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Still Struggling With My Demons

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I posted a thread a while back, basically I was in a downward spiral of addiction to downers and and binge drinking. I was so sure I was going to kick it this time I sought help at school talked to my doctor friends and family. But refil day... I overused my meds again one night was bad, out drinking smoking weed and taking pills.

Seems like a huge failure, but the severity, the amount of meds and alcohol was significantly less than before, usually that script would be gone in 2 days tops.

I have a demon inside, before this it was anorexia and bulimia since age 11. I always had this feeling that there was a monster inside of me that was growing to big for my body, and I had to starve it, block it out and now sedate it. I feel too alive, too big when I don't, this is not anxiety I'm referencing, it's something else.

FYI I'm not religious I'm just referring to it as a monster, or the too big sometimes in my journal. I have had years of professional help behind me, and no one has addressed taken seriously or understood this when I explain it. There's a terrifying part of me that is too much to handle, my thoughts and feelings overwhelm me, the skies the limit for learning or painting or writing.

This has always been explained to me as a good thing, but it's unbearable at times. I'm not a very relatable gal, never have been. Please comment share, whatever will be appreciated!
 
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Relapse days with white and vodka rear their ugly head through various triggers but for me are getting fewer and further between and with that comes a lower tolerance to said substances and there for lesser consumption on relapse days as you have experienced too. That my friend is what I call progress. I still smoke weed but can't figure out if it helps or not...
 
Relapse days with white and vodka rear their ugly head through various triggers but for me are gettin...
True! I'm way down on the amount of benzos I take, 1-2 now, although I did go on a pretty bad alcohol bender last night, endless shots. I'm proud of you, for your progress and I wish you all the best, you can message me on here if you ever need to talk!!
 
Do you think the 'too big' thing or feeling too alive relates to control and fearing losing it lest you become too vulnerable and liable to injury or betrayal?
 
Do you think the 'too big' thing or feeling too alive relates to control and fearing losing it lest you become too vu...

Excellent insight @Polidori . For me, the ED quiets everything else down and shuts it all out, in essence disassociates from it. The more 'positive' (meaning different things for different parts) in my life, the greater safety my parts feel and they start healing... the major problem is that when this happens my parts and their needs, thoughts and feelings overload me and if I don't have the dependable help, safety and support I need this creates a war inside my mind between ED and my parts and then what usually happens is ED will sabatogue by somehow confirming each and every one of my core fears and then ED successfully gains control and then I become powerless. Sometimes this is gradual and other times it's sudden, but once it happens it's a long long process back to me and my parts, because each and every one of them shut down. Often when they feel ED gaining control, they cry out for help, but no one ever hears them or listens when they try to communicate and then they quit trying.
 
Lack of calories to the brain numbes difficult feelings and memories.

Numbs (doesn't help with spelling though)
 
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