js94
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js94js94
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I want to get sober but the ocd always makes me want to drink
bobbimacbobbimac
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I’m a recovering alcoholic been sober almost 2 years. Whats going on
EmmaaaahhEmmaaaahh
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Any tips for how you were so successful?? That's incredible :)
bobbimacbobbimac
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@Emmaaaahh Thank you! I posted my story kind of below haha
AnxiousashleyAnxiousashley
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Yes, bc I feel so much better when I’m drunk or on Xanax
EmmaaaahhEmmaaaahh
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I'm trying hard to recover from abusing marijuana right now. I abused alcohol and prescription pills for a while in my teens. Being under a 2 week quarantine has been making my OCD a lot worse, and I've been worried I'm going to fall back into my old habits since the urge to be intoxicated has grown so much stronger being stuck inside and unable to go out and do anything... you want to talk about it?
js94js94
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Ever since my ocd started 7 years ago, what helps with the gay intrusive thoughts and OCD is drinking beer. It makes me feel normal. I drink every single day, icant stop =/ how did u guys stop
EmmaaaahhEmmaaaahh
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Honestly the only way that I was able to do it was quit cold turkey. If there are substances in the house that are easily accessible then it's easier to carry out the compulsion. I'm going to be honest, I stopped abusing alcohol as a compulsion when I started abusing marijuana I kind of substituted one for the other. I found that marijuana agreed better with my body, but long term it started making me tired all the time. I have honestly only gone 5 days without smoking, so I'm probably not the best on to ask. I have basically been sleeping a lot and trying to really care for my health, but I haven't gotten any professional help. I'm considering it once quarantine is over but I dont even know where to start :/ I wish I could be more help man I really do. Hopefully someone else will have some tips for us?
js94js94
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Yes its very hard to deal with thank u for the response , i feel hopeless right now when i drink im happy but when im not drinking i feel depressed
js94js94
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@bobbimac thats awesome, how did u do it whats your story
bobbimacbobbimac
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Thanks man! I had some ocd going on most of my life and I was always a social drinker with friends and at parties but when my ocd got really bad I drank to hide from the symptoms. It got really bad to the time where no doctors would even help me anymore for my ocd because of my drinking. So I started not caring about anything anymore really and I fought my parents when they wanted me to go away but eventually I did because I was like fuck it this life sucks anyway might well go away and not have them nagging me all the time haha. I did that and got meds while I was away and figured out what I needed out of therapy. I did groups for a while which was good cause it was focused on both addiction and mental health. And then from there I was just very upfront with everyone and everything like doctors and my parents and friends I just told everyone I had mental shit going on and I used to hide it with alcohol and not to support me doing that. And I was stoked most of my people stayed w me and supported me 100. And yeah I just stay busy and surrounded by my people and going to my groups and trying to keep myself pushing and fighting.
bobbimacbobbimac
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Might have made it sound like it was easy but hard road for sure. I fought my fam and doctors and everyone for years and now I look back and I don’t know why I didn’t want to get help I just think I needed to sulk and to be real yeah there are still super bad days and crap but I just try to remember the good days and that i can have good days
js94js94
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Thanks for the story im in that exact situation u were at with my parents and doctors.. how old r u ?
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