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Originally Posted by LadyShadow
Hey there everyone!
I know there is an check-in thread in addictions for this sort of thing, but I would like to reach out to my bipolar friends who are suffering with alcoholism.
All my life I have struggled with alcohol. The hardest time was in my late 20's and early 30s when I finally accepted my bipolar diagnoses and drank myself into oblivion because I thought all was hopeless. I remember there were times where I even left therapy to head to the liquor store and then home to my bed.
Anyway, I hit 4 months sober recently, only to fall into old patterns by having some wine and beers the other day. So now I am on day two sober, since it has started all over again. I really want to make a go of my sobriety, and not have to depend on alcohol anymore.
So for all my bipolar friends I ask you, have you struggled with alcohol? How did you overcome it? Are you struggling now? And also I am going to use this thread as a check-in for myself for my sober days.
Hope everyone is having a good day!
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Oh yes I know this all too well. 60% of BP's will have an addiction some time in their life. I've struggled on and off with alcohol since I was 18 (11 years). In 2015 I was so addicted I'd have to drink the minute I woke up. Instead of coffee I was drinking beers. I had to go to a local hospital because I was having withdrawals and that was enough to scare me sober for 10 months. Then I started drinking again. Doing stupid stuff and landed in IP cuz of it. I wish I had good news but I'm currently drinking right now and have been every day for a few weeks. I usually ignore the alarms but I know deep down that I'm playing with fire again. I hope both of us can get back on the wagon.