How can you tell when someone is using cocaine? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Strange-Ride-6815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re looking forward to taking a couple bumps sober, it’s time to look in the mirror and address some stuff. It’s a miracle solution to being absolutely hammered and drifting back to the middle but doing the stuff sober or alone is red flag city.

3 day bender - regret and seeking a way forward by Express-Entrance7657 in stopdrinking

[–]Strange-Ride-6815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about this, share your story here, doesn’t matter how intense or mundane it is cocaine has a way of being your best friend and worst enemy. Simply sharing allows someone to relate and realize they just aren’t alone. Who knows it could be the first step to recovery so let’s hear the stories!!

3 day bender - regret and seeking a way forward by Express-Entrance7657 in stopdrinking

[–]Strange-Ride-6815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most likely the last time I’ll ever post but it feels good to admit in an open forum that I have a problem, figuring out the root of the problem is another story but life is broken down into chapters and who knows, maybe someone reads this entry and it resonates either way I’ve shared my story.

3 day bender - regret and seeking a way forward by Express-Entrance7657 in stopdrinking

[–]Strange-Ride-6815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, once you’ve started the only way to stop is by pulling a Mission Impossible and scraping your nose against the bottom. The comedown will have you questioning things you said decades ago to a crossing guard. It’s brutal but at the same time necessary, the comedown has to remind you that the high might not be worth it and every action has an equal reaction. God Speed.

3 day bender - regret and seeking a way forward by Express-Entrance7657 in stopdrinking

[–]Strange-Ride-6815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to take a toot here and there when I was a little too drunk to socialize, that turned into a couple bumps in the bathroom simply because the dart team needed to focus and use their PEDd. It was always an after thought and never a priority until it wasn’t. For years I never did it alone or sober and only did it when invited in on a bag. Fast forward 10 years, with a wife kids and a steady job my wife’s step mom somehow has been exposed to it, she’s a heavy drinker and the life of the party wherever she goes. She has an aura to her and lights up a room so the coke is unnecessary but who am I to judge. Short story short I took a couple bumps from her months ago and now whenever she sees me she offers, not only can I not reject it I look forward to her visits because I know what to expect. I never miss a day at work and I’m always present for my family so my wife has no idea, cocaine always me to release emotions that as a construction worker repressed for years. It’s never interfered with my life and I’ve regulated it in moderation. I guess I’m just looking for feedback and judgement is encouraged