What did alcohol take from you?
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What did alcohol take from you?
For me, alcohol took away my sense of self. Before alcohol I had passions and interests that I could have explored more, but alcohol made me forget about all of them.
I loved writing and art and theatre, but was always too hungover in college to pursue any of these activities. I stopped caring about them. Pretty soon my only hobby was drinking.
Alcohol also made my anxiety, depression, and social anxiety infinitely worse. It destroyed my confidence and self-worth.
What did alcohol take from you? How can you get it back?
I loved writing and art and theatre, but was always too hungover in college to pursue any of these activities. I stopped caring about them. Pretty soon my only hobby was drinking.
Alcohol also made my anxiety, depression, and social anxiety infinitely worse. It destroyed my confidence and self-worth.
What did alcohol take from you? How can you get it back?
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Everything important. I had an alcoholic father so, parts of my childhood were taken. I in turn became an alcoholic and, that took most of the rest.
I’m hoping to find long term sobriety and, get it back.
I’m hoping to find long term sobriety and, get it back.
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bringmeback7693 writes >>>For me, alcohol took away my sense of self. Before alcohol I had passions and interests that I could have explored more, but alcohol made me forget about all of them.
I loved writing and art and theatre, but was always too hungover in college to pursue any of these activities. I stopped caring about them. Pretty soon my only hobby was drinking.
Alcohol also made my anxiety, depression, and social anxiety infinitely worse. It destroyed my confidence and self-worth.
What did alcohol take from you? How can you get it back?<<<
Alcoholic drinking, the drug alcohol temporally relieved my depression, depression I didn’t know I was suffering. If the effect from alcohol weren’t temporary, I wouldn’t have become addicted.
Before my first drink, I blocked my depression and feelings involved with my depression via hyper- activities, mostly sports. Since hyper-activities was a frame of reference, it’s easy in retrospect to see why alcohol went beyond what hyper-activities, in what it did for me. Depending on my mood and circumstances, I had good and bad times, but the good times became increasingly fewer, this is due to tolerance. One aspect of my problems at this point was I was attempting to recapture my original almost euphoric experiences at the beginning of my drinking. Eventually alcohol stopped working for me and that’s when I began to question whether I was an alcoholic.
Alcoholic drinking contributed to my divorce. On the other hand, Alcoholic drinking opened my eyes in realizing I had married a stranger, because I didn’t know who I was, so my choices in relationships were immature.
I view alcoholism as the cure for that of which it purports to be the disease. The symptom alcoholism, has a purpose, and that’s recovery from my emotional and mental problems.
Also for me, alcoholism is a delivery system into spiritual reality, which is the only reality.
bringmeback7693 writes >>>For me, alcohol took away my sense of self. Before alcohol I had passions and interests that I could have explored more, but alcohol made me forget about all of them.
I loved writing and art and theatre, but was always too hungover in college to pursue any of these activities. I stopped caring about them. Pretty soon my only hobby was drinking.
Alcohol also made my anxiety, depression, and social anxiety infinitely worse. It destroyed my confidence and self-worth.
What did alcohol take from you? How can you get it back?<<<
Alcoholic drinking, the drug alcohol temporally relieved my depression, depression I didn’t know I was suffering. If the effect from alcohol weren’t temporary, I wouldn’t have become addicted.
Before my first drink, I blocked my depression and feelings involved with my depression via hyper- activities, mostly sports. Since hyper-activities was a frame of reference, it’s easy in retrospect to see why alcohol went beyond what hyper-activities, in what it did for me. Depending on my mood and circumstances, I had good and bad times, but the good times became increasingly fewer, this is due to tolerance. One aspect of my problems at this point was I was attempting to recapture my original almost euphoric experiences at the beginning of my drinking. Eventually alcohol stopped working for me and that’s when I began to question whether I was an alcoholic.
Alcoholic drinking contributed to my divorce. On the other hand, Alcoholic drinking opened my eyes in realizing I had married a stranger, because I didn’t know who I was, so my choices in relationships were immature.
I view alcoholism as the cure for that of which it purports to be the disease. The symptom alcoholism, has a purpose, and that’s recovery from my emotional and mental problems.
Also for me, alcoholism is a delivery system into spiritual reality, which is the only reality.
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Alcohol have been a gateway drug that lead to drugs.
Drugs blurred the connection with myself, the universe.
It isolated me. It depressed me.
It made me scared ********.
I got Some sense of normaliter back by practising buddhism and going to meetings.
Drugs blurred the connection with myself, the universe.
It isolated me. It depressed me.
It made me scared ********.
I got Some sense of normaliter back by practising buddhism and going to meetings.
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Alcoholism has taken away any self confidence I once had. Which was never much in the first place. I cant think of anything I like about myself anymore. It has damaged friendships because of the terrible ways I’ve acted in front of/toward people. Sometimes I’m just too embarrassed to ever contact someone again. It has damaged my brain. I feel like I am missing a connection to my past. Like I don’t remember how things made me feel. Everything, even things before my drinking began, feels like a blur. And now, trying to recollect on my past feels impossible. Not to mention the amount of blackouts I’m dealing with now. My entire life feels like it didn’t happen. And that’s sad and scary.
