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The Morning After a Vivid Nightmare While Titrating

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 ~ littlebitterpillblog ~ Leave a comment

It came to a head last night: my first vivid nightmare in over 6 months. I shot awake with tears down my cheeks (I rarely cry). Luckily it wasn't a full blown terror.

Switching Sorry to Thank You.

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 ~ littlebitterpillblog ~ Leave a comment

Growing up, it was beaten into me that it was always my fault. Always. That mindset still follows me. At its worst point, people would glance my way and automatically I believed I did something wrong, and a pathetic sorry would fall out of my mouth.

Getting Through May Two-Four When You’re (Getting) Sober.

May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 ~ littlebitterpillblog ~ Leave a comment

The meaning changes from province to province, but I believe I can say with confidence that any holiday that involves a possible four (or more) day weekend, it's defined as a two-four weekend.

F***! I Screwed up my Titration Schedule!

April 4, 2018April 3, 2018 ~ littlebitterpillblog ~ 1 Comment

Something will always go wrong. Particularly since this titration off the bezos takes such a long time, I'm expecting more than one screw up to happen.

3 Difficult Addiction Questions I had to Answer For Myself.

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 ~ littlebitterpillblog ~ Leave a comment

A lot of people have their own opinions on the matter, and sometimes you learn the hard way that you really don't have their support. Knowing where you stand can help you hold convictions on those harder days.

Rat Park – The Oversimplification of Addiction

February 21, 2018February 20, 2018 ~ littlebitterpillblog ~ Leave a comment

I agree that healthy support is a determining factor with recovery, and the main message of being more supportive with those dealing with addiction is helpful. Programs that encourage healthy behavioral change instead of penalization needs to be screamed from the rooftops. Ready for the but?

Addict vs. Dependent

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 ~ littlebitterpillblog ~ 1 Comment

Later in life, I took too many because I wanted to escape, and it was such an easy escape. No one monitors benzos, they're not in the pink pad.

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