I have an intense (triggered) fear of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.

[rightkindofme]

If you feel that people who have *died* are out to get you... yeah, you need to see a professional about that.

 

[Deleted member 28403]

I cannot really deal with cigarettes well... They are triggering to me, because of them appearing in my trauma

 

[Jesterllama]

I find any kind of drug use, addiction or substance abuse horrifically terrifying. Just the thought...

I have the exact same problem... It's so depressing and exhausting, because you always feel so alone, and you're always the "party pooper" if you even manage to go to a social event.. It just makes you feel like shit, because you really don't wanna go to the parties, but when you're not there, you just sit at home and think about how your friends think that alcohol and/or drugs is more fun then to hang out with you. At least that's how I feel. I always feel like they like alcohol better than me, and that the idea of trying to have fun without it is just non-existent and horrifying to them. And what's even worse is that I know that that's not true, and I know that I'm the one with a problem. I'm the one who's overreacting. But I still can't help it.

 

[Gs172003]

I have the exact same problem... It's so depressing and exhausting, because you always feel so alone, and you're a...

Don't feel bad. I used to hang out with alot of drug users when I was a teen but was terrified of it. Said drug users are still using 20 years later and one was arrested for manufacturing meth and one recently died of an overdose. Just think of it as "I'm not becoming an alcoholic".