The good news I found out is that this chronic painful condition I am having (costochondritis, inflammation of the rib cartilege that causes chest wall pain) may only last one to two weeks. I am getting blood work done tomorrow morning to determine if I am also suffering diabetes complications. I follow up with my family doc with the results of those tests. I am taking percocets to help deal with the excruciating pain I am in, it hurts when I breath, so it is constant. I know narcotics can be ad… Continue

I found out today that after being involved in a highly stressful and toxic relatioship of 8 years (which I ended) caused me to develop a condition called costochondritis. An inflammation of the rib muscles that attach the ribs to the breastbone. It usually lasts about 6 months to a year and can become chronic. It is very painful. I have a hard time dealing with my emotions and tend to bottle things up and it is not usual for my physical health to break down in some fashion when I am placed unde… Continue

Or, "that brain"?

As in some people talk about the "addict voice" or the "lizard brain."

I think of the "wounded self" voice. Addiction is part of that wounded self's desire for relief, but not the only part of it. (This gets back to Glo's post and self-healing.) The "wounded self" is sometimes the "stubborn self." Its voices then may be the pouting, or isolating. Isolating as an attempt at relief is also a non-stubborn wounded self.

So is cutting (which I haven't really done), or "cutting-li… Continue

From LSRSafe e-mail list:

For the rest of this year:

Call in each Sunday , at 6:00 pm West coast time (Western Hemisphere/United States), 9:00 pm East coast time.
You'll have to know your time zone difference if you live in the middle states.

The number to call is :

219-509-8222
the code to enter is : 78485

I'm guessing this is usable for Canadians as well as Americans.

Folks in other parts of the world might see either if they can call into this system or else if you can set up something… Continue

I am always dedicated to education about addiction,brave and devoted to stay on the wagon,i really understand my problem,so i guess am ready for the unexpected if it comes,and deal with it the best way i can for me,at that time.
I live with this problem day in day out,it's never gonna go away i have accepted that it's with me for the rest of my life,so i need to embrace it with caution but i wont let it consume my every thought.
I know this resonates with everyone else here no doubt e are all lo… Continue