Night Shift

@Faith-and-Hope,

Those D's are a handful! Glad you were able to make it to lunch with friend, your pasta was a success with at least one of the D's and yourself, and that you basically made it through the day in one piece.

Hydrotherapy was a nice workout today. As usual I felt very tired afterwards and slept for an hour. Then went to visit friend around the corner for dinner. Yummy Japanese chicken fried rice for me from a new local takeaway. Still tired when I got home but stayed awake until about midnight, crashed, rewoke at about 2am. That's it so far. Uke in the morning so hoping I don't hang around for too long here tonight. But nice to have a quiet moment to connect with you one on one here for a bit.

Anything planned for tomorrow at your end?

Hey, @Mazarita, @Faith-and-Hope, @Decadian, @plasmo, @BlueBay, @Shimmer, and lastly but not least, @PeppiPatty!

Guess what, guys? I slept for 10 hours! I don't know why or how, but I'm glad. Unfortunately, I'm not so great in mood anymore. Struggling.

Shimmer - Yes, I'm using the substances to cope, I guess, but cope from what? ADD? I don't think that alone would push me over the edge. Yeah, I'm proud of myself that I was trying to cope other ways. Thanks.

Mazarita - Wow, thanks for sharing your story. That does help! I'm gonna start recording right away - today! So to clarify, the first week, you just keep using as you were doing, then the second week, you start TRYING to reduce, even though if it's up and down... And I'm going to modify your idea a little bit - I will start counting how much intake I take, by chalking up I I I I (if you know what I mean) day by day, and then the next week I try to beat that count by less. I'm using paper and pen, because that way I can easily bring it to my nurse and show. Also, I wonder... Did you ever go to rehab? Because I feel like I might need it to aid me through this. Honestly, I really think I'm psychologically dependent on it. Thank you for sharing your story!

Decadian - I was on a med for two years in jail, and when I was transferred to the adult jail they completely stopped it and I went through a really bad withdrawal in my cell. 😞 I relate!

@Mazarita

Nope, nothing set at all for tomorrow at this stage .....

I am hoping to go for a morning walk, so better not stay up too much later myself tonght 😊 but I find after trying to train my baby dragons I am craving emotional recovery and head-space. It's the quiet wee hours when I am more likely to find that at the moment. Company on the forum is really nice.

When we are in Greece we often pop downstairs from the family-owned apartment we stay in to the coffee shops underneath, which are open till all hours. That's the wind-down there, quietly social ...... the forum is sort of the same deal, only its BYO on the liquorice tea or whatever ..... lol ❣

Its much cheaper to live over there, and the lifestyle encourages a high level of community interaction and support. People "see" you in a way that gets a bit lost here. Maybe it still exist in the rural regions more so. I like to think so. It's what I think of as country hospitality. It's in the cities over there as much as in the country. Very warm-hearted people.

Way to go @Snuchu ❣

Just stick with it through all the ups and downs until you get there. We will be here for you 💜💗❤️

Hi @Snuchu,

That's awesome that you are going to start recording straight away. What ever way you choose to record your intake will help. Even if you get extra help with quitting later on, that will be a start to the process immediately, which can only be of benefit.

Yep, first week you just keep using green and count each and every time you use. Then the next week you start cutting back and keep cutting back after that, week by week. Try not to beat yourself up if you lapse, just get back on track with it and keep recording no matter what.

I never went to rehab. But, I did take three weeks away somewhere I couldn't access the green at the end of the process of cutting back. That was because I wasn't managing to give it away completely with the reduction method - but I did cut down enormously from where I started just using that technique.

After 20 years of use, the last 10 of those years very heavily, I was very psychologically dependent on green. But this has worked for me. Rehab could be a good idea for you too and could speed up the process. I find that the recording your intake thing helps with keeping a lid on any relapses though, which can sometimes happen when people get out of rehab.

Best wishes and hugs.

@Faith-and-Hope, Greece sounds awesome. I know what you mean about the lost community spirit in cities here. Everyone's rushing around from here to there so busy there just seem to be the time for it with lots of people. I agree about how nice it is to recover in the night and get some company here on the forum in these wee hours. Hope you have a lovely sleep when you get to it and tomorrow is a better day.

Thanks @Mazarita 😊

Might sign off now cos I'm getting sleepy ....

@plasmo might still be around.

G'night Maz, g'night @Snuchu

Καλή Νιχτα

(Kali Nikhta)

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@Faith-and-Hope, thanks! 🙂 Good night.

@Mazarita, I thought, why not... If I'm going to quit, might as well start trying. I forgot to ask, what if EVERY SINGLE friend of yours were smoking green too? I can't exactly cut them out, as I'm completely deaf and they're deaf as well, and finding deaf people are difficult.

Hey, plasmo, how are you?