Alcoholism avoided!

There’s a lot of layers to what very much kind of went down in my personal life last night but I really hit a point of no return regarding me devoting so much to fixing others and neglecting myself, noting it got so bad that I had to realize I was developing alcoholic tendencies.

I think the worst parts about it were that I had to come to terms with the fact I was basically being helpless, on purpose, knowing there were better ways of dealing with ■■■■ I have going on (not just likely-schizoaffective disorder) but also the fact it definitely affected the person I’m living with even if indirectly. Point of no return, like I said.

I at least curbed it. Never making that mistake again.

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was drugs involved too @zytroxide ?

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Hugs, dude. I also had one of those moments. I realized with perfect clarity that I was going to end up dead within months if I didn’t stop immediately. Next, I realized I did not want to die. I just wanted things to be better. There were a few bumps in the road here and there after that moment, but that was when my mindset truly shifted and I put real effort into recovery.

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nah, just vodka.

i did kinda have a similar moment years ago with Ambien but that is…very in the past at this point, (snorts)

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lovely words + Very Agreeing with your general sentiment here, not gonna lie. i think i just was really elaborately not ready to grow up about my stuff that i think i talk to way too many people about. i’d rather keep to forums like this one about that sorta stuff, seems to be the move for me.

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vodka is too strong to drink constantly , fair play 2 u

it isn’t worth it drinkin’ spirits

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I quit alcohol too because it tasted so bad and I did not like feeling drunk. I felt very dumb and impulsive while drunk, didn’t like it.

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it was fun making all my friends go “WHOA” that i can drink it straight and just be like “lol” but no that is definitely not really a good thing that i could do that. Dangerous stuff. hahaha

i feel freer while plastered! that’s a problem.

i’d rather just be talkative and not extremely walled off from other people just sort of in a normal way instead of needing to rely on a substance like that that could Very Easily poison the heck out of me. the hangover this morning wasn’t even a super bad one but it was bad enough to make me want to kick that habit for good.

Do you see a doctor? There are medications that can help with social anxiety, and there are also therapies that help.

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I love the taste of almost all hard licquor. But, very fortunately for me, I can get no buzz from any of it no matter how much I drink, so it’s just a waste of time. That’s because I am on so many AP’s.

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job i am trying to land has health insurance. i’d benefit greatly from medications for generalized anxiety disorder, overall. feels like my #1 weakness.

therapy i need too, christ. hahah

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