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Originally Posted by whatever2013
I talked to my doctor and we agreed to keep it to 5mg Valium for a while, perhaps months, until COVID calms down up here. He said it would be a shame to go back up to full-strength after all the hard work i've done. He says my two days of indulgence in benzos will not have damaged the withdrawal work i have done. I was still functioning okay at 5mg Valium so i have hope but if i get all rage-y again, i'll go up further. I can't stand the rage and no one else can either!
Still loving my bald head. I used my clippers and did a good job, but not perfect, it will take some practice with them and wearing glasses is also an obstacle. I'm having fun tho!
I had my general support group today and it was just okay. I hate it when people are coy and refuse to give specifics and talk in such generalities the discussion is not meaningful. One guy broke down and gave an example, so it was better after that.
I'll look into the "concurrent disorders" support group for my support group as i think it would help in my (paused) benzo taper to hear from other recovering addicts. "Concurrent" means a mental illness + an addiction.
Hope everyone is doing as best as can be expected. I care about you all and am reading all the posts in this thread but not functioning well enough to respond to each of you, so just know you have my best wishes in all your struggles!
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You sure are a character aren’t you. Please don’t be rude and nasty to retail workers. They get enough hell already. A lot are essential workers and have no choice but to work there. They are putting their lives at risk to serve you. You also have no idea what someone is going through. Being screamed at by a customer can really mess an employee up mentally. I know firsthand.