Comments on: Identifying Addictive Thinking http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/identifying-addictive-thinking/ Stories, Struggles And Success of A Recovering Addict Trying to Do What Winners Do Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:54:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: susie http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/identifying-addictive-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-8376 susie Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:56:21 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/?p=260#comment-8376 Yea Jane, Your totally right! I feel the same way, I want to not be on meds, But the way my life has been going, I wont give them up, Untill I know I can handle my life the way I feel is right, Along with my god. We are some sick puppies out there,Because of one reason or another, And I dont care what people say about me trading one drug or another, At least Iam not out there doing stupid things, Illeagle things, and Iam under a doctors care. Yea Jane, Your totally right! I feel the same way, I want to not be on meds, But the way my life has been going, I wont give them up, Untill I know I can handle my life the way I feel is right, Along with my god. We are some sick puppies out there,Because of one reason or another, And I dont care what people say about me trading one drug or another, At least Iam not out there doing stupid things, Illeagle things, and Iam under a doctors care.

]]> By: Jane Doe http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/identifying-addictive-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-8370 Jane Doe Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:50:37 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/?p=260#comment-8370 I truely believe, that whatever addictions we face, it's all a matter of how bad do we want a "Normal Life", or what we define as Normal, or is normal always going to be the way we feel on these drugs just to maintain a productive life. When I say drugs I mean like Methodone, Suboxone to curb our addiction. Whether we want to believe it or not, we are actually trading one drug for another. Even though I didnt want to believe that at first, but it is the truth, because once these type of drugs get into your system if you want to quit you have to wing yourself off of them as well. I am at the point in my life, where my family and spouse want me to quit taking methodone treatment, but until they have had this disease or anyone has had this disease they really don't know what we as addicts go through!! I don't think I am alone on this one, am I? Addictive thinking, to me, is a very powerful thing. I will always have this disease, it's just up to me on whether or not I am ready to beat this ugly and I do stress UGLY ADDICTIVE DISEASE! When I take methodone, at first I felt like I was on top of the world could not have felt any better!!! Now almost two years into treatment, I just feel normal, and I guess really normal? If this is what normal feels like? I don't feel high at all, I have all my ducks in a row per say, actually I find myself uping my dose, because I am at the point to were I get really irratable real easy, kinda like the feeling when I was addicted to pain meds and didn't have any? I guess it is fair to say that methodone had clinched onto me. Addictive thinking intriges me, I am new to this site, but I want to know more and am glad that there is oppertunity to make posts. I truely believe, that whatever addictions we face, it’s all a matter of how bad do we want a “Normal Life”, or what we define as Normal, or is normal always going to be the way we feel on these drugs just to maintain a productive life. When I say drugs I mean like Methodone, Suboxone to curb our addiction. Whether we want to believe it or not, we are actually trading one drug for another. Even though I didnt want to believe that at first, but it is the truth, because once these type of drugs get into your system if you want to quit you have to wing yourself off of them as well. I am at the point in my life, where my family and spouse want me to quit taking methodone treatment, but until they have had this disease or anyone has had this disease they really don’t know what we as addicts go through!! I don’t think I am alone on this one, am I? Addictive thinking, to me, is a very powerful thing. I will always have this disease, it’s just up to me on whether or not I am ready to beat this ugly and I do stress UGLY ADDICTIVE DISEASE! When I take methodone, at first I felt like I was on top of the world could not have felt any better!!! Now almost two years into treatment, I just feel normal, and I guess really normal? If this is what normal feels like? I don’t feel high at all, I have all my ducks in a row per say, actually I find myself uping my dose, because I am at the point to were I get really irratable real easy, kinda like the feeling when I was addicted to pain meds and didn’t have any? I guess it is fair to say that methodone had clinched onto me. Addictive thinking intriges me, I am new to this site, but I want to know more and am glad that there is oppertunity to make posts.

]]> By: Jane Doe http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/identifying-addictive-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-8369 Jane Doe Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:20:02 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/?p=260#comment-8369 That is the Million Dollar Question Susie!! I ask my myself that from time to time. Why can't I be normal and live a sober life?? Well the truth is we can, it's just the fact of getting there? I am currently taking methodone, and have been on and off for the past 9 yrs. Into rehab, out of rehab, relapsing and not relapsing. At what point do we say that we want to be completely sober without any WITHDRAWLS!!!!! Is that possible???? Because that is were I personally struggle!! I remember years ago when my older brother was going thru addiction/withdrawls/ect. one time he asked me," why are you in such a good mood"? I replied," High on life brother" He didn't believe me, but it was the truth!! Now I look back, and I feel the way he does now and just wish I could feel that way again. I personally believe it's self doubt, being afraid, withdrawl fear, and the unknown. That is the Million Dollar Question Susie!! I ask my myself that from time to time. Why can’t I be normal and live a sober life?? Well the truth is we can, it’s just the fact of getting there? I am currently taking methodone, and have been on and off for the past 9 yrs. Into rehab, out of rehab, relapsing and not relapsing. At what point do we say that we want to be completely sober without any WITHDRAWLS!!!!! Is that possible???? Because that is were I personally struggle!! I remember years ago when my older brother was going thru addiction/withdrawls/ect. one time he asked me,” why are you in such a good mood”? I replied,” High on life brother” He didn’t believe me, but it was the truth!! Now I look back, and I feel the way he does now and just wish I could feel that way again. I personally believe it’s self doubt, being afraid, withdrawl fear, and the unknown.

]]> By: Erin http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/identifying-addictive-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-5917 Erin Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:46:41 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/?p=260#comment-5917 thanks mike, that is really encouraging to hear. thanks mike, that is really encouraging to hear.

]]> By: mike macdonald http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/identifying-addictive-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-5916 mike macdonald Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:45:56 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/?p=260#comment-5916 Hi, I saw your post and thought this was spot-on and very insightful. All of my family, on both sides, have addiction problems of one sort or another. You profiled my brother's story, mereggie, a while ago, and although I don't have a drug problem, I have the same alcohol challenges. My dad is an AA guy, and his motto is one da at a time. Somehow, despite all the stress of the mereggie period, he didn't take a single drink. He has been sober since 1981, and I think it is because he recognizes his addictive thinking, like you have. Hi,

I saw your post and thought this was spot-on and very insightful. All of my family, on both sides, have addiction problems of one sort or another. You profiled my brother’s story, mereggie, a while ago, and although I don’t have a drug problem, I have the same alcohol challenges. My dad is an AA guy, and his motto is one da at a time. Somehow, despite all the stress of the mereggie period, he didn’t take a single drink. He has been sober since 1981, and I think it is because he recognizes his addictive thinking, like you have.

]]> By: susie seckler http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/identifying-addictive-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-5908 susie seckler Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:49:33 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/?p=260#comment-5908 Hi. I just read your blog about, Addictive Thinking creeping up, well thats me Iam struggling really hard,Iam still on suboxone, and I find my self having that stickin thinkin again, and yea, I wonder, whats gonna happen when its time to get off the suboxone? Because, Iam holding on to these like I did the perscription meds. I dont fell high, but they diffently do somthing to me. Why cant I just be normal, and live a sober life??? Susie Hi. I just read your blog about, Addictive Thinking creeping up, well thats me Iam struggling really hard,Iam still on suboxone, and I find my self having that stickin thinkin again, and yea, I wonder, whats gonna happen when its time to get off the suboxone? Because, Iam holding on to these like I did the perscription meds. I dont fell high, but they diffently do somthing to me. Why cant I just be normal, and live a sober life??? Susie

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