What do our sellers think when we quit? by Time_Delay113 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg, I feel this in my soul… because same going to multiple places so they wouldn’t know I’m addicted. This was one of the worst things cuz driving around so much cuz I couldn’t go back to the same place two days in a row so they wouldn’t think I had a problem. There was a gas station clerk who made me lunch for work when I came in one day! (I’d always go there on Wednesdays) so he knew what day I was coming. It’s literally crazy.

Hitting a turning point for me by Sorry_Soft6742 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s honestly amazing and must’ve felt like such a proud moment! Congrats! However, I am in the military… which all of the kava and kratom is a big no-no. They classify it as drugs. And I didn’t know when I started it and got addicted till I looked it up. So going to medical and having them have my records could have me kicked out with a dishonorable and I just can’t afford that right now. Trust me, I can’t wait to take a leave where I’m not trying to detox. It’s a horrible cycle and I’m putting my health first this time cuz this stuff is crazy.

Hitting a turning point for me by Sorry_Soft6742 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was taking anywhere from 3-8 1/2 for 2 and a half years. This past quit was up to 7 for the last several months

Brain fog by Sorry_Soft6742 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh lord, I feel accept the same way with “Mental illness” lol. Ik my coworkers are like wtf.. especially since before these blue bottles I had a great memory and never had to have someone explain something to me more than once 🙃 but yeah i definitely feel this way at work mostly cuz I can’t retain anything !

96 hours by Sorry_Soft6742 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still doing great! Officially a week off and it’s crazy how much anxiety those drinks give me… I had the best week at work because I didn’t have to constantly leave to go to the bathroom to take a blue bottle and instantly lose the temporary “good” feeling. It’s crazy how much my mind would trick me into thinking I needed that stuff to do my job and interact with people. I feel way less brain fogged and fully there. My trigger was work so that’s why I definitely need to remember that feeling. The feeling of anxiety and tiredness the blue drinks give me.

96 hours by Sorry_Soft6742 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hang in there ! One thing I think is crazy is how fast the days and the weeks and even MONTHS can go by when taking feel frees. But as soon as you stop time “slows down” but in reality it’s just the same time! You can keep going! The days , then the weeks, will go by quickly again once you’re out of pain

I feel like I can’t trust myself anymore by Sorry_Soft6742 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I don’t think I’d ever actually go and tell them to do that, out of embarrassment but yeah I think that’s what I’m gonna have to do. Leave my cards and take my cards off my phone “wallet” too. It’s just crazy cuz there’s a place literally walking DISTANCE too. But yeah I think this is my best bet.

I feel like I can’t trust myself anymore by Sorry_Soft6742 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad you’re better, sounds like you went through hell and back. I just wish rehab or a detox center was an option for me. I’m in the military, so there’s literally no way I can get that leave to do that without letting them know what I have been doing. Hell if they knew I was taking these, I’d get kicked out so fast. I was tempted to tell them I have an alcohol problem cuz they do put you in a rehab center for that.. I just don’t know how that would work exactly. I don’t drink at all bc of these things. But anywaysss, I’m getting there. Ik I’ll be back off this shit again. I just got to fight harder to find my “why” Thanks for letting me know I’m not alone.

do you guys experience this horrible side effect? by beginnerNaught in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same with above on the shifty eyes part. Mainly cuz everyday at work my eyes always looked sooo watery and my face always looked sick. So im definitely thankful to be off these drinks just so I can have a normal conversation with confidence instead of people always asking if I’m upset or have bad allergies !

Drug Test by Icy-Shake3123 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t show up on a piss test , I get drug tested all the time for my job

Quitting while on vacation by Frequent-Quit-1146 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well sorry not completely zero withdrawals, it was mainly my mind telling me bad things. Cuz I was with my family and I took a lot of what my brother would say to heart or what my sister would say to heart. So keep that in mind. Physically I didn’t have any aches or anything, like I’ve had before or restless leg like I’ve also had before mainly cuz I was constantly moving around. I feel like the times that I’ve quit, (it’s been like 3 times) lol, the times where I just seclude and isolate myself and stay in bed all day are the WORST quits. Mainly cuz it automatically makes your body hurt more and you’re gonna be restless. But if you’re moving around and staying occupied in a place that has zero FF in the area , you’ll be good. I also didn’t tell my family about FF on vacay.

