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LadyShadow · Jul 27, 2024, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

Some good progress is:

Possible trigger:

I haven't smoked weed in a month, it was making me unstable

So I'm happy about that, I've been tempted to use it multiple times, but my psychiatrist is right, it was a smart decision to stop. I was only doing it for a couple months but it destabilized me very fast. Now I'm happy to enjoy life without chasing highs that are detrimental to my mental health. I honestly feel better without it. I don't have a problem with it or people that use it, I just feel that it doesn't mix well with me being bipolar, it's likely to send me into an episode and it is NOT worth it

Congratulations @Blue_Bird on your 30 days! It is a really big deal to not use anything for a month. I don't know how you feel about meetings at all, but have you considered going to get a 30-day key tag? I don't want to suggest you're an addict or anything or force you into a meeting, but it might be a nice accomplishment you might want to celebrate. I applaud you so much for making the decision to keep that out of your life because you are trying to stay stable and continue taking care of your mental health.

Being sober has been the biggest part of my bipolar success story. YES, I do get crazy, manicky, irritated, angry and a whole host of emotions, but I FEEL now and express real emotion and am able to work through them.

Congratulations again on your sobriety and I wish you continued good, stable mental health.

Thanks everybody again for liking my pictures, I really had a good time, it was so nice to treat myself.