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  6. Frustrated at lack of productivity

    in General Discussion

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    On 1/31/2017 at 0:14 AM, Trinity said:

    I'm hoping someone will tell me that this is normal, and that it's what happens right before you actually get up off your behind and start living life to its fullest.  Please tell me that this isn't what I've become forever.

    That sounds similar to my experience. I was elated after getting one year. Then I felt like I backslid and couldn't get off my tush for a few months.

    "Start before you're ready" is some of the best advice I've gotten since getting clean. It's the opposite of how we're wired/grew accustomed to doing things on Adderall.

    All I can say is keep going. It wasn't a straight line for me from there, but there was significant improvement in my second year. 

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  7. Hopeful I am Not Hopeless

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    AD,

    My God I can relate. You are not alone on here, which I'm glad to see you've discovered.

    I'm not big on giving advice - I find it far more effective to share things I have direct experience with. However, in this case I'm going to go out on a limb and say I think you should tell your parents. As someone in recovery who is active in AA, I can almost guarantee you their response will not be judgmental. They're your parents. They love you, and if they're connected to "the program" they will either be able to help you or know someone(s) who can. Plenty of people in AA have drug problems (even Adderall). Having said that, unsolicited advice is worth what you paid for it!

    On 1/26/2017 at 5:00 AM, Adderolling Downhill said:

    I am hopeful I am not hopeless and I can become "who I used to be" but the sad part is that I was so young and it was so long ago when this started I don't really know who I used to be.

    This is the most exciting part of getting off Adderall. I had high hopes that I'd get back to "who I used to be," but learned over time that I had to let that admittedly romanticized version of things go and accept that getting clean was priority #1. By focusing on doing the next right thing, putting one foot in front of the other, I learned to trust that things would work out in the end.

    I did whatever I had to do to stay clean for a year. And then two. And now, trying to live a useful, healthy life, new possibilities have opened up that I couldn't have imagined. My priorities are different than when I was using Adderall, but I'm thrilled with that. It doesn't mean I've had to lower my personal or professional standards. Part of that is also becoming an adult. Those of us who started using young and get clean in our 20's all of the sudden get some time under our belt, and realize "holy shit, I'm not a kid any more...I have to take care of myself and be responsible for my life!"

    Wishing you the best,

    H-C

     

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  8. I Quit My Job

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    It gets SO much better. No bullshit. 

    There have been several stops along the way where I felt hopeless. Just beyond those points, incredible growth was waiting. 

    The first year sucks. No getting around that. The second year sucks less. And so on. It's a process. I'm coming up on four years completely clean and sober, and am loving life, including my job. 

    Keep after it, one day at a time. 

     

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  18. 6 Month Update.

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    Congratulations, Danquit!

     

    Six months is a huge achievement, and it sounds like you've got the right perspective going forward. Keep doing what you're doing...moving forward through fear and discomfort...one day at a time.

     

    Your new life has just begun!

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  22. When did you feel ready to get your weight under control?

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    My fitness has come back in fits and starts since getting clean.

    Having said that, I fully endorse what duffman said. It's what people I know who are in shape say, and at 3.5 years, I'm still waiting for that spark to show up out of nowhere that compels me to go to the gym every day and eat right with the same enthusiasm I approached scheduling tasks my first year on Adderall.

    When I'm eating well and working out (and sleeping regularly), I'm more likely to continue eating well and working out. Like most habits, just gotta push through that initial period, and plan for relapse/build resilience i.e. instead of "Oh no I missed two workouts so I might as well 'Netflix and chill' aka rage eat Dominos by myself watching some show I've seen 12 times and never work out again," fight through the discomfort and get back on the horse ASAP.

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