Quote Originally Posted by Sheila View Post
Congratulations on healing to the point of having feelings for someone again! I’m sure it will only get better!
yep, didnt think that I would be able to have those types of feelings for a long time. As most people know, the drugs affect the human emotions and feelins and while some people like the numbing effect (or whichever effect they experience), I did not. But since withdrawal hit, I lost all interest in the opposite sex and so I often figured that it would be a long time before I was able to have those pleasant feelings again. It is great to appreciate the little things; I mean, when was the last time you heard a "normal" person stop and say, "you know, I really like [person]...boy does it feel good to be able to...FEEL".

I was in a long term relationship which lasted nearly six years and which ended about 5-6 months ago (although she now wants to get back together...sigh...Im such a stud :p) and for the past year or so I would ask myself, "do I really love this girl or in some way was it the drugs (i.e. did they have some type of influence)? Did the drugs have some type effect on my feelings and if I were not taking them would I have still entered into a relationship with this person?" I think the drugs alter our natural ability to experience true love...to really feel and connect with our other half. So, I now think, retrospectively, "was i ever even meant to be with that girl? Will I now, being drug free, find the one that I *really* love?"