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Unusual night at RAFT. I thought it would be quiet after the College but it’s really not. And there is a strange buzz in the air, maybe it’s the after effects of earlier on, who knows? All I know is its real and the only difference today from any other day is that the Recovery College is now up and running.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
In connection with a piece of work I’m doing at the moment I’d be really interested to know what Wired In users think about charities partnering with the alcohol industry, whether through sponsorships, partnerships or accepting funding.
It was emotional watching Ed Mitchell’s documentary about his alcohol issues. It was also great to meet Jackie, and having her to listen to my experiences as well as sharing her’s.
On March 13th I went to a lecture by professor David Nutt, where he was going to be talking about the possible therapeutic use of MDMA (ecstasy). MDMA is currently a class A drug but does it deserve it’s classification? How harmful is MDMA? Where does it come from and what are the risks of taking it?
Brilliant! There’s a word to describe it. First day of the college and I’ve never felt this excited about a recovery event since the first day of RAFT. Was really good to see the people that turned up and I felt a whole heap of positive waves overcoming me in that cafe in the Adelphi this morning.
I ended up in hospital about nine times with seizures, but was reticent to take more benzos as I didn’t want to go through the withdrawal again. I was worried that I would feel like that forever, but after about eight months it seemed that the worst of the withdrawals was over.
I’m going to start a structured day programme as of Monday. I’m so happy. They have sorted money for child care for me and have had to work hard to bend it so I can go. I’m so grateful. Just because I now don’t use heroin doesn’t mean I’m cured. I’ll let you know how Monday and next week go, but I just want to say if you know you are struggling push for help. Just keep asking.
We must examine the hopelessness that exists in our society from top to bottom, that presents drinking as an alternative to living, and that has raised drunkenness to the level of a virtue. We must also examine the narcissism and ego fuelled self absorption that we have now all been forced to recognise as legitimate behaviour, and which results in immense personal and social harm.
I got clean 3 years ago but every 7 months or so I hit a relapse for about a month or two, and then abstain for 7 months again. It’s doing my head in ‘cos my life turns to crap during my relapse and then I need to spend ages putting it back together again, making up with family etc.
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