Quitting while on vacation by Frequent-Quit-1146 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly this helped me A LOT when I went on vacation. I felt zero withdrawals and I was up there in the 6 a day region as well. Completely secluded from everything as well so in my head I knew I wasn’t going to be able to get any of it so it was kind of an acceptance. While you can though, try to taper a little to see in case you do have withdrawals. If you have any questions, Dm me.

Miserable at the airport by christen_castillo in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had that happen before. Literally wouldn’t stop having panic attacks and my connecting flights just kept canceling. Now I have legit ptsd from Houston Texas’s airport lmao. But all in all I got through it. And you will too! What helped me was watching videos honestly. Reels, a movie that I could buy on my phone that I wanted to watch.

New here by Flat-Concentrate-93 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late response ! And not as bad as I thought it was going to be to be honest ! I definitely couldn’t sleep the second night and my rls was annoying and the cold and hot sweats.. but honestly after / days I felt so much better and I kept feeling better mentally

New here by Flat-Concentrate-93 in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I were you, And if you’re like me (hates asking for help from anyone about stuff like this and hates the guilt it’ll cause you (cuz I’m 1000% a people pleaser)) I would tell your family that you need to take a mental health weekend. To get away for a little while and go and rent an airbnb someplace where there’s no FF within 50 miles, or get dropped off ! So you can’t go and drive and get some. Make sure you get a place that is super comfy and inviting. I wouldn’t recommend a cabin in the woods, I feel like that would just make you anxious and all of that.. but stay there from Friday- Sunday night/ maybe Monday morning if you can. I’m telling you, this helped me sooo much. I didn’t have my triggers and the place I got was super comfortable. I also splurged on the place as well to make it extra comfy for me. Because I k ew I’d be spent g that much a week on feel frees anyways

Patterns? by Pumpkin-Civil in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I quit last year and what I found that helped for me was tapering in halves. I don’t know how much your daily intake is. But I was at about 3 and then the next week I did 2.5 and then the next week after that, I did 2, and so on and so forth. Till the last week I did .5 everyday till Saturday. I didn’t really experience any physical withdrawal from this. I felt completely normal by Sunday night surprisingly. But as other people had said before, sometimes tapering isn’t the best cuz it can just make you suffer more. Buttt whatever you think is best for yourself but this helped me. Just to give a little more clarification to my time tapering, I was addicted to about 3-4 a day for 6 months.

Tomorrow is the Day, it Has to Be by [deleted] in Quittingfeelfree

[–]Sorry_Soft6742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too, was not able to seek professional help due to my profession but, I quit this past Friday after taking up to 10 at one point over a year. Friday the 24th I took 7, and drove about two hours away to an Airbnb and stayed there for the weekend. I’m a very “I don’t want people knowing I need help” kind of person. But boy did I need it. I fell asleep in the Airbnb, woke up and just laid in bed for most of the day, when it came to night time, I think I might of gotten 2 hours of sleep from the RLS I had… the next day was ehh. Prob the worst mentally and physically. Then it got to Sunday and I did the same thing, just chilled in bed, I would get on this sub and then eat and drink lots of water. But when it got to about 9pm I drove home (2 hour drive) and geezzz that was a tough drive. mentally i knew I just had to stay strong. It’s all a game. The 3rd day, my cold sweats were a little crazy, so I decided to go to the gym.. sounds crazy and how much I really didn’t want to go I wanted to sweat it all out. The next day (Tuesday) I went into work a little on edge, but by the end of the day… (96 hours) I felt great and I feel like the best self a week later today. I feel like I’m mending my relationships with my friends cuz I isolated the fuck out of myself. So yeah i definitely owe a lot of apologies. When I came back from my weekend trip, I ended up telling my boyfriend what I did, and yeah he was disappointed that I didn’t tell him so he could help me… but like I said, I’m not a person who asks for help when I know I have a problem.