not have to pay my oldest daughter & to be the homemaker, but......... then comes that isolation that we all do so well at times throughout our recoveries. What a journey this road has been & yet, but "by the Grace of God, go I!"I love this forum. I am going to try to begin to try to start posting on a regular basis again & get some feedback from those of you who understand exactly what it is like to be addicted to opiates & how you have gone about recovering. As I had read somewhere, Dee said that we had no stories posted. I really ask any of you to share what you have gone through & what HAS or HAS NOT worked for you thoughout your own recovery or if you are just beginning, you can get so much feedback by reading the stories of others. I look forward to getting to know the members here one again & thank you all for helping to pull me out of my isolation!I look forward to meeting any of our new or older members yet once again!God Bless!Yours through the Struggles,Beth  | |
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nannamom
Admin
Number of posts : 2210
Age : 66
Humor : Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. -Christopher Reeve
Registration date : 2008-11-09
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bfye
Number of posts : 695
Age : 48
Humor : There is no room in your heart for anger when you are filled with gratitude.
Registration date : 2008-11-20
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