Comments on: Lifestyle Changes In Addiction Recovery: How I Went From Queen of The Jams To Suzie Homemaker

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:48:51 +0000

honestly…I’m not expecting anything. Expectations lead to disappointment. Don’t you think?

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:51:10 +0000

What are you expecting in the next year, Erin?

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:57:28 +0000

The fly lady really knows what she is talking about. That system is really great for someone who is trying to get back on track.

Even the advice she gives about getting dressed all the way to your shoes before you start anything around the house really makes sense. You don’t realize how little things effect the way you feel about yourself so much but they do.

By: Shiny Sink. « Diary of a Quitter

Shiny Sink. « Diary of a Quitter — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:42:27 +0000

[...] friends., housework, mental health, motivation, plans, quitting, recovery, suboxone Today I read this great post by Erin at What Winners Do. It is becoming obvious to me that Erin is spying on me somehow, as she [...]

By: bottlecappie

bottlecappie — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:56:26 +0000

In my life before I was a BIG fan of simplicity. I lived for years by the principle of not collecting a lot of stuff to clutter up and complicate my life.

Then I met my partner, who is a keeper of every little piece of junk in the world, and a hideously disorganized one at that. Did my austerity and simplicity have any effect on him – hells no. Instead, I just became increasingly more frustrated at having to clean up after a grown person AND a child person.

I gave up. I felt I barely had enough energy to take care of my stuff, and I was going crazy trying to take care of 3 people. But that giving up, allowing entropy and chaos to happen to my home has been nothing but destructive and profoundly unhealthy for me (and probably my kid too).

Your post inspired me to join Flylady & start getting my shit back together. I’m glad that at least I have the knowledge that at one time I did have my act together, so I know it’s possible at least. Having everything broken down into little steps will help too, since it seems manageable even with my current fluxuations in energy.

Thanks, Erin!

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:47:59 +0000

Well it’s taken me over a year to just get to this point. I can’t wait to see what another year will bring!

By: SuboxoneMom

SuboxoneMom — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:59:35 +0000

I was ready to write;

You have no idea how I am struggling these past few days. The lack of self-confidence that was not present while using is really f*cking with me. The mental anguish and guilt I am feeling because of my lack of knowing how to do anything and not having a clue of where to begin has overwhelmed me to the point of terrified tears and self-loathing. (And a BIG dose of the “poor me’s” I might add.

WHERE do I start? HOW do I start? WHEN will it hit me? HOW will I ever believe that I was NOT lazy and worthless, but embroiled in a battle of addiction and preoccupied with where my next fix was coming from.

Being a product of Suboxone recovery didn’t help me with any of that. For that time on the Sub’s my fear of relapse was so strong that I totally dropped the ball, that ball being my life.

I’m just so confused and scared I can no longer concentrate on the simplest of tasks.

Thanks for letting me “share”….

SubMom