jackiag862
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AnonymousAnonymous
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September will be 4 years sober šŗ
ECEC
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7 years clean here! My OCD has gotten worse and worse since I got clean - was just diagnosed finally this year.
AnonymousAnonymous
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Same!ā
AnonymousAnonymous
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It was so bad last nightā¦I literally realized why drinking was so good ā¦I could avoid thinking but then I was drunking..,but the thinking is crazy now ! I compare ocd thoughts to taking a drink because if I take a thought I spiral so I try to look at it that way . But itās so fucking hard the anxiety that comes with it. šš»
AnonymousAnonymous
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Oops I meant to say but then I was drinkingā¦.! Havenāt done that in 14 years!
ECEC
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@Anonymous Yes I can look back now and see why I was self-medicating!
AnonymousAnonymous
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@EC Me too!
AnonymousAnonymous
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It is awesome. I canāt tell you how peaceful and fulfilling life is with total clarity of mind. I did not have daily dependency, but I was a severe binge drinker, hospitalized/ blacking out/ puking, even started a fight once in college. Now my life is very wholesome; so good, I often feel I do not deserve it. The only struggle now is fighting the self-doubt, but itās definitely worth it. I hope it works out for you all, too šŗšŗ
AnonymousAnonymous
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Amazing! I was also binge drinker and I suffered with an eating disorder and now Iām struggling with harm OCD but the one thing Iām reminded of in my AA meetings is that if I wasnāt sober I wouldnāt be able to work on the OCD and this is where I need to work very hard because this is to me is equally as difficult! there is such a great amount of truth in emotional sobriety as well so Iām so happy to hear youāre doing so wellā¦. keep up the good work!!!
AnonymousAnonymous
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Iām in AA
AnonymousAnonymous
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Awesome!!
jackiag862jackiag862
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Thank you all for commenting. Iām in AA too, coming up on 10 years. Sometimes I get intrusive thoughts about drinking, theyāre just like my other intrusive thoughts. Like youāre gonna drink again, youāre hopeless, youāll die from alcohol. Its insane. Because Iām very involved in AA and very open about my thoughts. That one really freaks me out though :( I have no desire to drink but itās like my ocd knows thatās my biggest fear and starts doing that, on top of the other themes I have.
AnonymousAnonymous
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Anyone have recurring nightmares about blackouts?
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