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drinking....wish i was wasnt

mountsurf666
mountsurf666
i hate writing this stuff but i hope that some of you add something, about two months ago i was put into a psych ward for being depressed and suicidal....and i know thats a terrible reason even the thought of suicide has scared me beyond believe like i cant believe i even wanted to end my life but i did but now i feel useless im trying to make a future for myself but i feel thoughtless like a koi just swimming along til im caught, i hate whining but im glad im out i just wish i werent drinking again any advice on not drinking would be amazing im very sorry for the trouble
TheUnnamable
TheUnnamable
There is such a sense of Apology in this post, I wonder where this comes from and whether you are sorry for more than writing here. I'm a walking apology, its a tough way to live.
There isn't much advice I can give but I wanted to reply to your post in the hope that it might make you feel less alone with what you are going through. Also to tell you that in my mind 'sorry' isn't needed if you are simply telling people how you are feeling.
I wish I could say more to help, I feel concerned about what seems to be guilt about feeling the way you did/do, guilt is a terrible demon, especially when it is unfounded.
One thing I have heard but perhaps will be helpful at a later stage is that ginger beer (non-alcoholic) is a good thing to drink if you have decided to stop drinking, I think because of its anti-nausea properties and also the way there's a slight burn reminiscent of alcohol.
I wish you luck with this and I hope you get all the support you need.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I personally can't relate, because i've never had a problem with alcohol, but I am currently on day 5 of quitting smoking and it's hell. i have also had to go thru my mother being in a psych ward a few times for the same reasons. one thing helping me quit right now is persistance, whenever i have the urge, i remind myself why i wanted to quit in the first place. i dont like to let myself down, so i walk away, do anything else that will keep my mind off of it. im also trying to keep myself away from the people/things that i know will influence me to start again. but each person has their own reason for quitting, so maybe write it down and stick it on the fridge or something, or find a picture of a time when you were happy without drinking and put it up there with that. stay strong!
Community LeaderThePepperMan
ThePepperMan
It has been said that nobody understands alcohol problems like somebody who has been there. There is a support group here that meets those requirements:

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Alcoholism/support-group

Please consider visiting that group and getting to know those people.

Daily Strength has a user moderator program (called Community Leader or CL for short). There are 3 CLs in the alcoholism group:

CoogeeMum www.dailystrength.org/people/204485
ExJerseyGirl2 www.dailystrength.org/people/462380
nickyj18022002 www.dailystrength.org/people/161265

If you have questions about that group, please feel free to contact any of them and they will be glad to help you.

And as for the depression group, WELCOME! We do have people here who are in various stages of alcohol recovery, but what we really understand here is depression!

Gentle hugs