I am not sure how you can help.
I really screwed up as I trully have been trying hard to not binge or drink at all since my car accident and being on the paxils.
will try hard to get back on track, and work on healing the PTSD and improving my emotional state.
Joanna, you know your drinking and what you're dealing with is somewhat familiar to me. Different circumstances, different life, but the same in many ways. To begin with we’re both women. Dur! Then when we drink, we seem to drink a lot. I never could accurately determine when and if this time I had control of my drinking or not. If I’m wrong and you can control you desires for drink, then Joanne why don’t you just set it and forget it for now, and immerse yourself in the many responsibilities surrounding your plan of treatment for PTSD. If you can’t however, control your drinking, whatever the very real reasons many can’t, then why don’t you start now and face this and go to any and all lengths to not drink. (Despite all exacerbating conditions). Even if it’s just for the time being. I know all this is easier said than done, but it can be a PTSD challenge, like the thread you began recently and I haven't yet had a chance to participate in.
I know if I drink alcohol
the results of a binge nearly destroys Me. I drink and there it is, instantly All PTSD symptoms, Alive & Well, all on overdrive, heightened to the MAX and smack in my face and that of everyone else in my life. I no longer have any ability whatsoever to think or see straight and I lose my ability to help myself and gain only my ability to destruct. And then, if anyone grows frustrated with me, I won’t tolerate that and I’m off and on a horrific downward spiral of destruction.
At 21 yrs. of age I desperately wanted help, I wanted a full, instant recovery that I might live. I lived in fantasy and just wanted someone to walk up to me, see and know my horrific sufferings and hand me over a life. It never, never, never, came to pass. I need to be looking out for me, and learning how to be my own best allie, because I never found anyone to rescue me from me and spare me the consistent and damb hard work ahead. I’ve searched hi and low. Even professionals don’t do this. And, it’s a f#$%^&* lonely process on many occasions too.
When I, 1st sought help, and for a long time after: Family support, None. Friends left, None. Money, None. Home, None. Car, None. Proper insurance, None. Hope, None. Detoxes would detox me and I get drunk all over again. Alcohol / substance abuse programs would try to help only to discover I was too sick and tell me, I had to first treat my other conditions, ie. (eating disorder, ect.). The eating disorder unit told me we can’t help you because you’re insurance isn’t good enough and you say you have a drinking problem which 1st needs to be addressed. 12 step program and fellowship could help, but only with a heavy price attached as I was niave, felt helpless, full of denial and/or oblivious with my suffering with undiagnosed and untreated PTSD. I was an attractive young lady
(loner) who may as well had the words vulnerable, niave and prey written across me. And so on an so on until I cont. on binges, inevitably was left used and abused, homeless and living out of my car
(insane, unbelievable shit for me, out of this world and certainly not fitting and suited for me). I reached the point of craving the courage to set me and my car ablaze. Contemplated that this would be my way out and my last very angry f'n statement toward others.
Joanne, truly don’t know if my experience will help you one damb bit. Do know though that we care and I think I’ll risk getting you angry with me, because you’re worth it. I hope you know as well as I do that any jealousy, attacks, rude and/or lying comments, is the other guys/gals bullshit. You’ve found a forum that encourages major growth, changes and healing from our trauma and life-long results. Naturally this is going to threaten and piss others off. You’ve found some hope, go with it Joanne. When you commit yourself to healing, others, who may have been oppressive of you may be shaken and frightened for their own selfish reasons
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Thinking of you Joanne.