Freedom's Wings

Day 19: Drug free!

Day 17 & 18: Still Clean!

Q1, Rehab was different than I expected, I wasnt able to stay the whole 28 days but I still learned a lot about addiction. The challenge now is applying what I learned to real world situations. Wish me luck, my friend. I have been in limbo lately,still trying to figure this whole thing out. Thx for checking on me! Day 17: Clean!

Hola, Day 16: Done & Done!

Hey Gang, Im back, checking in with 15 days clean. Day 15: check!

So....2morrow's the big day. Off to rehab I go. Just checking in. This has to work. I claim my victory.

You can do it.

Everyone! The outpouring of support warms my entire heart. You guys have been so good to me. Thank you for your words of wisdom, responses, and suggestions. Hell or high water, I will overcome this addiction and it means so much to know you're in my corner. Thanks again QA family. FW

Sorry to hear you're in such a low place. I, We, totally "get it." You are at home here. If you are interested there is a 30 day challenge thread that might be of some assistance getting through this first 30 days, then 60. Be Well!! FW

GDTRFB, keep rocking out!! You got this!

Topic: BACK SO SOON?? As the creator of this challenge, I would like to say it has served me well. It is a very helpful strategy that works. With that said, I am a bit embarrassed to admit this but I feel that It must be done. Since accepting my own challenge, I have fallen off of the wagon several times. Thus, this time around I have decided to go to inpatient rehab. Although, I haven't had any adderall within the last few weeks until today anyway, which I have not abused, as of April 17, 2014, I will be entering a 5 day detox followed by a 21 day inpatient rehab stay. After that I will be taking " The 30 Day Challenge!" on here once again. One of my main issues is that I was diagnosed by 3 doctors on 3 separate occasions with narcolepsy and without some kind of stimulant most times life feels just dreadful. I am exhausted all of the time, except at night for some odd reason. But even then I rarely have any motivation to do something constructive or remotely productive. Honestly, I didn't even receive this diagnoses until after my long stint on addy, so it begs me to wonder if a false positive for the illness is possible. I don't have sleeping spells, but I do have what I call the dazefaze ie. I fall into a state where I feel not tired but as if my actual brain is extremely exhausted and I must go to sleep immediately. And, I've also experienced the sleep paralysis associated with narcolepsy. In fact, the longest I've actually stayed off of addy was a few months and this "dazefaze" never got any better. Still, I wish to live a stimulant free lifestyle. So, yet again, I'm willing to endure the hell that is the withdrawal of addy, which shouldn't be bad since I haven't really taken much, but just to see if there truly is life after adderall. I would like to give myself at least 6 months to be free of addy, then take the sleep test again, and see if this issue improves at all. Oh boy! Anxiety and depression is a whole other animal but since I've been free from adderall these issues have calmed considerably and I believe it will continue to quell the more I am able to make better lifestyle decisions eg. taking yoga, meditating. So I wont touch on that much in this post. besides asking if anyone on here has some good tips, besides meds, for quieting depression and especially anxiety?? Please help! Well, I just wanted to give an update on my progress since having undertaken the challenges. Wish me luck and may you all be well on your journey back to a healthy, happy lifestyle. P.S. Look for me to retake "The 30 Day Challenge!" after my rehab stay, most likely the end of May or the beginning of June. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and that continues to support me on this journey. I can only hope that I may serve someone else as an inspiration as well. Til Next time, Be Well! -FW

I would just like to take a moment to congratulate everyone who has accepted "The 30 Challenge!" This is no easy feat. Sometimes just getting away from the drug for that first 30 days though is exactly what is needed to help push you through toward the ultimate goal line of living a healthy, happy, productive, and active lifestyle OFF of this wretched drug, or Baderall, as I read it called in another post. So, I just wanted to shoot some encouragement your way and say YOU CAN do it! Keep it simple and keep up the good work! -FW

It happens to the best. Keep striving.

I have been adhering to my pledges. Look for more pledges upcoming. Thanks for your support.

I am proud to have finished my first meditation and beginners yoga session this morning. I pledge to complete another session tomorrow morning. 3/26/14 Wish me luck!

Gdtrfb, Welcome! And yes this thread is very much alive. Welcome to the 30 day challenge! You can do it, I wish you much success. Give yourself some slack around this time, things will ease up, trust me.

I have not met this weeks workout pledge. Things have been a bit off this week. Next week Ill get em. So all bets for this week are off, but I am not discouraged.

Justin, Jon, Ashley, ZK, You have any upcomimg pledges??

I forgot all about my no sweets pledge for this week and bought candy. In my favor however I remembered half way through eating my snacks and gave the remaining goodies away to son.I am proud of myself, that wasnt easy to do. i felt myself making excuses Like its too late now you're already eating them. But I was able to stop myself and give them away. Go me!

Update: pledge complete! I have actually exercised five out of five days this week. Go me! Since I did so well with this weeks pledge of two workouts, I believe this upcoming week I will shoot for three and also pledge not to buy any fast food or extra sweets. 3/2/14- 3/9/14

Jon, How are you doing?? You haven't pledged lately. . Is everything going ok??

Hey there spxd, Rooting for you! Welcome aboard!

I Got in my first exercise of the week. I was supposed to do two. I will continue pledging until I meet my goals. This upcoming week I will exercise twice. 2/23/14- Sunday

I was unable to complete this weeks pledge, I had a very hectic week. I plan to follow up next week by completing at least 2 workouts . 2/15/2014-$aturday.

IM so proud of everyone on this thread. Kudos, pat yourself on the back.