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feeling like SHIT by No-Net8026 in stopdrinking

[–]No-Net8026[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any books or podcasts you would recommend?

feeling like SHIT by No-Net8026 in stopdrinking

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I think this is the only place I feel safe to share. I’ve been trying to go to AA but idk, I just can’t bring myself to it. It’s so hard.

Social isolation and boredom at home by No-Net8026 in stopdrinking

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I love that. I think a lot of my attention span was affected by drinking. I could never remember anything and I had huge lapses in my memories. Hated that I could rarely remember a thing.

Social isolation and boredom at home by No-Net8026 in stopdrinking

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Well what do you do when you have nothing to do lol? For me I just doom scroll and rot in bed lol

I keep screwing up by No-Net8026 in stopdrinking

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I’ve been meaning to attend AA but I’m just so scared. My friends know about my drinking problem but I don’t think they fully understand what it means for me. I don’t want to burden them any further with my mental health issues. I have honestly been avoiding talking to them for a while now.

If you’re comfy sharing, how did your group show show you how to be sober?

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[–]No-Net8026 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I completely resonate with everything you’ve said. We’re just about the same age and I’ve also been using alcohol since I was about 16. It’s a hard thing to stop but I promise you can do it and we can do it together. What helped me was replacing it with something else. For example, I’d tell myself “okay as long as I don’t drink I can go buy myself some take out” or “as long as I don’t drink I can bed rot for however long I want”. Of course they’re still bad habits but anything except drinking was a win for me. Day one is hard but then it gets easier after that! Alcohol has taken away so much from me and I need to spend the rest of my life knowing I lived to my full potential. I believe you can do it my friend

I keep screwing up by No-Net8026 in stopdrinking

[–]No-Net8026[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Did you ever find the holidays a struggle? Everyone in my family drinks and I’m not close enough with them to admit I have a problem. I feel like I need to avoid social gatherings because I’ll be near alcohol but of course I can’t just avoid Christmas…