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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.First of all - way to go. I don’t care what you say, that’s a hell of an accomplishment. I went through a phase in roughly 2012-2014 where I had what I guess I would describe now as depression. Without diving too deeply into it, I was having a rough go of it. Broke up with my girlfriend at the time and I was working 40-50 hours a week in a job that topped out around $40k while going through my MBA. The stress during that time was so bad that I was having either fainting spells or seizures (they never got diagnosed but the onset - intense feelings of deja vu coupled with completely losing consciousness to the point where my dog would lick my face until I came to - is what I have read about seizures). Anyway, to cope, I took up drinking every night of the week and heavily binge drinking from day to the early hours of dawn on the weekends. I just had a friend that went through his own bad break up so it was easy. My two drugs of choice were blow and Molly. The yay, in particular, was easy because my dealer used to deliver it. He sold $50 Gs, which was the typical stepped on ****, and $80 Gs which were solid rock. I used to buy the $80 variety. Face would go numb and you would gag off one little bump of it. At the end of the bag, I would usually pop a Xanax (or snort that too) and go to bed for a few hours before getting back after it again. I thought I was happy at the time but, looking back, it was the saddest time of my life.
Anyway, what you say is true. I was never a “true addict” considering what you described yourself as being. I didn’t do it during the week (for the most part), but I was HEAVILY into that and Molly on the weekends. You have to decide to change for yourself. Since then, I’ve only done one line maybe two years ago at a party and hated it. I still drink but my days of drinking all day and night are over. Sadly, I have friends that are still into it and have increased their consumption to include week nights. I still go out to the bar with them at night on the weekends here and there but end up leaving when they want to go back to their house and buy a bag. I’ve made my peace with the fact that they’re probably never going to get over it and will probably be dead long before me and my other friends that put that habit away will.
Anyway, congrats on your sobriety, man. That’s a hell of a story.
EDIT: Heh, a couple of years ago shortly after I kicked the habits, I visited a new dentist and he said he saw evidence of “heavy grinding.” He asked if I grind my teeth at night in my sleep and I said, “uhhh yeah... something like that.”
I can’t really point to a single one. More like an accumulation over time. If I had to pick, I would say meeting my now fiancée would have probably been it. I ultimately ended up decreasing my work hours at first and then graduating really helped take a lot off my plate. Plus, as you read, I wasn’t really making a whole lot of money at the time so spending that much on vices wasn’t a long term solution. But, again, I was never really an “addict” in the sense that @Joker was. I was merely trying to self-medicate my way out of what I now recognize as depression.Kon — thanks for that story as well. Was there a single turning point when you turned it around? Was it hard once you had decided to? If you don’t mind me asking.
On the other hand, one must never remain silent. To be silent is to be complicit, or to endorse. I try to avoid inciting, or cause conflict, but I will never shy away from pointing out the truth.
When you debate with someone, there is always someone listening and you never know whose minds you will change, even if it's not the person you're debating with.
He just posted on his twitter (link below) that he's stepping away from football. Doesn't look like he was hacked. Really sad to see, the poor guy must be fighting so many demons
https://twitter.com/JOSH_GORDONXII/status/1075759466065338368
It's more than weed broWhat demons? A substance that is legal in several states and has been smoked for thousands of years, probably to a time before written history?
I really don't understand the fuss with him. It's not like he's a Johnny Manziel, Mike Vick, Joe Mixon, Adrian Peterson, or what have you.
I don't know if it will help in her case, but for me the best relief from back problems with a physical therapist. I've been to a few, but only one of them was helpful.Thanks we are looking into that now. Currently she is off the oxy's and on methadone. Its doing its job about the withdrawal, but little for her persistent back pain. I've read where methadone can be used for pain, but it is very hard to find a doctor that will prescribe it, Its like a catch 22. Her pain doctors think she should try it, but they can't prescribe it, and her primary care doctor won't....at least not at this timed, since she so recently started on the methadone. It is a mess.
Did either you or Deus similarly chastise the post to which he replied? Or are you not applying the same standard to everyone?
Tread lightly down that slippery slope, Ken. As someone who was prescribed a small dose of Methadone for disk herniations, I can tell you that it’s nearly impossible to get off of after a certain amount of time. I literally spent about 18 months shaving little bits and pieces off with a pill splitter in an attempt to allow my body to keep getting used to the lesser amount. I would wean down in some form every 4-6 weeks, but Methadone has a long half life and patients often don’t even start to see the true negative effects until a week or even a couple of weeks in. Due to that fact, one needs to continually drag themselves through a long and tedious period of being “strung out,” since you cannot just go through a normal withdrawal like you can with more popular, “regular,” shorter-acting pain pills like Percocet, Vicodin, and even Morphine.Thanks we are looking into that now. Currently she is off the oxy's and on methadone. Its doing its job about the withdrawal, but little for her persistent back pain. I've read where methadone can be used for pain, but it is very hard to find a doctor that will prescribe it, Its like a catch 22. Her pain doctors think she should try it, but they can't prescribe it, and her primary care doctor won't....at least not at this timed, since she so recently started on the methadone. It is a mess.
Will Josh Gordon be back for the 2019 season????
Lmaooo I heard that last year and in 2017, too. He’s still here.Except this time it's not a voter issue. He's not going to finish out this year, never mind get to 2020.
Lmaooo I heard that last year and in 2017, too. He’s still here.
Way to totally and completely miss my point (and simultaneously prove me 100% right). Try re-reading my post.
Except now the House of Representatives is no longer in the GOP's hands, and you're going to be seeing investigations, subpoenas, hearings, the likes you've never seen before. That buffer zone he had, is gone now. The Senate is the last wall of defense for him and I expect them to cave in under tremendous pressure.
Whether I agree or disagree with everything you state here, this isn't the place for it. Specifically NOT the place.
ps. Yeah, there are some folks here who will call out political posts on one side of the argument only, and ignore glaring politics in posts with which they agree.
ps. Yeah, there are some folks here who will call out political posts on one side of the argument only, and ignore glaring politics in posts with which they agree.