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Posted by crittercuddler on December 31, 2008, at 18:28:23
I have decided that it is in my best interest to abstain from any support sites related to benzodiazepines, anti-depressants, or tinnitus for 2 months. This commitment also extends to talking about these subjects via emails as well. If I have been corresponding with you through email please remember that my sudden disappearance has nothing to do with you! And furthermore I apologize that we must stop communication abruptly. Please know though that this lapse of communication will not be forever.
I have made this commitment to myself because I have come to realize that I am using sites of this nature to neutralize obsessions that I am having regarding the above subjects. I have also come to believe that this behavior is hindering me instead of helping me.
Please know that my decision to abstain from using this site for 2 months is not the result of anything that a member here did or did not do or that a member has said. In fact, I have found the support of members at this site to be wonderful and am very thankful for the contact I have had with all individuals here.
You can assist me in this commitment by reminding me of it should I falter and post something. You may also assist me by not encouraging me with any replies if I should falter and post something.
I hope that everyone here will support me in my desire. Don't forget about me though! I don't plan on never posting again, but for now I am going to abstain for 2 months.
Maybe I will return with good news. :)
Sincerely,
- michelle <3
Posted by Glydin 3.9 on January 1, 2009, at 10:28:48
In reply to Taking a break for a bit., posted by crittercuddler on December 31, 2008, at 18:28:23
The age of information and connections within the timing of a click is a double edged sword.
I went through a time of overimmersion in resources, other's findings, opinions, agendas....etc. Allowing that without utilizing my own critical thinking kept me in sickness as opposed to working toward wellness. Wellness takes different paths for every individual. The inability to be objective about the information I was drowning in was a BIG stumbling block. Trying to achieve convictions when one doesn't know which way to believe and the info to which one is exposed can be polar opposite from day to day is, at the very least, very difficult.
Two of the best pieces of information I ever received were:
1) Silence the critical influences which say getting well and having a better life isn't possible.
2) If one chooses a chemical path - these meds work best when one uses them, essentially forgets them and gets about the business of working toward getting well as opposed to staying sick.
Sappy and pollyannaesque perhaps but I've been in recovery for almost four years. I do not expect a response back. My "take" is not popular but I do hope you think a bit about what I've posted to you.
I wish you well.
Posted by Phillipa on January 1, 2009, at 12:30:45
In reply to Re: Taking a break for a bit. » crittercuddler, posted by Glydin 3.9 on January 1, 2009, at 10:28:48
Why do you say your take isn't popular. I feel most come here looking for answers yes it is complicated but when failures do occurr you can tend to lose faith. I know that is what happened to me. I do still look for that missing link daily. Phillipa
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