Author: tearj3rker
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:27 pm
| Golden1 wrote: |
| Read the posts of some of the people on here who are suboxone-free today. Do what they did. It’s worth the effort. Clean is better. And clean is not some state of mind. Clean is living drug-free. |
I think he was saying that because he jumped off a high dose, the residual withdrawal and PAWS made life so hard that being on Sub seemed much easier.
And I kinda agree that living without any Sub or maintenance is much more challenging, especially early on, than living on Sub. But it’s also much more rewarding, for the reasons you mention. Seems the opening poster caved before he had a chance to experience the rewards.
I also think it’s important that people take responsibility for their relapse. A lot of people come on here and say that they couldn’t take the PAWS, it was too much to bear, it was too hard. Early recovery, especially for those who’ve had a high level of dependence, can be extremely difficult. That alone is not a valid excuse for relapse though. In order to grow from a relapse, and figure out what one can do better next time, requires figuring out where one went wrong. And that can only come by taking responsibility for one’s mistake.