Comments on: What to Expect in Early Recovery from Addiction http://addictionhelpresource.com/what-to-expect-in-early-recovery-from-addiction/ Heroin addiction Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:40:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Meredith Kean http://addictionhelpresource.com/what-to-expect-in-early-recovery-from-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Meredith Kean Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:09:59 +0000 http://addictionhelpresource.com/?p=3#comment-32 Your website is excellent. I m gonna come back again, gracias. Continue working on it. Your website is excellent. I m gonna come back again, gracias. Continue working on it.

]]> By: Pura Reppell http://addictionhelpresource.com/what-to-expect-in-early-recovery-from-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Pura Reppell Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:29:44 +0000 http://addictionhelpresource.com/?p=3#comment-31 Your post is an inspiration for me to learn more about this matter. I must confess your lucidness widened my sentiments and I will forthwith snatch your rss feed to remain up to date on any emerging articles you might publish. Bravo for a well done article! Your post is an inspiration for me to learn more about this matter. I must confess your lucidness widened my sentiments and I will forthwith snatch your rss feed to remain up to date on any emerging articles you might publish. Bravo for a well done article!

]]> By: jenn http://addictionhelpresource.com/what-to-expect-in-early-recovery-from-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-28 jenn Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:28:31 +0000 http://addictionhelpresource.com/?p=3#comment-28 Wow!! Great article. I am coming up on my 3 years clean and sober in 2 days, and was looking for information about what I might expect around this time (in terms of feeling crazy LOL). I cannot agree with this article more. I went through treatment in Vancouver BC, first at the Women and Children's Hospital, and then a longer term recovery house, where I stayed for 6 months. At the recovery house, we had NA stepwork crammed down out throats. During my stay there, I had to do stepwork everyday, and we were all expected to reach at least our step 6 before we left. We had to attend meetings every night, and do 2 meetins during the weekend. NA is great and all, but it gets mind numbingly boring hearing the same stuff, day in and day out. When I left there, I stayed with going to NA for about 7 months afterwards. And then I saw the sickness that was keeping people in the rooms, and saw them preaching about being clean and sober, but behaving in the dodgiest of fashions, doing things like people lying to welfare to get money, taking each others prescription pain medication....basically doing shit that NA does not support. And these people were people who had some of the longest clean time in my community, and were holding step groups, and were sponsors for multiple people at a time. So, I decided to leave NA, despite it being drilled into my head that without NA, people failed and went back out and used. What I did instead was continue to work closely with my therapist who was also a drug and alcohol counsellor, took advantage of the different classes/courses offered through the local mental health/addictions office, and worked really hard on figuring out the how's and why's of my addiction. I took part in the Clemente course that was offered here, which is a free university course, for credit. And now I am enrolled part time in university for liberal arts. I received an A- in the first semester of the course. Looking back, I cannot say that I ever imagined myself sitting where I am today, coming up to 3 years clean and sober. I guess what I am trying to say here is, find out what works for you!! Recovery, not just getting clean, but true recovery that helps you to change not just your drug issue but your entire life, is not a cookie cutter formula. And when people tell you that there is only one true way to get and stay in recovery, run as fast as you can in the opposite direction!! Wow!! Great article. I am coming up on my 3 years clean and sober in 2 days, and was looking for information about what I might expect around this time (in terms of feeling crazy LOL).

I cannot agree with this article more. I went through treatment in Vancouver BC, first at the Women and Children’s Hospital, and then a longer term recovery house, where I stayed for 6 months. At the recovery house, we had NA stepwork crammed down out throats. During my stay there, I had to do stepwork everyday, and we were all expected to reach at least our step 6 before we left. We had to attend meetings every night, and do 2 meetins during the weekend.
NA is great and all, but it gets mind numbingly boring hearing the same stuff, day in and day out.

When I left there, I stayed with going to NA for about 7 months afterwards. And then I saw the sickness that was keeping people in the rooms, and saw them preaching about being clean and sober, but behaving in the dodgiest of fashions, doing things like people lying to welfare to get money, taking each others prescription pain medication….basically doing shit that NA does not support. And these people were people who had some of the longest clean time in my community, and were holding step groups, and were sponsors for multiple people at a time.

