JustinW

Congrats on 13 months! and thanks for the update.

I just realized that this will be my first Christmas without Adderall! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cHkFVDFq_U

Have you tried closing your eyes and deep breathing to get yourself focused? It works for me every now and then. I will definitely keep you in my prayers.

Congratulations Cassie, thank you for sticking around to give so much back to this community! You give us all hope.

Setting up for success is trapping yourself into doing the work required to be successful.

Yep, it made me tolerate a job that I hate for the 3 years that I took it. Now at 10 months clean I am headed back to school so I can make that next step in my career (hopefully I will graduate before it is too late).

Day 4 - Funions rule! Day 7 - So do curves!

You're being way to hard on yourself! Quit it because it will only put you in a shame spiral and that won't help. You will always be welcome here for the real you and there is no one here that you need to impress. We are all a mess; everyone is.

Congratulations to all three of you for your continued progress and to you especially LL on your ability to resist temptation!

Good for you in your decision to quit! Learning how to be a productive worker again is a difficult process. I had this article printed out and posted in my office for about 6 mos. http://quittingadderall.com/regenerative-breaking-how-to-slack-off-productively/ Maybe it will help you too?

We won't give up on you!

and my one word update - "Neurotic"

We all start out with 2 buckets, an empty one called experience and a full one called luck. The goal is to fill up the empty one before we empty the full one.

You are now past the halfway point, keep barreling through; you got this!

Excellent list, keep it handy for your quit

Welcome aboard, quitting isn't easy but it is totally within your grasp. Lean on us as much as you want!

jealous

Thank you Jon, I have added your possible outcomes to the list and added question #4 to the list. Excellent work! I hadn't considered that being a learner was a way to help other people; some individuals do find encouragement when they teach others.

Still

This topic is to present my concept for a new challenge to the community. I believe that the "I Pledge Concept" is solid and I have no desire to detract from that process. Please feel free to critique any of the questions or outcomes; and feel free to say that you think it is a stupid idea too. It won't hurt my feelings any. So, the challenge is to ask yourself 5 questions and then complete a series of tasks to answer those questions. I believe that this is a good method because the thought of some of the required tasks scares me. My suggested method of development is to come up with each question and make a list of possible outcomes for each question. We can then use the list of outcomes to develop tasks that will help the challenger come to an answer. The goal - Adderall use damaged our relationships with ourselves and others and this challenge may be a way to regain some lost ground. I will update this list as often as feedback is recieved. If nobody is interested, the thread will die and that's ok too. Question #1: What motivates you? Outcomes: -money -prestige -affection -food -shelter -adventure -pressure (added 12/10) Question #2: What is your hobby type? Outcomes: -builder -restorer -designer -artist -outdoors person -sports person -thinker -tinkerer -learner -teacher (added 12/10) -reader (added 12/10) Question #3: What is your preferred method of helping others? Outcomes: -financier -hospitality -listener -worker -educator -learner (added 12/10) Question #4: What is your exercise type? (added 12/10) Outcomes: -hiking -isometrics -calesthenics -yoga -weight lifting Question #5: ??? So, that's it. I look forward to peoples' feedback.

Stupidity - I know better than to drink on a worknight, even in moderation it's a mistake

My suggestion would be to stay at your mom's until you can handle being around your dad's pills and dysfunction. Quitting is hard enough, why make it more difficult? Focus on getting better first; then maybe you will be able to have a meaningful dialogue with your dad and help him realize what he needs to change in his life.

I will start a thread tomorrow when I have a clearer head regarding my concept. I don't want to detract from the I Pledge conversation or the 60 Day Challenge thread.

Pissy - I'm uber crabby and don't want to do anything but I have to scrounge up lunch for the minions and try to put up the Christmas tree and get to WalMart and snow blow the driveway and go to a Christmas party.

I forgot to say that it should be quantifiable.