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Old 01-02-2011, 10:40 AM
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Just Released From 72 Hour Hold

Hi I'm new to this. I was just released from a 72 hour hold in the pysch ward and trying to get my life back on track. I'm just looking for something or someplace to go to when I have no place or no one else. So here I am
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Old 01-02-2011, 10:43 AM
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Welcome to SR, understated! Pull up a chair and start reading. You'll find a lot of support here for whatever it is you are going through. We have forums for alcoholism, substance abuse, mental health and lots of other things. Hope you find some comfort here. We are here to support you!
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Old 01-02-2011, 10:46 AM
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Welcome, Understated. You're in the right place...I'm new, too, and I've found everyone to be very friendly and supportive. Best wishes.
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Old 01-02-2011, 10:48 AM
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Welcome understated. It's great you found us. When I felt alone, early in recovery, this place brought me back to reality and helped me get out of the fog I'd been in for so long. We tend to think we're alone, but when we start reading the stories here, we see that's not true.

I hope you'll tell us more about yourself, when you feel ready. I'm sure you'll find reassurance and hope here. You can reclaim your life & turn everything around.
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Welcome understated from a fellow Wisconsian. You will find a lot of support here. Read around SR. Good luck.
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Old 01-02-2011, 12:08 PM
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Thank you all for your votes of confidence. Just for background, I've been battling depression for years and a few years ago, I added drinking everyday to that. In the past 7 months, I have lost 2 jobs due to drinking and I'm only 27, I was suppose to start a new job last Monday and overdosed on sleeping pills and alcohol. I was put on a welfare hold and now I am out and fear that I will go into the same routine. It's a big mess that I've gotten myself into. Going to the groups that past couple of days helped a lot to see that I wasn't the only one that had hit rock bottom but I know it's going to be a tough 1 way battle back up to the girl I once was.
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I was put on a welfare hold and now I am out

Hello understated, you have lots of support here and rest assured you are not alone.
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Old 01-02-2011, 12:16 PM
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Hi and Welcome,

I am so glad that you are alright and that you found us!

I wonder if you are being treated for the depression? For me, the depression came long before the drinking and I had to deal with that before I was able to begin to recover.
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Old 01-02-2011, 12:46 PM
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Hi Anna,

Yes, the depression came way before the drinking and I just started treatment for the depression so baby steps have begun. A rude awakening but I know everyone has my best in mind. Just seems lonely on the other side of the tracks when no one really understands and my Dad keeps asking me, "what are you feeling?" I tried to explain that if I knew then I wouldn't have a problem.
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Old 01-02-2011, 02:27 PM
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Hi I'm new to this. I was just released from a 72 hour hold in the pysch ward and trying to get my life back on track. I'm just looking for something or someplace to go to when I have no place or no one else. So here I am
What was the cause of u ending up in the pysch ward? Drugs, alcohol, untreated mental illness? Did they give u any help for after u were released?
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Old 01-02-2011, 02:54 PM
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I've had depression off and on for a long time, too, and could get myself in a vicious cycle of negative thinking. Alcohol seemed like a good way to turn the volume down on those thoughts, but it really only made matters worse (and rendered my anti-depressants useless).

Do you have any kind of follow-up counseling or a doctor that can continue to treat your depression? It really is possible to turn things around and feel good about yourself again. I agree on the baby steps - you can't do it all at one time.

Hang in there!
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Old 01-02-2011, 02:55 PM
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Depression mixed with lots of alcohol and poor decisions...they couldn't wake me up. They were multiple people there for alcohol and drug abuse problems seeking refuge. It was actually a relief to talk to people that understood.
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Old 01-02-2011, 03:02 PM
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artsoul: I do have an AODA therapist lined up and have the names of some others to contact for the depression. I just need to work on getting my life back together now tomorrow on all the things I messed up this week and just thinking about it makes me want to curl into a ball and hide but I know that isn't an option anymore so...ugh. It just feels good to be able to talk about it with someone other than my family who doesn't understand and I can't explain.

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...they couldn't wake me up

But you're doing OK now??
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I just got home from visiting a friend in the psych ward...the same psych ward where I was a patient three years ago. I'd overdosed on pills and alcohol, not accidentally either, but I've somehow managed to get my head above water and stay sane, sober and alive for a good bit of time now (some days saner than others, obviously!)

Hang in there and keep posting here at SR...it's a wonderful community.

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Old 01-02-2011, 04:04 PM
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RV GTO: I am doing ok now little by little. I guess in the ER it was pretty scary but I can't really remember it or the days leading up to it. It was about a 4 day bender of just alcohol and no food. Just trying to drown away everything that I could. Christmas time is very stressful for me and this year was just too much I guess.

Thank you for asking.
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