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Hi everyone
21 days sober. First attempt at quitting the drink.
Long story short, struggled with eating disorders, anxiety and depression from the age of 12. Father died of alcoholism when I was 14. Turned 18, quickly developed a bottle of wine a night habit. Now 25, gone back to University and want to make something of myself, but drinking a bottle (or two) every night was starting to negatively impact every aspect of my life.
So here I am. Cravings are getting to me, but distractions are getting me through. Otherwise feeling well rested, mellow and healthy for once
21 days sober. First attempt at quitting the drink.
Long story short, struggled with eating disorders, anxiety and depression from the age of 12. Father died of alcoholism when I was 14. Turned 18, quickly developed a bottle of wine a night habit. Now 25, gone back to University and want to make something of myself, but drinking a bottle (or two) every night was starting to negatively impact every aspect of my life.
So here I am. Cravings are getting to me, but distractions are getting me through. Otherwise feeling well rested, mellow and healthy for once
That's a shame your father died from alcohol. Was it cirrhosis, was he young? I was at the barber today and she was mentioning how alcohol was a huge problem on the res (native American reservation). Her sons friend is dying of cirrhosis at age 24 and is still drinking vodka every day. Her daughters friend also has end stage cirrhosis. A leader in their community had recently died of cirrhosis. Says its a big problem because they spend their government checks on booz, dont work and just sit around and drink all day. You don't have to end up like that.
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That's a shame your father died from alcohol. Was it cirrhosis, was he young? I was at the barber today and she was mentioning how alcohol was a huge problem on the res (native American reservation). Her sons friend is dying of cirrhosis at age 24 and is still drinking vodka every day. Her daughters friend also has end stage cirrhosis. A leader in their community had recently died of cirrhosis. Says its a big problem because they spend their government checks on booz, dont work and just sit around and drink all day. You don't have to end up like that.
I've had incidences of hurting myself when drunk (falling down stairs amongst other things), I can just see myself going in a similar way if I continue
He actually died from an accident caused by alcohol. He had epilepsy also, but had a habit of having falls (he had bad mobility due to spinal arthritis) when he was drunk. He fell, a got an undiagnosed bleed on the brain, fell again a few days later and hit his head in the same spot and died there and then. Was found the following day.
I've had incidences of hurting myself when drunk (falling down stairs amongst other things), I can just see myself going in a similar way if I continue
I've had incidences of hurting myself when drunk (falling down stairs amongst other things), I can just see myself going in a similar way if I continue
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