Is there someone out there to talk?
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Join Date: Jul 2020
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JungaLungaLay, so you are from Toronto, huh? A hockey fan, I take it. What do you think are the chances of my Pittsburgh Penguins winning the cup when the NHL starts back up? I think we have a decent chance. I am not a fan of our goaltender Matt Murray. If we stuck with Fleury, I think we would have a really good chance to win the cup this year.
One step is closer than none
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Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Toronto, ON
Posts: 10
Hi
On 7/24 I ended a 2 week binge where I can barely remember anything. Around 3am I was almost coherent, but unable to walk or even stand without falling. I hadn't eaten in days. I crawled around my bedroom put my phone charger and some clothes in my backpack and called 911 (for the 4th time this year). I got to the hospital and they said the amount of alcohol in my system would be lethal for most people. They put me on IV, oxygen, etc. and monitored me while I went through withdrawal.
This time I insisted they don't just treat the immediate symptoms and send me home, with a list of phone numbers to call for support, like all the other times. Every time I was drinking again the same night. I met with a psychiatrist and was giving the option of being admitted. To the mental health unit. That was an interesting experience. I'll write more later on that.
I spent 11 days there voluntarily. I got through the physical withdrawal and started medication for depression and alcohol cravings. I talked with a psychiatrist and social worker. I left feeling better than I have in a long time. I got home a week ago. I'm keeping up with my meds and feel no urge to drink.
Now I'm trying to salvage my job. I've been working from home since March and that's when things got really bad for me. I missed a lot of time in July. Often passed out when I was supposed to be working. Missed meetings with my boss and clients. I have letters from my doctor stating I was in the hospital receiving treatment (no details of my condition). I'm working 12 hours a day now to catch up. I'm really stressed.
On 7/24 I ended a 2 week binge where I can barely remember anything. Around 3am I was almost coherent, but unable to walk or even stand without falling. I hadn't eaten in days. I crawled around my bedroom put my phone charger and some clothes in my backpack and called 911 (for the 4th time this year). I got to the hospital and they said the amount of alcohol in my system would be lethal for most people. They put me on IV, oxygen, etc. and monitored me while I went through withdrawal.
This time I insisted they don't just treat the immediate symptoms and send me home, with a list of phone numbers to call for support, like all the other times. Every time I was drinking again the same night. I met with a psychiatrist and was giving the option of being admitted. To the mental health unit. That was an interesting experience. I'll write more later on that.
I spent 11 days there voluntarily. I got through the physical withdrawal and started medication for depression and alcohol cravings. I talked with a psychiatrist and social worker. I left feeling better than I have in a long time. I got home a week ago. I'm keeping up with my meds and feel no urge to drink.
Now I'm trying to salvage my job. I've been working from home since March and that's when things got really bad for me. I missed a lot of time in July. Often passed out when I was supposed to be working. Missed meetings with my boss and clients. I have letters from my doctor stating I was in the hospital receiving treatment (no details of my condition). I'm working 12 hours a day now to catch up. I'm really stressed.
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I'm glad to hear from you man - glad you're doing better.
Hope you can hold onto the job but try and get some down time too - balance and rest is as important as anything else in staying sober.
D
Hope you can hold onto the job but try and get some down time too - balance and rest is as important as anything else in staying sober.
D
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