Decided to quit. Again.
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Decided to quit. Again.
Okay, so, hello all.
I'm a 25 year old male living in London (but I'm Eastern European). Been struggling with substance abuse for about 10 years now. Mostly with alcohol, but been using all kinds of drugs, marijuana, stimulants, psychedelics, pretty much everything.
I suspect I have ADHD. I mean, I'm 99.9% sure. Also struggle with pretty bad anxiety, that's why I drink. Mostly social anxiety, but lately I realised I do worry a lot about things all day.I've never gotten proper medical treatment for these, but I did self medicate all the time.
Now I've been drinking for about 45 days straight. I started to f*** up things big time, really close to getting fired, my bank account is empty and I even have a s***load of debts. My body is in a really bad condition.
Things seem to start to collapse. It's not the first time though, been down quite a few times in the past few years. Did try to quit a handful of occasions, last time was the beginning of the year, barely made through a month.
I have a nice alcoholic family history too. My mom is a functional alcoholic, her dad passed away from cancer (drink related).
I got rid of all of the drinks from my place. I'm gonna visit my GP to get some benzo's for the hard times - social things. I'm also reading a book about CBT, just bought Drinking, a Love Story on amazon, willing to visit a psychiatrist (just have to save up the £££ for it).
I want to change my life, I want to quit drinking.
I'm a 25 year old male living in London (but I'm Eastern European). Been struggling with substance abuse for about 10 years now. Mostly with alcohol, but been using all kinds of drugs, marijuana, stimulants, psychedelics, pretty much everything.
I suspect I have ADHD. I mean, I'm 99.9% sure. Also struggle with pretty bad anxiety, that's why I drink. Mostly social anxiety, but lately I realised I do worry a lot about things all day.I've never gotten proper medical treatment for these, but I did self medicate all the time.
Now I've been drinking for about 45 days straight. I started to f*** up things big time, really close to getting fired, my bank account is empty and I even have a s***load of debts. My body is in a really bad condition.
Things seem to start to collapse. It's not the first time though, been down quite a few times in the past few years. Did try to quit a handful of occasions, last time was the beginning of the year, barely made through a month.
I have a nice alcoholic family history too. My mom is a functional alcoholic, her dad passed away from cancer (drink related).
I got rid of all of the drinks from my place. I'm gonna visit my GP to get some benzo's for the hard times - social things. I'm also reading a book about CBT, just bought Drinking, a Love Story on amazon, willing to visit a psychiatrist (just have to save up the £££ for it).
I want to change my life, I want to quit drinking.
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I LOVE that book, and I'm so glad when I see people reading it. It really made me believe that if she could do it, I could do it.
Drinking to self-medicate is pretty common so talking to your dr about possible options is a good idea. There are lots of non-drug ways to deal with anxiety and lots of great books on the subject.
Drinking to self-medicate is pretty common so talking to your dr about possible options is a good idea. There are lots of non-drug ways to deal with anxiety and lots of great books on the subject.
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Yeah, basically I want to deal with the anxiety first, will go to a doctor as soon as I can. I did read a few books on ADHD, so pretty much know what's going on in my brain, but realising that I have an anxiety problem is pretty new, have to research the topic.
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Welcome flashgun! You sound disgusted - and ready to do this. We have to reach that point. I'm so glad you joined us - I know you'll find great support & encouragement here.
You're getting educated on the subject and arming yourself with important info. so you'll be prepared. You can do it!
You're getting educated on the subject and arming yourself with important info. so you'll be prepared. You can do it!
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Originally Posted by flashgun101 
Okay, so, hello all.
I'm a 25 year old male living in London (but I'm Eastern European). Been struggling with substance abuse for about 10 years now. Mostly with alcohol, but been using all kinds of drugs, marijuana, stimulants, psychedelics, pretty much everything.
I suspect I have ADHD. I mean, I'm 99.9% sure. Also struggle with pretty bad anxiety, that's why I drink. Mostly social anxiety, but lately I realised I do worry a lot about things all day.I've never gotten proper medical treatment for these, but I did self medicate all the time.
Now I've been drinking for about 45 days straight. I started to f*** up things big time, really close to getting fired, my bank account is empty and I even have a s***load of debts. My body is in a really bad condition.
Things seem to start to collapse. It's not the first time though, been down quite a few times in the past few years. Did try to quit a handful of occasions, last time was the beginning of the year, barely made through a month.
I have a nice alcoholic family history too. My mom is a functional alcoholic, her dad passed away from cancer (drink related).
I got rid of all of the drinks from my place. I'm gonna visit my GP to get some benzo's for the hard times - social things. I'm also reading a book about CBT, just bought Drinking, a Love Story on amazon, willing to visit a psychiatrist (just have to save up the £££ for it).
I want to change my life, I want to quit drinking.
I'm a 25 year old male living in London (but I'm Eastern European). Been struggling with substance abuse for about 10 years now. Mostly with alcohol, but been using all kinds of drugs, marijuana, stimulants, psychedelics, pretty much everything.
I suspect I have ADHD. I mean, I'm 99.9% sure. Also struggle with pretty bad anxiety, that's why I drink. Mostly social anxiety, but lately I realised I do worry a lot about things all day.I've never gotten proper medical treatment for these, but I did self medicate all the time.
Now I've been drinking for about 45 days straight. I started to f*** up things big time, really close to getting fired, my bank account is empty and I even have a s***load of debts. My body is in a really bad condition.
Things seem to start to collapse. It's not the first time though, been down quite a few times in the past few years. Did try to quit a handful of occasions, last time was the beginning of the year, barely made through a month.
I have a nice alcoholic family history too. My mom is a functional alcoholic, her dad passed away from cancer (drink related).
I got rid of all of the drinks from my place. I'm gonna visit my GP to get some benzo's for the hard times - social things. I'm also reading a book about CBT, just bought Drinking, a Love Story on amazon, willing to visit a psychiatrist (just have to save up the £££ for it).
I want to change my life, I want to quit drinking.
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