http://www.reconstructingrick.com Addicts trying to recover Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:20:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This post is for a very close friend but I hope it can help others. Three stories. One message.   STORY ONE: Brian got married this year and he moved his new bride to Chicago to be close to her family. He grew up in Los Angeles and his parents still live there. ... http://www.reconstructingrick.com/just-for-today/you-are-home-clean-time-6-mths-and-17-days/ I'm Rick and I'm an addict.   I think every boy who had a father who hit him all heard this line before. It's an old standard. It's an abusers tag line. They have no clue because if they were to see what it is like to live in reality, we all ... http://www.reconstructingrick.com/just-for-today/ill-give-you-something-to-cry-about-clean-time-6-mths-14days/ So first, a few updates.   My sister called me and she said she got someone else to watch her dog. It won't leave my mind that she really does think I'm a freaking theif.   My boss only gave me $500 more and still owes me a lot. He said he will make ... http://www.reconstructingrick.com/just-for-today/im-a-bit-scared-and-dont-know-if-i-am-making-a-misstake-clean-time-6-mths-11-days/ Hey guys... I'm Rick and I'm an addict.   The company I work for is folding. Everyone is under stress. Accounts are dropping. I got short changed on my check by about $1100 after trusting them to pay me yesterday. They said they will pay me the balance tomorrow. I don't think ... http://www.reconstructingrick.com/just-for-today/clean-does-not-equal-a-perfect-life-clean-time-6-months-8-days/ Hi everyone, Frank, drug addict.   In my last post I talked about my exposure to cocaine and how my depression and longing for isolation brought my addiction to whole new level.   Now This part is very foggy in my head, probably because my own subconcious blocked out the emotionial thrashing I endured ... http://www.reconstructingrick.com/just-for-today/the-will-to-survive-125-days-clean/ Hello again everyone, Frank here, drug addict.   I left off yesterday with my first exposure to drugs and the circumstance which drew me into depression and addiction. Encouraged by Rick to continue, I'm going to do just that.   After a couple of months of marijuana use, It seemed to me that whole new ... http://www.reconstructingrick.com/just-for-today/jade-and-amber-123-days-clean/ Hello everyone, my name is Frank and I'm a drug addict.   Rick was kind enough to welcome me into his blog as a individual poster, I have been thinking of writing down a diary of some sort for sometime to help me vent my thoughts and also to look back at ... http://www.reconstructingrick.com/just-for-today/93/ I would like to welcome Frank as an author to this blog. You should see some posts coming from him in the future!   Although I recently was introduced to Frank what I have found out already is what an incredible person he is. He is extremely insightful, intelligent and has a ... http://www.reconstructingrick.com/just-for-today/welcome-frank-addicts-helping-each-other-is-without-parallel/ To celebrate my 6 month anniversary, I am opening up my blog to other addicts to post as an author. What I will do is give you a username and password and you will be able to share in a POST, not a response to a post of mine (what ... http://www.reconstructingrick.com/just-for-today/tomorrow-is-6-months-you-deserve-a-gift/ I went to a meeting tonight and boy was I impressed on how many people went to it! There was so many people that I didn't get a chance to share but I want to so I thought I would share with my fellow readers what's happening in my life. ... http://www.reconstructingrick.com/just-for-today/4-days-short-of-6-months-clean-and-im-still-an-idiot/