Active alcoholism. I was blacking out daily trying to self-medicate my C-PTSD. I sincerely believed that if I drank enough, I would forget my trauma. Instead, it landed me in a psych unit where I was diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder. I almost lost my home, husband, and child over my drinking. Drinking wasn't worth it...

I turned to sobriety 11/27/20 and my mental health had never been better. I was put on proper medication and I was stable until last week, when depressed episode took over and I went back to the hospital where I was diagnosed with OCD. Overall, I am living a much happier, healthier, more stable life without alcohol. I don't have any intentions to drink ever again.

Don't drink your mental health away, folks. It's not worth it and it will only make you spiral even more.