This is just my opinion, but any time can be the right time to quit, and that looking to forward dates, ie, I'll quit using when....X happens, was just an excuse for me to keep drinking.

And for those of us who have both an addiction and a mental health problem, it
s a double whammy. We use the substance because we think it makes us feel better, and it may short term, but in the long run it doesn't and can worsen conditions like depression. So we use again to feel better, get more depressed, rinse repeat.

For me getting sober meant that I was able to really start working on my mental health stuff, much more clearly and intensely.

So what I'd suggest is pick a quit date. Write it on your calendar. Then stick to it.

Quitting anything can be really hard, especially if you don't have any or much IRL support. AA, NA, Double Recovery, all have meetings that can help you.

I hope you'll decide to stop using because using alcohol/street drugs, with psych meds, if you're on any, can be quite dangerous.

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