Big Tiny Steps

So it’s about to be official….by the end of the day tonight, I will have officially completed my first week at the lowered dosage – and I am going to celebrate myself for that.

To some, reducing dosage to 7/8 of the full dosage may seem like nothing. But to me, it is far more than that.

Why?

1. As mentioned in previous posts, in the past, I have suffered withdrawals at the FULL dosage, so the fact that I’ve managed to get through this week with almost no experience of significantly-painful withdrawals is great news.
2. I’ve established the beginning of a pattern of success. The size of the success is not as important as the setting of the pattern. Success can be built upon.
3. Nothing can change the fact that reducing my dosage, even by 1/8th has made me feel BETTER. So this will serve as an additional impetus to “complete the mission”.
4. When I did feel a little bit of a mini-withdrawals a few days ago with the a minor all-day headache and exhaustion, I was able to WELCOME it, as a path to freedom, my proverbial “Freedom Headache” and “Freedom Exhaustion”.

I am sure that I could continue the list, but so far, there are only positives that have resulted from this first week.

I also have that Bright Mind in my back pocket which I will be ready to start on, possibly even today or tomorrow, but right now, I am leaning towards holding off on it until I am at least established in the dosage that begins tomorrow with my 3/4 dosage.

I am still struggling with going to sleep on time, but I don’t want to beat myself over the head with that too much, even though it is an important issue. My goal right now is to focus on removing the Adderall piece, and once that’s gone, I can address any ADHD-like symptoms in a healthier way than being addicted to this chemical that causes me stress, lowers my frequency/vibration, and may not even be available much longer.

So easy does it.

No victory is too small.

A win is a win!