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Originally Posted by ElCambio
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Okay, I'm really sorry y'all. That is probably REALLLLY ANNOYING!
Anyway, let me tell you my story. So, if y'all saw my other threads, you'd know that I have a bit of a drinking problem. My boyfriend at the time (this was beginning of last year) wanted me to stop drinking alone, so I wasn't drinking at all. I was in a long distance relationship too. I was so unhappy and empty. I remember feeling so sad and suddenly realizing that day that everything seemed unreal. The walls around me felt distant like I was watching a movie. I felt disconnected from everything around me. I looked in the mirror and felt like I should have looked different from what I was seeing. I still experience this a year later from time to time, especially with myself in the mirror. I hate looking at myself in the mirror. It's so weird. It's not me.
How come no one else experiences this???? It's so confusing.
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do you mean how come no one here in this board (dissociative Disorders board) experiences this... the answer may be because here in the USA problems associated with alcohol use knocks out the diagnosis of dissociative disorders....
I know many people who have obtained sobriety and are left with damage to their central and peripheral nervous systems and other brain injury problems associated with alcohol use, to the point of having the same left over side effects that you have. these problems are addressed with medical treatment , with some people its just a matter of letting the body have time to heal from all the damage the alcohol has done to their body, how much time well that depends on many factors like how much alcohol was consumed, length of time that person drank over their life span and may other factors. for some people the physical damage to a persons body due to alcohol can be permanent because of the damage to brain cells that may not be able to regenerate, that said sometimes medication can also help combat\treat\heal the residual side effects left over from alcohol use...
my suggestion if this continues to bother you contact a medical doctor who can order tests to assess what kind of alcohol damage you have in your body and help you get treated for those problems, so that you can feel better as soon as its possible for you.