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There is so much to do in rehab, until there is nothing.

You will be woken up early, at least initially, for your 6:00 AM dosage of your Serax taper. You will take your Serax taper several times a day, at least for the first 4-5 days. The Serax taper will prevent you dying.

The RA will come into your room, wake you up, and you will walk to the nurse's station, where you will take the Serax and several other pills.

You should be polite and charming to the African woman providing your medication.

She has the power to give you snacks.

This is a good opportunity to grab a cup of coffee from the lounge area.

Coffee runs out quick, so the early bird gets the worm.

After you have acquired your coffee, the best thing you can do is go to the gym while it is still pretty empty.

The Gym at this hour is occupied only by the older Alcoholics and Drug Addicts.

They come from a demographic that does not hog the weights. They tend to use the elipticals, or the treadmills at a low speed.

Once you have gotten a decent pump on at the gym, you will have a chance to engage in your first "Fresh Air" of the day.

The inner atrium of the rehabilitation center is right next to the gym, between you and your way to breakfast. This is where we get Fresh Air.

Fresh Air is overseen by an RA. The RA is obligated to have a lighter on them. The RA will scan you and give you their lighter so you can smoke a cigarette.

This is Fresh Air.

Afterwards, you can continue on to breakfast, and you should.

Because you will be hungrier than you can possibly imagine. After quitting drinking, I found myself absolutely ravenous.

Three plates at least per meal. The biscuits were actually good. The eggs were powdered and the only breakfast meats we got were ham and turkey bacon.

God blessed us when we got Sausage Gravy.

Afterwards, it would be around 8:30 AM, and there was optional Morning Commitment, which I often enjoyed.

Those who wished to attend would show up, the "President" and "Vice-President" of the floor would chair the meeting, and it was mostly a reading of certain AA prayers, and a check-in, with us expected to list our goals and gratitude's of the day we were looking forward to.

I always liked morning commitment, because it was only attended by the people who were serious about rehab and recovery.

The True Believers.

I don't count myself among them.

And this brings us to our First Group of the Day.

There is so much to do in rehab, until there is nothing. You will be woken up early, at least initially, for your 6:00 AM dosage of your Serax taper. You will take your Serax taper several times a day, at least for the first 4-5 days. The Serax taper will prevent you dying. The RA will come into your room, wake you up, and you will walk to the nurse's station, where you will take the Serax and several other pills. You should be polite and charming to the African woman providing your medication. She has the power to give you snacks. This is a good opportunity to grab a cup of coffee from the lounge area. Coffee runs out quick, so the early bird gets the worm. After you have acquired your coffee, the best thing you can do is go to the gym while it is still pretty empty. The Gym at this hour is occupied only by the older Alcoholics and Drug Addicts. They come from a demographic that does not hog the weights. They tend to use the elipticals, or the treadmills at a low speed. Once you have gotten a decent pump on at the gym, you will have a chance to engage in your first "Fresh Air" of the day. The inner atrium of the rehabilitation center is right next to the gym, between you and your way to breakfast. This is where we get Fresh Air. Fresh Air is overseen by an RA. The RA is obligated to have a lighter on them. The RA will scan you and give you their lighter so you can smoke a cigarette. This is Fresh Air. Afterwards, you can continue on to breakfast, and you should. Because you will be hungrier than you can possibly imagine. After quitting drinking, I found myself absolutely ravenous. Three plates at least per meal. The biscuits were actually good. The eggs were powdered and the only breakfast meats we got were ham and turkey bacon. God blessed us when we got Sausage Gravy. Afterwards, it would be around 8:30 AM, and there was optional Morning Commitment, which I often enjoyed. Those who wished to attend would show up, the "President" and "Vice-President" of the floor would chair the meeting, and it was mostly a reading of certain AA prayers, and a check-in, with us expected to list our goals and gratitude's of the day we were looking forward to. I always liked morning commitment, because it was only attended by the people who were serious about rehab and recovery. The True Believers. I don't count myself among them. And this brings us to our First Group of the Day.

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[–] • 2 pts

Thanks for the well-wishes, but I do not want to lie to you and tell you that sobriety is something that is worthwhile or worth pursuing at all.

There is an awful lot of really bad shit in the universe I'd rather not be aware of.

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Been there. I spent almost 10-years in a drug-addled daze - speed was my thing - there are black holes where years used to be that a still cannot recall, now 12 years sober.

Did the reefer thing; did the black-out booze thing, did it all and the only common denominator - everything around me was still there, time kept ticking whether I was aware of it or not.

Decided it was about me and mine, doing what was best relative to the things I could control, ultimately my happiness is a large part of that.

Individual miles may vary of course, and the decisions we make in this life are ours. Im celebrating you l, like it or not haha!

Sainte Mhaith

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Did the reefer thing; did the black-out booze thing, did it all and the only common denominator - everything around me was still there, time kept ticking whether I was aware of it or not.

I keep on seeing this, and it makes so much sense.

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

>There is an awful lot of really bad shit in the universe I'd rather not be aware of.

One begets the other and the other begets the one. You know full well that the universe is a harsh and bitter bitch when your puking your guts out. She's still the same when you're on top of the world and in command.