r/addiction • u/Dickiesuits • 12h ago
Venting Why
Not to quote tool but why can’t we just be sober. Literally. I am sliding. Idk. I’m really not even that bad I’m really not. I’ve seen bad I grew up around real bad. But it’s unacceptable. But I’m accepting it. Every day. I’m tired of it but I keep doing it. It’s started to cost me things. Relationships mostly. I can see it and I ain’t done shit about it. I literally feel like I’m watchin in real time it steal my life. And as mad as I get at it I feel like I haven’t gotten mad enough at it to stop. Maybe mad ain’t the answer. But what is. I know what it is i ain’t retarded. This just seemed like a good place to vent. I’m gonna get my head out of my ass soon hopefully. It all starts with drinking though. If I stop that everything stops. I just gotta slow down and think somehow when I want a drink
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u/sushiibites 12h ago
Best thing I can suggest - if you’re able to do it - is reach out to a professional and start figuring out what it is that led you to addiction. Why is it you want to drink? Work on that and how to handle it and it will help immensely.
I did it the other way, I tried to fight the addiction without figuring out why I wanted to take drugs in the first place and it just led to periods of sobriety and inevitable relapse. Now I’ve my answers and a treatment plan for that so when the cravings hit or things get bad I’m able to work through it instead of wanting to reach for drugs.
Recognising it is a first step, the next one is to start trying to address it. Stay strong, you can do it 💪🏼
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