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Originally Posted by cryingontheinside
In my own experience drugs and alcohol made my bpd symptoms so much worse and my lifestyle very chaotic. Even though I've stopped drinking and taking drugs I have a lot of cravings for it at times. Lucky for me I've moved and lost contact with people I can get drugs from , drink I can get but I just haven't even though I would like to I know it will make things worse .
Medication is another thing that can help treat symptoms of BPD , but its probably less affective with drink and drugs .
Therapy too can help.
I understand drink and drugs being a way to cope because I used them for the same reason. I also understand feeling that you need it .
Have you ever considered giving up drugs and alcohol ? It would be difficult at first and you would need support . I found na and aa meetings helped . your life could become much more stable and you could focus on getting the help for your BPD .
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I do feel that you’re on point. It’s like a chaotic life cycle that has to be maintained holistically or else it’s difficult not to allow other problems to affect your health on top of it all.
I’ve been on all kinds of medication and the anti-depressants really numbed me out in a nice way while I was on them, but with the help of my girlfriend at the time I made the decision to taper off hoping that feeling anything would be enough inspiration to help move forward together.
I thought she wanted to genuinely help me get through this all, but I don’t blame her anymore for leaving as soon as she couldn’t cope with the way I handled my withdrawal symptoms. It’s just things keep unravelling more on how much worse everything’s gotten since she came back into my life and left.. I don’t want to take medication again, but maybe I should definitely consider it.
Drugs and alcohol is something I keep trying to quit, but am having extreme difficulties. I haven’t been able to stay sober for longer than 5 days without smoking marijuana as a substitute. Medication and therapy definitely seems like my next moves