Popular Post Motivation_Follows_Action Posted January 14, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Ok so this is a bit geeky. No, it's really geeky and a bit art-therapy-ish, so forgive me and if you think it's bullshit I understand. I've been reading a lot about people's journeys in the recovery path. There are so many aspects to it -- mental, physical, psychological, social. And everyone's journey is similar but different at the same time. I love reading about people's journeys, especially those who fight through the shitty days and shout from the rooftops on the good days. So I decided to apply a little technique I learned once from someone I used to work with. Just to put on one piece of paper kind of what the journey has looked like for me. I created a simple chart with 3 lines (below) to show how things have gone over the first few months. BLACK LINE: to represent my mood (motivation, sense of humor, give-a-shit meter); RED LINE: to represent my perceived mental function (reasoning skills, logic, task completion, concentration & focus, memory) GREEN LINE: social function (interest/enjoyment in social activities, confidence, empathy) So as you can see, it's been a wobbly path and not altogether reasonable - just like we hear recovery is supposed to be. In particular, for me, my mental faculties have taken a LOT longer to restore themselves than I would like. But if you look at the progress over time, there is an upward trajectory. I'm sure there is science to all this, but this is my geeky attempt to visualize the internal stuff. I hope it is helpful and wanted to share it here in case anyone would find it helpful. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_Chaos Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I love this! In fact I've been looking for some kind of measure to chart the recovery process but not sure what... All I know is I need something concrete to show my addicted brain that this is not as bad as the addict tells me it is --it's not the worst thing in the world and it's certainly nowhere near the shitstorm as chasing the high 24/7. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FALCON Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Motivation_Follows_Action What ever works do it jest stay off the shit when you feel the erg to use think about how you felt right before you quit using adderall and how adderall fucked up your life it will bring you back on track fast . Keep your chart posted it jest may help someone out in there own recovery Sincerely yours FALCON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krax Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 So am I reading this right, it looks like your mood and mental function increased dramatically between the 2nd and 3rd month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motivation_Follows_Action Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Absofuckinglutely Krax! I'd say just in the last week to 10 days there has been like daily improvements. I'm getting my memory back, even!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krax Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 That's awesome I hope I have a similar pattern, I just finished month 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey D Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Love the chart. Thats very similar to how I felt last time I quit. It took me 3 months to be able to feel like myself, and to have enough motivation to get some simple things done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LILTEX41 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 What a positive message! Love to see all the improvement taking place now that you're clean. Awesomeness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calo Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Yay!! That is some news I can use! Being sleepy sucks. I got the giggles today. It seems retarded but I was just stoked for that. Soooo moving isn't as much of a problem now for you? That ones pretty hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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