As lockdown eases, An Addict plans

I can’t deny that since starting this blog I have for numerous reasons including the public health crisis lost interest in it. In the back of my head I have had that voice niggling that I should sit back down and try and put at least a post out updating my readers of the current […]

No more tip-toeing around addiction

I will be the first to admit that since getting the all clear from my blood tests for Hep A, B, C and HIV I used it as an excuse to continue old ways. Even though I know right down to my core something is always there niggling telling me that this time it will […]

All Clear

Last week I went to hospital as an outpaitent to have my blood taken as nobody was able to find a vein due to the extensive damage and scarring from years of injecting drug use. The tests were looking for HIV, Hepatits A, B and C. In December 2019 I had taken a test that […]

New Year New Start

With 2019 out of the way and a decent end ot the year I am pleased to report I am looking forward to 2020 even if I am beginning to feel old. Just before Christmas me and my Mum moved into a new house. Well bungalow but you get the picture. It is a beautiful […]

A little victory

Where to begin is the question on my mind as I write this post. I have not updated you all for a couple of months now. It was never my intention to neglect this blog so much. Things started falling down around me. In the true addict fashion I found excuses and justifications to use […]

The account war with Facebook

I am getting so fed up of fighting back and forth with Facebook to keep my secondary account open. Due to the subject matter and the issues it caused last time I used social media to spread my story and experiences it is wise to use an alias. I have opened many accounts which then […]

Relapse, friends and SMART goals

It has been quite some time since I last posted and a lot has happened. I don’t mean to sound negative but there hasn’t been much good news this last month. After finally managing to get rid of my mate who stayed with me for a while, he then turned up 3 weeks later, totally […]

Family ups and downs

This week started off pretty average and turned into a really good week. At the beginning I was merely counting down the days until payday and doing the odd bit of decorating getting the house ready for market. I had applied for a budgeting loan but wasn’t sure if I was going to get it […]

Red hot oil, weather and gardening

This week has been rather eventful but not always in a positive way. One night last week I was cooking pancakes at about 2am. Earlier that day I was speaking to my Mum about how the frying pan slips about when on the hob. I should have listened to my own warnings and advice as […]

Withdrawals, Diazepam and Perscriptions

So last week I was expecting to have to wait another 14 days to get my take out. When I went to the chemist on Wednesday they came out and said you have a new script and you now have take out. It isn’t the same as what they said. It is a start and […]