catsmeow1972 BSN, RN

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    Cautionary Tale

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You aren't the only one that keeps a lawyer on the back burner. No matter how ridiculous and inappropriate that contract may be, I did sign it and I will adhere to it, but my lawyer will make sure...
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    Longest you’ve gone without having to give pee?

    catsmeow1972 replied to stickybun's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Generally any contract for anything, narcs or not, even mental health, means nothing, no alcohol, nada. If they are P testing you, any little thing that might show up is a big no
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    Cautionary Tale

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I guess I'm at least fortunate in that I have a copy that states the monitoring period is from this date to this date, specifically. Downside is that it did not start until the witch in the ****hole...
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    Cautionary Tale

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That sounds about right. AKA....don't trust these people until it's in writing. Cuz anything they Say ain't worth a hill of beans. I think many of us have learned that the hard way. Some harder than...
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    CA BRN: Experience getting MD to send CV to board?

    catsmeow1972 replied to burtis's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think you can PM discuss that kind of thing. Just not out in the public forums, nor can we exchange legal/medical advice or that kind of
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    Are you and alcoholic / addict

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Have I ever said I really like the way you you think/write? This harkens back to a particular moment where I was still trying to figure out why the blazes I was sitting in a drug/alcohol rehab...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm gonna go out on a limb but shouldn't it be between you and your sponsor as to how often y'all need to meet and not information that is disclosable to any program. Is it in the contract that you...
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    Several Questions

    catsmeow1972 replied to jt3w's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's rammed down our throats that "addiction is a disease." If that is so, in what other disease process are the afflicted afraid to seek treatment because they will be punished by their own for it? I...
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    One Little Pill / Kudos

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Between this doc and the SMART recovery material on the positive side and the negative side of material like "The Sober Truth" and "The Business of Recovery" why the H E double hockey sticks are we as...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Don't feel guilty. The first thing that occurred to you was safety for her and for the kids. That's what a human being does. The idiocy of society and sadly our own colleagues is not your fault. I...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The thing is there is a lot about substance use and mental illness that go hand in hand. Many times people that use are doing so to quiet the pain in their heads. These programs unfortunately refuse...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

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    Rehab Success Rate???

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you. That straight up says it. I could not have stated it better
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Okay we all are going to back up to our respective corners for a minute. Subee: I think you are confusing SpankedinPittsburgh and myself. We are both highly vocal on this forum about how badly these...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Chill out! It was a random thought as to how to maybe make these things less onerous and backbreaking on the average nurse. I don't know how long ago you were involved in this stuff but the...
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    Hello again

    catsmeow1972 replied to Wizard 1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    And we're happy to have you back. Proof positive that people do get out of this BS with a little bit of sanity
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I actually found TWO!, yes TWO! SMART recovery meetings, about 8 blocks from my house in the rather medium to large size town i live in. I have not yet checked into them due to time constraints but...
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    Life after monitoring

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In my opinion it still circles back to the role of the programs being to monitor/ensure safe practice. Instead they now have all of these mandates that have zero to do with safe practice. Even if I...
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    Fancy Meeting You Here Adolph

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That last line tells me that it's the monitoring program (our fellow nurses) demanding all this unnecessary treatment and unnecessary expense and unnecessary unemployment. In other words we seem to...
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    Life after monitoring

    catsmeow1972 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'd like to see these "studies" too. I'm not holding my breath because such a thing doesn't exist. 12 step has infected the rehab/recovery (and more specifically the peer assistance program) business,...
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    Hello again

    catsmeow1972 replied to Wizard 1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    D'oh.....how/why'd they deactivate you. I was wondering why we had heard from you in a while. Least I knew you were still in thinking mode. So you're going to challenge them? Here's hoping something...
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    Diverted in a state while Traveling

    catsmeow1972 replied to Kammi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I do have the family support but my so called peer assistance program has beaten the life out of me to the point where I have opted to not even work in nursing until the end of the contract. You said...
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    Relationships after addiction

    catsmeow1972 replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My folks aren't exactly elderly. Mom still works though it's not for the money. Dad retired a few years ago and his current job is annoying the heck out of mom. Heh! But yeah, it is a shame. I look...
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    "List of prohibited substances"

    catsmeow1972 replied to KatieMI's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's something off the "talbotrecovery" or something to that effect. It's like the go to bible for most of these program. Lists everything in categories of A-definitely avoid like rum cake to...
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    Relationships after addiction

    catsmeow1972 replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In all respects I am actually very fortunate. My folks have educated themselves a lot on the aspects of bipolar to the point of connecting a lot of my childhood/teenage behavioral issues to what was...