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@desperate thank you @PAWSsurvivor I understand how you feel, this hard living like this but we are survivors. The holidays bring extra stress and seem to make PAWS symptoms worse for me every year. But I think of all the obstacles in the last year I've overcome and think wow, I did that, and I can ...

Just want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy new year. When you have addiction and or PAWS the holidays can be a challenge and with me they have been in the past but with the pandemic it can feel even worse. Just want to say if anyone needs to chat reach out. Wishing you strength and prosp...

@PaWSBOOK ask as many questions as you need. I *mostly* recovered from Strattera. I was probably 80% to 90% healed, I still had some anxiety and insomnia but overall life was good and I miss feeling that way. I could drink alcohol and have caffeine, cant do that now. The weed I smoked was very poten...

I'm unique- two times PAWS survivor, you will know this if you read my posts. The first time it was triggered by abusing a drug called strattera, which left me screwed for 2 years. At 2.5 years, I was better, and had overcome what had been the HARDEST battle of my life. I found this site during that...

Wow! First year of PAWS was the same for me. I felt like I was reading about myself. I remember reaching one year and saying, wow... I did that. Congrats on moving forward and 3.5 years!

@Lefttheleaf many thanks for all your help and encouragement. Meditation is going well. Will update more later. Best to you.

@Head In Loud I'm right there with you, symptoms are still present every day but better than before. And one puff messed me up, if you look at my posts from 2018. I think it is different for everyone. @lefttheleaf sleep is bad for me, I get the same anxiety before during and after. Did mediation hel...

Thank you, just wanted to say I've been doing meditation for a few days and it is helping again. Averaging 15 minutes per day, plan on keeping it going, and up the time spent meditating. I still struggle with the anxiety and depression too, I had a bad wave of depression the other day but it only la...

Yes you are right. That should be enough incentive. PAWS is like PTSD and the anxiety flares up in triggering situations. I seem to have a revolving door of symptoms, right now its GI issues. I will be meditating the next few weeks and hopefully it changes. Also read that it shrinks your amygdala ( ...

I would like to do more meditation. For some reason it wont let me send a PM so I'll write you here. I am a little over 2 years and am struggling a bit again. I start meditation and then after a couple weeks I stop lol. I need incentive to keep going because when I do it I feel SO much better. Congr...

TheGreatDane, This post brings me to much joy and hope to read. I remember your posts were filled with such despair! I admit I was worried about you when you hadn't posted in so long. But now I see that you have overcome all that. You deserve all your good days after the utter hell you have been thr...

PAWSsurvivor glad I could help, you are so strong too! Yes every day I am reminded of things in the past I dont want to think about, hopefully I can move and start to dwell on them less. It's been a lonnnnngggg journey and I cant wait for the next chapter, whatever it may bring. I am ready. Good luc...

I'm writing this because it is almost two years since I had a bad trip and developed weed PAWS, and now my life is changing, I am moving to a new city, new job, moving on, something I thought wouldn't have been possible if you asked me about 2 years ago. I thought my world was ending because I had a...

Yes it is chaotic but think...what if a year or two from now. Will you say you are 5 years plus sober or will you have had to start over? I think the stressful situations bring out cravings. It is logically now worth it. But ask yourself, is it what you really want? To be numb to reality or to face ...

@Klim if you click on helenadoc username it will let you see her old posts and see the story she posted at various points you've mentioned. @Helenadoc thank you for the update, I am inspired by your battle and what you've overcome. I am getting better and better and thank you again for support you'v...