Struggling a bit
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I don't have booze in the house. I am immersing myself in March Madness (ironically). Ohio State just won to my chagrin. Waiting for my Cinderella team to play. I think I will be OK.
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Originally Posted by 439trish 
I sincerely hope you can NOT DRINK....I have had a terrible time today with wanting to drink, due to my inability to connect on a deep level with the people I care about the most
when I try I get scared and feel like I am suffocating
and when I don't try, I feel lonely and sad and isolated....
tough spot to be in and it makes me want to drink -- hit me hard today, but I ate some cookies, took a nap, came to SR for help, and have a couple of shows to watch for entertainment tonight....
we all know how hard it can be, but I hope you get through this without drinking
hugs, Trish
when I try I get scared and feel like I am suffocating
and when I don't try, I feel lonely and sad and isolated....
tough spot to be in and it makes me want to drink -- hit me hard today, but I ate some cookies, took a nap, came to SR for help, and have a couple of shows to watch for entertainment tonight....
we all know how hard it can be, but I hope you get through this without drinking
hugs, Trish
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Just a reminder that it is possible to get through depression sober. I do not even remember what it feels like to be happy. I'm seeing a professional, reaching out to my support network, praying to my higher power, going to AA and putting one foot in front of the other a day at a time.
The are lots of reasons to drink but no good ones
The are lots of reasons to drink but no good ones
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Just catching this thread now, ArtFriend. Sorry that you are struggling, my friend.
Could you contact your old therapist; he or she may be able to refer you to someone to whom they think you could relate well.
You will get through this and get through this well; don't give up.
Could you contact your old therapist; he or she may be able to refer you to someone to whom they think you could relate well.
You will get through this and get through this well; don't give up.
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Originally Posted by ArtFriend
I have been trying different things... to no avail. So I came out here. I know this is a support forum, but I feel badly asking for support! Go figure
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ahhh yes.... struggling.
Life is full of highs... and lows.
Many of us came to a place where our use of alcohol and drugs helped shield us from that... gave us a false sense of comfort and helped us believe that life was more stable and wonderful....
but emotions, like clouds in the sky, blow in and blow out. There are low-hanging grey-ceiling days and there are cloudless azure shining days.
The one thing that is constant is that they change.
Ride it out, find the things you can be thankful for, have compassion to tell yourself "It's also OK to feel down. Struggle is human. You're OK." Give yourself the caring empathy to recognize that EVERYONE struggles.
Congratulations, you're a human being.
And sometimes it's not easy being human.
Life is full of highs... and lows.
Many of us came to a place where our use of alcohol and drugs helped shield us from that... gave us a false sense of comfort and helped us believe that life was more stable and wonderful....
but emotions, like clouds in the sky, blow in and blow out. There are low-hanging grey-ceiling days and there are cloudless azure shining days.
The one thing that is constant is that they change.
Ride it out, find the things you can be thankful for, have compassion to tell yourself "It's also OK to feel down. Struggle is human. You're OK." Give yourself the caring empathy to recognize that EVERYONE struggles.
Congratulations, you're a human being.
And sometimes it's not easy being human.
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