Month: October 2015

I Cheated: Coming Clean

I Cheated: Coming Clean

  • Posted on October 31, 2015
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It's quite the strange feeling to have the urge to tell someone else about my not following my own protocol straight away after it happens. It’s been almost six years since I started feeling the excruciating pain and experiencing the never-ending bathroom visits that Ulcerative Colitis brought to my life. This is actually an interesting segway to “Don’t Quit! STOP” since it was right after I stopped smoking that these symptoms and their friends started to show up. I won’t get into all of that right now, but fast forward seven months of…continue reading →
Don’t Quit! STOP

Don’t Quit! STOP

  • Posted on October 27, 2015
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How many times have you said to yourself that you need to quit!? “I need to quit eating the whole bar of chocolate, drinking more than I had thought I was going to, going for seconds or thirds at the open buffet, eating that dessert after the doctor made me aware (months ago) that it was affecting my health, being a jerk to my family, being late for work, sleeping with my friend’s sibling”, and on and on.. “I need to quit smoking”. Yes, I’ve had a few of these and then some…continue reading →
Talking to Your Doctor: “I only had a few”

Talking to Your Doctor: “I only had a few”

  • Posted on October 21, 2015
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One thing about being a chronic substance user is that you’re often ill. Aspirin, ibuprofen, visine, cough & cold over the counter meds become fixtures at your party. It was always the absolute last resort where being nearly immobile and bedridden would take me to the doctor. I despised this. He would often have a series of questions that would make me cringe just thinking about them. Doctor: “Do you drink alcohol?” Me: “Yes doctor, I do.” Doctor: “How much do you drink?” ME: “Oh, I only have a few glasses of wine…continue reading →