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Old 10-19-2019, 06:01 AM
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ShiftHappens
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If you go through my past threads you'll see that I was binging and purging with alcohol, facing a bogus shoplifting charge over some toilet paper that ended up costing me a thousand dollars and a ton of misery, and had taken 60 Klonopin in a four day period to "try to even myself out".

People here told me to go to the hospital, but I was done. Just done. With alcohol, misery, life...

I came off everything by myself, went to my doctor and got checked and stabilized on antidepressants.

My life may not be "fun" or back to 100%, but Im a million times better.

This is after many fits and starts.

Once I finally got it through my head that there was NO relief in even ONE, it lost its appeal.

You will never win so dont get into a fight with the bottle.

People here have tried many times and many ways.

Just dont beat yourself up. Thats what your brain wants right now- so it can convince you that you need another drink.

Rewire and retrain that brain.

The compulsion WILL go away. I had it BAD.

Some days I dont feel great, but I dont even imagine drinking will make it better.

Just dust yourself off and shower, eat, exercise, rest.
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