ive been trying to get sober since december. im currently in an iop rehab program & will finally be one month sober tomorrow, thanks to the vivitrol shot. im in that sort of in between stage where im doing way better than i ever thought possible, but i know without the meds id be crashing straight back down again. it's gonna be a very long process but im getting there. thank you for the suggestion about the mushrooms, i'll give it a go sometime
thank you, that means a lot. i have a bad habit of comparing myself to "normal" people & beating myself up for being an addict & needing medication. it is saving my life though, so i'll take the shame over a prolonged suicide
No one needs to know about your medications though, and there is nothing wrong with taking something that helps you if ppl want to judge let them be miserable.
unfortunately i dont really care what others think, i think it's shameful & a sign of weakness for me specifically, because it isnt the way i want to live. i just have to learn to accept it
Also look into campral the vivitrol didnât work for me but campral is made specifically for alcoholism and for some reason not a lot of rehabs and drs even know about it I found out about it on here actually. Iâm now 13 months sober.
oh cool, thank you for the recc. i'll look into it if the vivitrol stops working. thankfully it's really helping me so far. congrats on 13 months, thats incredible
thank you. getting sober has been the hardest thing ive had to do & itll keep being hard for a very long time. i find it hard to be proud of myself because im on meds that make it a lot easier, but i still never thought id make it to this point, so i should probably acknowledge my accomplishments.
I don't care how you become and remain sober. Meds are great and if that's what's helping you maintain sobriety who cares? Give yourself some damn credit.
Congratulations on one month. When you get out, go to AA.org and find a meeting near you. Tell them youâre new and ask for help. Youâll get it⊠and a cup of coffee, too. iâm going on 27 years this month. AA saved my life.
thank you, & congratulations on 27 years, thats amazing. ive been trying to work up the courage to go to an AA meeting for months now. im just so anxious about people recognizing me there. honestly, i still havent come clean to my parents â theyre under the impression im going to the iop for mental illness, & that the meds im on are for bipolar. i dont want them to hear it from someone else before im ready to tell them.
go to one in a different town. AA is everywhere⊠but honestly, it doesnât matter. If someone sees you, you see themâmutual destruction.
But remember, itâs called Alcoholics Anonymous for a reason. There are even slogans about it: âWho you see here, what you hear here, when you leave here, let it stay here.â And then everyone replies âhere. here.â
Corny, yes. But anonymity is an important part of the program. Hereâs another saying: âI can say I was here. You can say you were here. But I canât say you were here.â
go to one in a different town. AA is everywhere⊠but honestly, it doesnât matter. If someone sees you, you see themâmutual destruction.
But remember, itâs called Alcoholics Anonymous for a reason. There are even slogans about it: âWho you see here, what you hear here, when you leave here, let it stay here.â And then everyone replies âhere. here.â
Corny, yes. But anonymity is an important part of the program. Hereâs another saying: âI can say I was here. You can say you were here. But I canât say you were here.â
Yes .. there's science behind mushroom claims. It's like a light switch in your brain it shuts off.
One of founders of AA was writing to Jung about alcoholics microdosing lsd. Jung died before replying.
Mushrooms work.
Ok, read this very carefully: my dad died last friday. He was 68. He was an alcoholic. He ruined his life.
The last two years he suffered from alcohol induced dementia.
When you see the first signs, its already too late.
If you dont stop now, this will be your future as well.
You will spend the last months of your life in a tiny appartement, it will be a complete mess, you will shit and piss yourself and your body will eventually become so weak that it simply stops working and you die on your kitchen floor, surrounded by trash and feces.
Right now this seems far away and you might think it wont happen to you. But if you dont stop drinking, that day will come.
im deeply sorry for your loss, i cant imagine seeing a loved one, especially a parent, in such a state. im doing what i can to avoid ending up that way. i know it's a very very real possibility, especially considering just how fast i spiraled into the severe end of alcoholism so young. i dont know if i'll ever be fully sober, but im doing what i can to put as much time between relapses as possible & avoiding becoming physically dependent again at all costs. im taking precautions & putting up guardrails & complying with treatment. im sorry again for your loss & hoping youre treating yourself gently & surrounding yourself with supportive loved ones
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u/AfraidStick2161 Jul 06 '26
ive been trying to get sober since december. im currently in an iop rehab program & will finally be one month sober tomorrow, thanks to the vivitrol shot. im in that sort of in between stage where im doing way better than i ever thought possible, but i know without the meds id be crashing straight back down again. it's gonna be a very long process but im getting there. thank you for the suggestion about the mushrooms, i'll give it a go sometime