My childhood best friend (we first met at age 6) , who I’ve just reconnected with a little over a year and a half ago after a 10 year hiatus, is an alcoholic. His father passed a few months after we started speaking again and then his mom was diagnosed with dementia. His drinking has gotten out of control and I’m worried for him. We live in the same city but we never see each other it’s been almost a yr since I saw him last but I text all the time to Check in. His bf who I have never met and know nothing about seems like a toxic person who offers nothing no real support or anything. I don’t t ..read more

Hello! Curious about experiences similar to mine as this isn’t something I’ve talked about with anyone. I’m 32, Bipolar Type 2 (diagnosed in 2021 after years of failed medications). I’ve always struggled with my relationship with alcohol. I started drinking at 18 when I went off to college. Drank heavily and often with a huge side of “I don’t feel like I could stop if I wanted to.” Got pregnant at 19 and stopped drinking altogether for a few years after converting to Mormonism. Left the church and then started drinking again. Since then (about 7 years) I’ve been on and off. Alcohol pushes me ..read more

I feel like Im going to relapse, having crazy anxiety. Any helpful tips that you think would be beneficial to me? I really don’t want to go down the relapse path again. submitted by /u/Breaking-bananas-69 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

To anyone out there wondering how to do it. Just do it. submitted by /u/612god [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I (20f)have been getting beyond fucked up since I’ve been 14 years old. Started with weed, then alcohol, then edibles and carts, shrooms, acid, 1 Xanax, sassafras, Molly…. Alcohol and weed are definitely the most consistent. If I’m drinking then I’m blacking out. In high school I was notorious for puking. I recently broke up with my boyfriend and biggest support and I’ve been sober for 2 days and fully regret it. I feel like the only time I ever think clearly is when I’m sober and then I have a life plan, then get fucked up and destroy/forget it all. I dropped out of school because I didn’t k ..read more

M/38 Sober 1020 days. Life is good, urges to drink are few and fleeting…but why do holidays and birthdays have to trigger? I know the reason but I can’t help but look forward to a day where I don’t think of getting plastered on my birthday. Also sunny days, what a beautiful day to sit outside and drink all day. Rainy day…yeah let’s stay in and get trashed. So many years of this behavior makes it hard to let go of I guess. Birthdays are weird. My mom is also actively drinking and our relationship is fucked, so that’s also part of it. Not hearing from her on my birthday stung me a bit. Leaning ..read more

... because it's not too hot, not too cold, and it's the one year anniversary of the day I decided to take my life back. A year ago I (38F) woke up nauseous, head pounding, heart racing with anxiety as I recalled the events from the night before. Another six glasses of wine to "take the edge off" and "make myself feel better", another drunken argument with my wife over a miscommunication that escalated way too quickly given our inebriated states, another hungover morning of getting the kids off to school before laying back down and spending the entirety of the day absolutely hating myself. Ba ..read more

Hi everyone, Sorry if the formats not good , it’s first time posting and it’s from IPhone! Thank you to everyone on here, I feel you’ve all helped with your stories and advice more than I imagine any professional could ( in my case at least!) I’m a bit shaky writing this because it’s all been a kind of secret so I’ve never really gone in to detail with anyone influding my family about the horrors and true darkness of it all. It got very bad just over a year ago. I was shaking without alcohol in me and at my worst was sneaking out in the car at 4am before anyone was up to get wine, shakey and ..read more

First off I am an addict who’s been in and out of recovery. Been stable for these last two years and I accredit it to not dating anyone. It makes me sad because I’ve realized love is such a drug to me, like any other. I have BPD and fear I will only ever be stable if I’m single. I’ve never been this happy but worried it will all go out the window again if I fall for someone. I’m so avoidant. Has anyone else dealt with this and have a success story they can share with me? Thank you submitted by /u/Excellent_Orchid_376 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi everyone! I’ve been lurking in this sub for a bit, considering trying sobriety, specifically with alcohol. For context, I’m a 27yo gay man living in NYC. I’ve been drinking moderately since I was 15 and recently started immersing myself in more gay nightlife. I joined a gay volleyball league, started going out dancing (I love dancing), and so on. Even though I’ve never been the biggest drinker (I’m a lightweight), I've recently had a few bad instances with alcohol and other substances that have wrecked me. I'm starting to become acutely aware of how many adult social interactions revolve a ..read more