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It is coming up on four years since I used any dope of any kind. I did have one glass of wine at Christmas last year, but that does not count as I was not
using to get high. A lot has changed in that four years. I would like to share with you how I made a better life for myself.
First I decided I was sick of dope and the lifestyle that goes along with it. I was unhappy, I was broke, I did not have a job (and could not keep one being on dope, which I knew), I was tired of not being able to function as a regular person unless I had a bag of dope, I was tired of sleeping for days at a time while my life disappeared before me, I was tired of all the time I spent looking for dope, doing dope, and getting over doing dope, I missed my family and real friends, I missed playing volleyball and eating steaks on weekends, I missed going on trips with friends and buying new things, I was sick of the people I hung around with, I was sick of lies and false friends, I was sick of the person I had become, and I missed the person I once was before meth came into my life.
Before meth I was a drinker and a pot smoker. Drinking and smoking pot had never affected me the ways meth did. I always had a good job prior to meth, and I kept up important relationships and responsibilities. I occasinally did other "recreational" drugs on weekends and such, but meth really changed my life. After I quit meth, I quit drinking, smoking and all other recreational use of drugs also. I even quit cigarettes at one year clean.
I changed my life by changing my thoughts and my outlook. I knew if I wanted something better I would have to quit dope. I began a plan of action for myself. I moved to a new city and took a new job with lots of solo responsibility. I dumped my dope buddies and grew closer with my family again, I started on a journey of personal responsibility and accountability. I began to read and research all I could about meth and it's devistating effects on the mind and body. I found the fellowship of KCI and started interacting and learning about addiction.
This board and it's people, along with the changes I made in my life were my saving graces. I also credit my family for being loving and supportive, and God above all else. Without God, and my faith in a power greater than any here on earth, none of it would have been possible. I am not a religious person, but I do believe there are powers beyond what we percieve.
I hope that if you, or someone you love, is out there suffering in the throws of active addiction that you will see a better life awaits you. It is out there for the taking if you want it bad enough. Change starts from within and blooms outward. Won't you bloom today?
First I decided I was sick of dope and the lifestyle that goes along with it. I was unhappy, I was broke, I did not have a job (and could not keep one being on dope, which I knew), I was tired of not being able to function as a regular person unless I had a bag of dope, I was tired of sleeping for days at a time while my life disappeared before me, I was tired of all the time I spent looking for dope, doing dope, and getting over doing dope, I missed my family and real friends, I missed playing volleyball and eating steaks on weekends, I missed going on trips with friends and buying new things, I was sick of the people I hung around with, I was sick of lies and false friends, I was sick of the person I had become, and I missed the person I once was before meth came into my life.
Before meth I was a drinker and a pot smoker. Drinking and smoking pot had never affected me the ways meth did. I always had a good job prior to meth, and I kept up important relationships and responsibilities. I occasinally did other "recreational" drugs on weekends and such, but meth really changed my life. After I quit meth, I quit drinking, smoking and all other recreational use of drugs also. I even quit cigarettes at one year clean.
I changed my life by changing my thoughts and my outlook. I knew if I wanted something better I would have to quit dope. I began a plan of action for myself. I moved to a new city and took a new job with lots of solo responsibility. I dumped my dope buddies and grew closer with my family again, I started on a journey of personal responsibility and accountability. I began to read and research all I could about meth and it's devistating effects on the mind and body. I found the fellowship of KCI and started interacting and learning about addiction.
This board and it's people, along with the changes I made in my life were my saving graces. I also credit my family for being loving and supportive, and God above all else. Without God, and my faith in a power greater than any here on earth, none of it would have been possible. I am not a religious person, but I do believe there are powers beyond what we percieve.
I hope that if you, or someone you love, is out there suffering in the throws of active addiction that you will see a better life awaits you. It is out there for the taking if you want it bad enough. Change starts from within and blooms outward. Won't you bloom today?
