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I hate that my beloved M can’t write often. That I have yet to see him in person, (I’m going the 18th of this month finally). That I have to drive nine hours to see him. That we’ll only be allowed one brief hug and kiss on arrival and departure and have to sit across a table not touching during our visit.
The finalised programme of the Recovery Academy conference on Friday 24th September, kicking off the recovery weekend is now available, along with the official booking form. It’s shaping up to be an absolutely superb event, with some wonderful speakers and first-class workshops.
I’m often asked this question. This is my take on it. What’s your experience?
Some of you may have noticed an absence of the weekly round up. Some of you may not. I have. Unsurprisingly. The positive side is that I no longer have notebooks full of esoteric diagrams as I attempt to link up the widely disparate. Makes the coalition look like a walk in the park I can tell you.
Please see a brilliant newsletter bringing you the latest from the Glasgow Big Weekend. For more information you can visit the SDRC website, check out the UK Recovery Walk page on Wired In or the Wired In Forum, go to the Big Welcome web page and peruse the Recovery Academy website for details of the Conference on the 24th.
So, today is Day 8 of my detox and now I’m wondering why I worried so much. All the hard work on my Fast Meth Reduction totally prepared me for this. Yes I had mild daily withdrawals during the reduction but kept busy and battled thru it.
It’s mad when I think about how before I wasn’t bothered about what people thought or how they took me or judged me. Now I’m always conscious where I am and of how I put myself across. Also how I look. Not that I’m vain in any way. I think it’s me getting older and wiser. Or maybe not!
Today I got a reminder of how much people in active addiction hate questions. Not just personal questions (I’m sure many people who have never experienced addiction find personal questions intrusive), but everyday, trivial questions.
Spending more time alone smoking dope, Mark begins to live more and more in his own head, reality becoming more intolerable to him. Deep inside he is getting problems. Instead of learning to cope, he is learning to get through life by getting high or getting angry.
Hey. Last time I wrote a quick “everything’s OK blog”, I ended up in hospital with that infected injection site. Monday is the day after my injection. I’ve got the usual headache and fatigue. Got my wound changed this morning (ouch) and I’m finished with the antibiotics etc. That’s it really.
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