So, I decided to leave NA, despite it being drilled into my head that without NA, people failed and went back out and used.

What I did instead was continue to work closely with my therapist who was also a drug and alcohol counsellor, took advantage of the different classes/courses offered through the local mental health/addictions office, and worked really hard on figuring out the how’s and why’s of my addiction. I took part in the Clemente course that was offered here, which is a free university course, for credit. And now I am enrolled part time in university for liberal arts. I received an A- in the first semester of the course.

Looking back, I cannot say that I ever imagined myself sitting where I am today, coming up to 3 years clean and sober.

I guess what I am trying to say here is, find out what works for you!! Recovery, not just getting clean, but true recovery that helps you to change not just your drug issue but your entire life, is not a cookie cutter formula. And when people tell you that there is only one true way to get and stay in recovery, run as fast as you can in the opposite direction!!

]]> By: Children's toys http://addictionhelpresource.com/what-to-expect-in-early-recovery-from-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Children's toys Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:13:37 +0000 http://addictionhelpresource.com/?p=3#comment-27 A well researched site, I'll link to it from my site thanks A well researched site, I’ll link to it from my site thanks

]]> By: Patrick http://addictionhelpresource.com/what-to-expect-in-early-recovery-from-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Patrick Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:39:24 +0000 http://addictionhelpresource.com/?p=3#comment-10 That sounds like a great plan there, Ray. I would love to see the completed facility. I agree with the voluntary entrance and exit policy, and I also think something is needed to make them think twice about leaving. I work in a treatment center and the repeat business is just ridiculous. It is like a revolving door sometimes..... That sounds like a great plan there, Ray. I would love to see the completed facility.

I agree with the voluntary entrance and exit policy, and I also think something is needed to make them think twice about leaving. I work in a treatment center and the repeat business is just ridiculous. It is like a revolving door sometimes…..

]]> By: Ray Howard http://addictionhelpresource.com/what-to-expect-in-early-recovery-from-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ray Howard Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:39:34 +0000 http://addictionhelpresource.com/?p=3#comment-9 Great post. I'm am yelling at the politicians in the Pacific North West (Victoria BC) about the creation of treatment centers. You know what I mean when I say treatment centers...yes a place to go that takes you completely out of your bad environment and all the bad habits that go with it. The center that I would like to see used was once used by logging companies doing spot logging up and down our coastline. It has 40 individual rooms and is totally self contained in every way. I'm trying to get it set up in calm waters away from the city. It would be voluntary entrance and it would use free prescription medication administered by trained caring staff. The addict could leave at any time BUT (and it's a big but) that person would go to the bottom of the entry list if they chose to leave and then return. Reason for this....to make that person really really think about what he/she is really doing before they hop on that water taxi and head for shore. I will have your 10 comments posted in every room, thanks for that input Great post. I’m am yelling at the politicians in the Pacific North West (Victoria BC) about the creation of treatment centers. You know what I mean when I say treatment centers…yes a place to go that takes you completely out of your bad environment and all the bad habits that go with it.
The center that I would like to see used was once used by logging companies doing spot logging up and down our coastline. It has 40 individual rooms and is totally self contained in every way. I’m trying to get it set up in calm waters away from the city. It would be voluntary entrance and it would use free prescription medication administered by trained caring staff. The addict could leave at any time BUT (and it’s a big but) that person would go to the bottom of the entry list if they chose to leave and then return.
Reason for this….to make that person really really think about what he/she is really doing before they hop on that water taxi and head for shore.
I will have your 10 comments posted in every room, thanks for that input

]]> By: Art Coburn http://addictionhelpresource.com/what-to-expect-in-early-recovery-from-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Art Coburn Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:33:56 +0000 http://addictionhelpresource.com/?p=3#comment-3 Great post I agree that our addiction affected us spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, socially,basically all areas of our lives. Therefore a holistic approach to all these areas is necessary. Great post I agree that our addiction affected us spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, socially,basically all areas of our lives. Therefore a holistic approach to all these areas is necessary.

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