Relapsed after 13 months of PAWS

**Posts:** 11 · by **1yearPAWS** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:30 pm

Hello,

I've just been through 13 hellish months of post acute withdrawals. I saw a lot of progress in that time and would say I was on course for a 2 year recovery. However, yesterday I relapsed and got high (just one time). Do you think this has set me back all the way? just a couple months? not at all since it was just once?

Thank you,
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**Posts:** 75 · by **Brokethehabit** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:32 pm

Why did you relapse?

**Posts:** 11 · by **1yearPAWS** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:55 pm

Moment of weakness when I was out with my mates who were smoking. I forgot about how much I suffered over the last 13 months. I can say for sure it will never happen again though. Do you think ill be alright?

**Posts:** 75 · by **Brokethehabit** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:33 pm

Considering the level of misery I - and probably you too - subjected myself to during the first 9 months of my abstinence I just cannot see what degree of ignorance made you think that smoking weed after 13 months of being clean was even remotely a good idea. Personally, using cannabis is not in my mental dictionary any more. There is NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING that could make me do it again. As for the damage your relapse can inflict on you, if you didn't have a bad trip and no anxiety or wave has hit you since then, you're probably good, but don't be an idiot next time!

**Posts:** 11 · by **1yearPAWS** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:50 am

I've just been about 20% worse than I was before I hit it. My guess is it was a setback just not all the way.

**Posts:** 75 · by **Brokethehabit** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:26 am

Probably so.
Stay strong mate!

**Posts:** 11 · by **1yearPAWS** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:34 pm

Cheers mate

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