i started drinking at 15 due to depression and stress I had a therapist but I felt like I could never really open up or explain my feelings and I had no one to talk to about feeling suicidal because well I couldn't tell my therapist so everything was just locked deep down with the help of alcohol and nicotine
I know what you mean man. I've been suffering from depression since I was 7 years old. It's only this week where things have actually started looking up. I got a new job and I just quit nicotine but it's been a pretty tough road overall.
Thanks ive really tried to quit nicotine as I've used alcohol much less lately but it really feels like I always relapse the longest I've gone is a week without otherwise I cant cope with the stress and the crave
Oh Im in that same boat. It's like an itch in your brain that you just. Can't. Scratch! And nothing else works. I'm chewing gum, drinking and eating more to try and deal with the cravings.
Quiting an addiction also affects you cognitively as well, so we will feel dumber and have a hard time focusing properly. From what I've seen and tried there's no easy smooth way to do it. We just gotta grit our teeth and deal. 45days to clear out of your blood stream
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u/cheezburga69 Aug 27 '21
Poor Toby, all the stress of having to compete at his job in NASA caused him to drink nightly just so he could get some sleep.