My husband is trying to get clean for the 2nd time now. The first time he tried cold turkey. It didn't work out. This time he used medication to help wean him off of it. And so far he is doing great. He is officially one week clean! Might not seem long to some people but for someone who has experienced this life it's GREAT! I am very proud of his mind set, he done this all on his own. I can tell that he is ready and focused. My worry is that the pills he was using is coming from his job. Everyone that he works with abuses them. Which means he is around them all day every day and I'm scared to death he might break in and do it again. There is no other job that he can accept at the moment bc he makes very good money and he has been there for a long time to work his way up to where he is at. I'm sharing this so that I can get prayers for him. Please pray that my husband will beat addiction. Prayers for strength and prayers that he keeps this positive mind set! I love him and I want him to be happy and healthy.
@mother.of.angels has ur husband tried cannabis oil? that is suppose 2 help with all kinds of things. opioid addiction is 1 of them
As a former addict, I know the struggle. It's easier when u eliminate the bad people around u and surround yourself with only good. I started going to church & spent as much time with my church family as possible. If I ever had a temptation I'd pray and start praising God for his deliverance in my life. It helped.
That sounds great. It does sound like he’s really trying and is ready to change . I wish the best for him.
He has been planning dates for us every weekend so that he has something to look foward to. And so that he can keep busy. We went to a drive in movie, we went to get Ice cream, we hiked around a local lake, and this weekend were going to the mountains or the beach.
@crai so far his will power has been very strong bc he just flat out said he is done with it and he don't want it anymore. He got tired of spending all of his hard earned money and having nothing to show for it.
@mother.of.angels, I didn’t mean you in particular . I was just saying I’ve been there and I know if you try to force someone it’s a waste of time
@awmak. I have never tried pushing him. He is doing this all on his own. But thanks for the advice.
Congrats for you and your husband!!! A week is huge. The first steps I’m sure are the hardest. I’m hoping he comes out on top and victorious
As long as his always has a good support system around him he can do it. Addiction is hard, it consumes a person. Especially if their is enablers all around him. But the fact that he is trying is enough, 48 hours sober is awesome, let alone a week. Just tell him, one more week, one more week. Before you know it, it will be a month sober and than year, and then 5 years.
@lydia09876,by the way you go girl💪🏼 . Praying hard for him, and your family ❤️❤️
You're definitely are a good support system I believe in yall #HeGotThis 🤞😘😍
He will get clean if he wants to. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. I kept pushing my ex to get clean and he never did and still to this day isn’t. He just got better at hiding it. One week is a start though. My husband went to rehab when he was 18 and has been clean since. It’s been 10 years for him. You have to want to be clean and want to change.
Prayers for him and your family.
@crai he is a very private person. But he does have a big supportive family. Also his dad works with him to help give him the support he needs at work. I did try to talk with him about getting a new job but he refuses bc he don't want to start over. He worked hard to get where he is at.
When I was 18 I was like that just eliminated the wrong people and kept the good in go to church and prayed it’s been 17 years
Yesterday I went out with my boyfriend went to watch a movie, me and him don't live together yet. but point is yesterday when he was dropping me off his like sleep over at my house witch the mom and dad lives. I said no,
his response was why is everyone deciding or making choices for you and their going to do the same with the baby, when I know that's not true. what he thinks is that my mom tells me not to sleep over. So he left all mad. and I felt in my heart that he went on and cheated on me...
need suggestions....
So at work we have a drink thief. Any time we put a drink in the fridge it disappears. I swear I know who it is. So far he's taken drinks from everyone that works in the office, we even put a sign to not take anything you didn't pay for and wrote our names on the drinks. The person I think is taking them works out of the office so we never get to see who is drinking them.
Trigger. Lost baby
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Religion Conspiracy/Theory
**This is not to bash peoples religion and beliefs but to talk about our own theories and ideas** I would like to discuss a certain topic that came to mind after talking to my SO. I know some of you ladies like a good conspiracy talk so i would like to have a good discussion and hear thoughts of others. So back story my SO friends got very offended when he mentioned not believing in god or religion and it got me thinking. Is religion a failing form of goverment cont...
that's so awesome I'm happy for you. My fiance is a gambling addict. Addiction is a very horrible illness.