Emotionally Dealing with my first DUI...some help?
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I'm hoping my son's DUI saved his life...it's the first time he's suffered real consequences and is now serious about sobriety and is taking Antabuse. Yes, you will be a pariah to some, not all. Get down on your knees and thank whatever higher power you believe in that no one got hurt.
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I received a DWI when I was 21 years old also
Originally Posted by afrank041 
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Ive been looking for help on this for a while now and I think i found the right place for some help..
Long story short, I got my first DUI February 2nd of this year, 9 days before my 22nd birthday. I thought i was spreading my drinks out enough where I would be ok. Unfortunately, I got pulled over for having a license plate light out (of all things -__-) Cop said I was driving fine but blew a .08 - .10. Went through the jail process and spent the most helpless 4 hours of my life in jail.
By no means am i an alcoholic, but it just happened out of nowhere and i feel so depressed about it to be honest. It was just supposed to be a night out with some friends =/
Its been 4 months, got my hard license suspension, and my license will be suspended for 4 months but a 3 month temporary license. Now i understand i might get an additional 5-6 months. Needless to say, i am very angry and upset about this situation. I understand its the first offense and the slap on the wrist thing.
Now the hard part I'm dealing with, is the emotional aspect. I never thought it would happen to me, and i have never even been pulled over before. The one time i do, this happens. When i ended up telling my parents, it was extremely hard. They were so disappointed in me and I felt so shameful. Im constantly getting depressed about my situation. I get these malicious thoughts and it gets harder to deal with day in and day out. Just the fact it happened and Im afraid people will see me in a different light is just devastating. It gets to the point sometimes where I am completely besides myself and just cant feel anything, if that makes sense. I havent told my friends or family about how im feeling (only 3 friends about what happened though) but i feel like this nightmare is not going to end, and there is no "light at the end of the tunnel" kind of thing. I work out twice a day and have been pushing my body to the absolute limit of throwing up at the gym to relive some stress. Just when i feel ok, i relapse and get all depressed again. I keep looking for advice or help on DUI's like there is a miracle out there to help this all go away. I dont know what Im doing. Im afraid Ill never be the same again and I just really want some help on how to deal with this. I just want this nightmare to be over.
- Alex
Ive been looking for help on this for a while now and I think i found the right place for some help..
Long story short, I got my first DUI February 2nd of this year, 9 days before my 22nd birthday. I thought i was spreading my drinks out enough where I would be ok. Unfortunately, I got pulled over for having a license plate light out (of all things -__-) Cop said I was driving fine but blew a .08 - .10. Went through the jail process and spent the most helpless 4 hours of my life in jail.
By no means am i an alcoholic, but it just happened out of nowhere and i feel so depressed about it to be honest. It was just supposed to be a night out with some friends =/
Its been 4 months, got my hard license suspension, and my license will be suspended for 4 months but a 3 month temporary license. Now i understand i might get an additional 5-6 months. Needless to say, i am very angry and upset about this situation. I understand its the first offense and the slap on the wrist thing.
Now the hard part I'm dealing with, is the emotional aspect. I never thought it would happen to me, and i have never even been pulled over before. The one time i do, this happens. When i ended up telling my parents, it was extremely hard. They were so disappointed in me and I felt so shameful. Im constantly getting depressed about my situation. I get these malicious thoughts and it gets harder to deal with day in and day out. Just the fact it happened and Im afraid people will see me in a different light is just devastating. It gets to the point sometimes where I am completely besides myself and just cant feel anything, if that makes sense. I havent told my friends or family about how im feeling (only 3 friends about what happened though) but i feel like this nightmare is not going to end, and there is no "light at the end of the tunnel" kind of thing. I work out twice a day and have been pushing my body to the absolute limit of throwing up at the gym to relive some stress. Just when i feel ok, i relapse and get all depressed again. I keep looking for advice or help on DUI's like there is a miracle out there to help this all go away. I dont know what Im doing. Im afraid Ill never be the same again and I just really want some help on how to deal with this. I just want this nightmare to be over.
- Alex
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