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Originally Posted by Quake84 
Alcoholism has taken away any self confidence I once had. Which was never much in the first place. I cant think of anything I like about myself anymore. It has damaged friendships because of the terrible ways I’ve acted in front of/toward people. Sometimes I’m just too embarrassed to ever contact someone again. It has damaged my brain. I feel like I am missing a connection to my past. Like I don’t remember how things made me feel. Everything, even things before my drinking began, feels like a blur. And now, trying to recollect on my past feels impossible. Not to mention the amount of blackouts I’m dealing with now. My entire life feels like it didn’t happen. And that’s sad and scary.
I know it's scary, but you can do this!
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Originally Posted by Yixi
All of me. It took all of me.
I have gone from being a relatively nice kind person. To the extremely selfish drunk that I become.
Not today though & I'll take that, SP x
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Alcohol took away my self worth, my dignity, my sanity at times, my ability to make good choices, my morals, my integrity, my regard for others, my regard for myself, my inner peace, my connection with the Divine, my love for myself and others and much, much more.
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It took the greatest beautifulest thing i have ever seen my soul mate owe it's a scar a wound that just won't heal she's alive well married two kids owe you know it's your soul msate when they take your breath away
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Originally Posted by Bullwinkle1944
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bringmeback7693 writes >>>For me, alcohol took away my sense of self. Before alcohol I had passions and interests that I could have explored more, but alcohol made me forget about all of them.
I loved writing and art and theatre, but was always too hungover in college to pursue any of these activities. I stopped caring about them. Pretty soon my only hobby was drinking.
Alcohol also made my anxiety, depression, and social anxiety infinitely worse. It destroyed my confidence and self-worth.
What did alcohol take from you? How can you get it back?<<<
Alcoholic drinking, the drug alcohol temporally relieved my depression, depression I didn’t know I was suffering. If the effect from alcohol weren’t temporary, I wouldn’t have become addicted.
Before my first drink, I blocked my depression and feelings involved with my depression via hyper- activities, mostly sports. Since hyper-activities was a frame of reference, it’s easy in retrospect to see why alcohol went beyond what hyper-activities, in what it did for me. Depending on my mood and circumstances, I had good and bad times, but the good times became increasingly fewer, this is due to tolerance. One aspect of my problems at this point was I was attempting to recapture my original almost euphoric experiences at the beginning of my drinking. Eventually alcohol stopped working for me and that’s when I began to question whether I was an alcoholic.
Alcoholic drinking contributed to my divorce. On the other hand, Alcoholic drinking opened my eyes in realizing I had married a stranger, because I didn’t know who I was, so my choices in relationships were immature.
I view alcoholism as the cure for that of which it purports to be the disease. The symptom alcoholism, has a purpose, and that’s recovery from my emotional and mental problems.
Also for me, alcoholism is a delivery system into spiritual reality, which is the only reality.
bringmeback7693 writes >>>For me, alcohol took away my sense of self. Before alcohol I had passions and interests that I could have explored more, but alcohol made me forget about all of them.
I loved writing and art and theatre, but was always too hungover in college to pursue any of these activities. I stopped caring about them. Pretty soon my only hobby was drinking.
Alcohol also made my anxiety, depression, and social anxiety infinitely worse. It destroyed my confidence and self-worth.
What did alcohol take from you? How can you get it back?<<<
Alcoholic drinking, the drug alcohol temporally relieved my depression, depression I didn’t know I was suffering. If the effect from alcohol weren’t temporary, I wouldn’t have become addicted.
Before my first drink, I blocked my depression and feelings involved with my depression via hyper- activities, mostly sports. Since hyper-activities was a frame of reference, it’s easy in retrospect to see why alcohol went beyond what hyper-activities, in what it did for me. Depending on my mood and circumstances, I had good and bad times, but the good times became increasingly fewer, this is due to tolerance. One aspect of my problems at this point was I was attempting to recapture my original almost euphoric experiences at the beginning of my drinking. Eventually alcohol stopped working for me and that’s when I began to question whether I was an alcoholic.
Alcoholic drinking contributed to my divorce. On the other hand, Alcoholic drinking opened my eyes in realizing I had married a stranger, because I didn’t know who I was, so my choices in relationships were immature.
I view alcoholism as the cure for that of which it purports to be the disease. The symptom alcoholism, has a purpose, and that’s recovery from my emotional and mental problems.
Also for me, alcoholism is a delivery system into spiritual reality, which is the only reality.
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I’m so angry at myself 😡..... because I used alcohol to make me a different person a more social and accepted person by society..... I know I can’t turn the clock back but if I would of just accepted myself and been stronger and said no with conviction, maybe things would of turned out different for me. Now I’m really seeing me as the person I really am... and to tell the truth I like who I am now. However, I’m now learning how to be just me with out alcohol and live a healthier sober and better life... Best wishes everyone 🤗
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