This is my 50th day of not using! They say one day at a time. Not having it in my environment, I have not even had the urge to pick up once. I have battled and overcome many addictions in my life. The effects while quitting a particular addiction always have their own unique withdrawal symptoms, but they are all survivable and eventually Winter does turn into Spring and life just gets better and better! I had to go to Memphis the other day and left alone without my crutch, I did have a little apprehension. In Memphis I realized I had misplaced a phone number and so I had to go into a store and ask someone for a phone book and even ask to use their business phone. In this day in age, I thought I would be treated, as peculiar, but I actually ended up having a great heart to heart conversation with the store clerk and they really appreciated that I bought something that caught my eye while in their little store. On the way back from Memphis I listened to their great soul radio stations and some house music and really enjoyed the down time and paying attention to traffic. I started thinking about all the communication that I had thought could not wait and how lucky I had been that I never killed anyone while driving and communicating on an electronic device. When I got back to my business one of the people I work with told me they were unaware that I had given up my cell phone 50 days ago and had been frantically trying to get a hold of me all day. When I asked her what the emergency was, she told me, oh its no big deal now, we fixed everything. Had she called me on my former cell phone while in Memphis even though I would not have had anyway to fix the situation, having just a little information from a phone, I would have stressed out all the way. Its not for everyone, I understand everyones situation is different, but I am on a computer several times a day and anyone that wants to get a hold of me can within the same day through email and facebook. I have also come to prefer communicated online as opposed to on the phone. In a written message you can listen to what the other person needs and you can reflect and respond when you want instead of being put on the spot, you dont have to worry about people talking over you and you cant scream over each other either. Others might think differently, but I would rather see peoples body language and eyes when talking to them, than just their voice. I wont give up a land line, as I do enjoy the occasional late night phone call with family or friends, but its nice when its special and not every five minutes. Like overcoming other addictions, I have also noticed that everyday I become a little mote attentive and my mind is becoming clearer. Heart to heart dialogue with the person you are communicating with right there in your presence will always be the best way to build friendships, trust and memories, but if I cant do that in every instance then Ill stick to writing. I am not trying to push my ideas on others that might have other circumstances, but I just wanted to share this for anyone out there trying to quit picking up.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:56:04 +0000
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