New, Just Saying Hi

I’ve been lurking around the forum for almost a year, perusing all your posts. I’m not a very social creature, but recently I’ve been thinking that my self-imposed isolation may not be very healthy. At first it was necessary… To cut off all contact with anyone that ‘triggered’ me. But almost a year with no social contact outside my immediate family members is probably not good. Lol.

Anyway, I’ve been sober from meth for 260-ish days, sober from heroin for just a little longer than that.

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Hello @Ahn-Uv and welcome to the forum! Great that you’ve reached out. I’m fairly new too and being here is helpful. Congrats on your sobriety!

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Welcome and your success is great! Keep it going and keep sharing with us.

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Hello and welcome it’s great you have found this wonderful app with so many supportive people. Be lovely to here how you managed to stay clean for so long . I’m also a recovering heroin addict and back from a relapse. Please keep reading and reaching out on here were all here to help eachother through our recovery x good luck x

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Hey! Glad to have you here. Congrats on your sober time…that’s no small feat!

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Nice! 260+ days its awesome! Welcome!
This place has been awesome 24/7 for my recovery. Glad your here!

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Welcome! I’m on my 3rd day… But you have all of us to talk too

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Welcome to the community and a massive congratulations on your clean time. They aren’t easy drugs to beat, you should be really proud of yourself! :+1::slight_smile:
If you could share how you have achieved this it may well be helpful to others.

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Hell yes. Awesome job.

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Welcome!!! And big congrats on your 260ish days!!!

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Hello! Welcome! :blush:

Dang, and that’s a solid start. Good on ya and glad you’re here.

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Welcome to the non-lurking side. You’re doing great! Keep it up!

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Welcome I’m glad you downloaded this app it awesome. People from everywhere are on here and we really stick together no matter what. Everyone has gd feedback so stay connected it helps

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Welcome K! Nice to meet you :innocent:

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Actually, I was mistaken… It’s 299 days. :flushed: I got clean because my mom was put on dialysis and I wanted to be… HAD to be physically and mentally healthy to be able to take care of her. I guess I realized that I love her more than I used to love getting high.

Thanks for the welcome :slight_smile:

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:blush: Hang in there… What are you getting clean from? If you don’t mind me asking.

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I did mention it in a reply to Nat, but it feels like such an oversimplification… I was using off and on, the type of drugs increasing in severity and amount, for over 10 years. My mom being put on dialysis was the catalyst, but there were so many other things that contributed to me getting and staying sober, you know?

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I will :slight_smile: I really need the social contact, it’s been almost a year since I’ve really sought out a social support group like this.

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Drugs can make people really selfish so massive kudos to you for stopping and being there for your mum.

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Thanks… Yeah you know, now that I’ve become a more decent human being, I’m appalled at the memory of who I was. I was a horrible person. I don’t ever want to be her again.

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