miserable right now
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miserable right now
Hi everyone,
I am new and feeling confused and miserable. A few days ago I was drinking and smoking pot at a party and I accidentally fell down some stairs, broke my shoulder and lacerated the elbow of the other arm. My BF took me to the ER where I got a sling and pain meds and was told to stay at home for 2 weeks. I feel awful, not just in the sense that it is the most excruciating pain of my entire life, but also for missing work and incurring what might be a huge financial burden, since I may also need surgery. I normally smoke a little pot twice a week and have 2 glasses of wine 4-5 days a week. I've decided I need a sobriety break for a while but this has been a serious wake up call. I know that both marijuana and alcohol cause loss of coordination and mixing them together was a pretty bad idea.
I'd love to hear your thoughts - I really do not want anything like this to happen again. I haven't drank or smoked pot since the accident but I'm also on tylenol & codeine for the pain.
thanks...
I am new and feeling confused and miserable. A few days ago I was drinking and smoking pot at a party and I accidentally fell down some stairs, broke my shoulder and lacerated the elbow of the other arm. My BF took me to the ER where I got a sling and pain meds and was told to stay at home for 2 weeks. I feel awful, not just in the sense that it is the most excruciating pain of my entire life, but also for missing work and incurring what might be a huge financial burden, since I may also need surgery. I normally smoke a little pot twice a week and have 2 glasses of wine 4-5 days a week. I've decided I need a sobriety break for a while but this has been a serious wake up call. I know that both marijuana and alcohol cause loss of coordination and mixing them together was a pretty bad idea.
I'd love to hear your thoughts - I really do not want anything like this to happen again. I haven't drank or smoked pot since the accident but I'm also on tylenol & codeine for the pain.
thanks...
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Ouchie!
That does sound pretty miserable. How about cutting out the pot and booze for 30 days? See how you feel.
Most of us here are convinced we can't drink at all and working on having happy lives that don't involve alcohol or drugs.
The tricky thing with alcohol and substances is that our use tends to increase over time and the consequences get bigger. Do you drink/smoke more now than you did 5 years ago? 2 years ago? Just something to think about. Many people don't realise how much their use increases over time. It's a bit like your pot and wine is in a big trap. For years you might be able to dart into the trap, grab them and get out again unscathed. If the trap starts to close you might be able to come up with a few fancy moves (eg switching to another type of alcohol, deciding to only drink on weekends, not drink after midnight, only smoke pot instead of drinking etc) to escape the trap, but chances are eventually the trap is going to close and you'll be stuck in a cycle of addiction.
That does sound pretty miserable. How about cutting out the pot and booze for 30 days? See how you feel.
Most of us here are convinced we can't drink at all and working on having happy lives that don't involve alcohol or drugs.
The tricky thing with alcohol and substances is that our use tends to increase over time and the consequences get bigger. Do you drink/smoke more now than you did 5 years ago? 2 years ago? Just something to think about. Many people don't realise how much their use increases over time. It's a bit like your pot and wine is in a big trap. For years you might be able to dart into the trap, grab them and get out again unscathed. If the trap starts to close you might be able to come up with a few fancy moves (eg switching to another type of alcohol, deciding to only drink on weekends, not drink after midnight, only smoke pot instead of drinking etc) to escape the trap, but chances are eventually the trap is going to close and you'll be stuck in a cycle of addiction.
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going 30 days sounds like a good idea to me. Give it a try and see if pot and booze are really that important to you. I used to not be able to even picture a life without alcohol. Didn't think anything would be fun w/o it. Ive been sober for over 10 years and find joy in all the things I thought I wouldn't.
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Originally Posted by whiskeyman 
bluepoppy please read Jill23s new post.
can you relate.
can you relate.
yeah they are sort of similar but I never blacked out... I remember everything that happened down to the most excruciating detail.
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Pluepoppy, 
to SR. I'm glad you are ok. I guess every now and then we have to take a fall to shake the cobwebs of our brains. Even think about this, smoke a little pot twice a week and have 2 glasses of wine 4-5 days a week for 40 years. Over the time period that's probably $200,000 dollars. Now that is a nice "chunkuhchange", and man do I wish I had one now. Rootin for ya. 
to SR. I'm glad you are ok. I guess every now and then we have to take a fall to shake the cobwebs of our brains. Even think about this, smoke a little pot twice a week and have 2 glasses of wine 4-5 days a week for 40 years. Over the time period that's probably $200,000 dollars. Now that is a nice "chunkuhchange", and man do I wish I had one now. Rootin for ya. Administrator
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Hi bluepoppy - welcome to SR 
I was a booze and pot man too - I had a lot of accidents, and progressively worse ones. I would then medicate the pain with more booze and pot...it was a pretty tight trap to be caught in.
Its so insidious too: a little drink, a little puff seems harmless...but you grow to want it, sometimes even need it....and incrementally you ramp up your use.
As the years went on I was smoking and drinking all day.
I started off taking the drugs, but in the end they took me.
I was ashamed of me and what my life had become. I didn't recognise myself in the mirror or in the things I was doing.
I was capable of more.
I wanted the real me back - and I found him when I gave up booze and pot. I know you will too
D
I was a booze and pot man too - I had a lot of accidents, and progressively worse ones. I would then medicate the pain with more booze and pot...it was a pretty tight trap to be caught in.
Its so insidious too: a little drink, a little puff seems harmless...but you grow to want it, sometimes even need it....and incrementally you ramp up your use.
As the years went on I was smoking and drinking all day.
I started off taking the drugs, but in the end they took me.
I was ashamed of me and what my life had become. I didn't recognise myself in the mirror or in the things I was doing.
I was capable of more.
I wanted the real me back - and I found him when I gave up booze and pot. I know you will too
D
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Thanks everyone! I told my BF last night I'd like to take a break of at least 30 days once I come off the codeine, he seemed supportive of the idea and definitely understands why I am feeling this way. Perhaps it's the wake up call I truly needed...
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