Damaged. Confused. Hopeless

I really need help!! I am hopeless now… I know that I’m an addict, I tried to stop. I even attended some online meetings for like 3 times(it was introduced to me by a member here! And I’m gratefulto him) but nothing happened. As soon as I wake up in the morning, the first thing that I need to get my hands on is my bag of coke. I know that there’s a damage in my nose now. I keep having nosebleeds and there’s a lot of crusting when I wake up or even in the middle of the day. I feel like I can’t focus or function when I can’t get a line. I use all the excuse I can come up with just to use. Even if it’s lame. Just so I can justify my using.

Im scared to go to the doctor and have myself check because of my nose

Im scared of what this drug can make me do…

And I’m scared of the damages that I know this will give me. But it’s not powerful enough to make me stop :pensive_face: :sob::sob:

4 Likes

Hi Tammy. The desperation in your post, the using against your will, the obsession with getting, using, recovering, these all are instantly relatable to me.

Your situation demonstrates that logic has no influence on an addict - you can’t get a drunk to behave logically when they are under the influence, and even before using, you can’t use logic to convince us not to drink and use. With my drinking, I had ultimately 6 convinctions for DUI and was facing a 3-5 year sentence for the last one, I’d lost jobs and was close to losing the one I had, I’d lost families and was close to losing the one I had, I was breaking promises to myself and everyone else, I could not keep my lies straight, and I knew, I knew, I knew I could not stop.

Consequences, like getting locked up or being required to give clean UA’s, can help us to gain enough physical abstinence in order to start the recovery engine. Our hearts and our minds and our actions and our souls need to heal and to change. That is not possible in the presence of the drug of choice.

What happened for me was that I was able, for a brief moment, to surrender to the idea of sobriety. Even though I thought and feared that sobriety would be no fun ever again, just one gray day after another, I reached the point where I was able to decide it was better than the alternative. Some days, I was only 51% convinced sobriety was what I wanted, but every day I did something to build up my sobriety.

I started out with enforced sobriety - required to give .000 blood alcohol breath sample every day until my trial for my last DUI. I started going to counseling and taking medication, then after about 3 weeks, I went back to AA and did what they suggested. I read the first step in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions every day, I prayed each morning thanking whatever for another day of sobriety past and for help to stay sober that day, and I called my AA sponsor every day. Simple actions that began to change my mind and my heart and my soul.

The state of being desperate enough to overcome the compulsion to use for just one day is not something that comes easily to any of us, and never comes at all to some of us. I was able to make that decision each day more easily after I came back to AA, because I saw that those people were staying sober and were happy about it.

You cannot win if you do not play, so keep striving for sobriety, keep trying, keep coming back. Stay open-minded to all suggestions, even ones you might loathe, like going away to detox and rehab.

Blessings :pray: on your house as you begin your journey.

8 Likes

what did you expect? the miraculous change from attending 3 meetings without putting no work into recovery and get proper help?

get medical help and check into a rehab facility.
recovery is daily work, withdrawal is dangerous and willpower is not the thing to solely rely on as you already discovered. you have to change your life, habits and first of all you need help to detox and stay sober.

2 Likes

I’m glad you’re here and asking for help!

It needs a lot of work to get and stay sober. It not only takes the wish to get sober, but also continuous work on changing mindset and lifestyle. And we need connection and help. We can’t do it alone.

Maybe you find this thread helpful: What's YOUR plan?

Please stay here and find you way out of your self harming behaviour. Go for medical help, as soon as possible. You can do it and it’s so worth it :purple_heart:

3 Likes

Asking for help is the first step! Perhaps, you should actually seek an in-person meeting so that you can gain firsthand experience with others who are struggling with addiction. This could provide you with valuable insights that can aid you in your recovery process. Additionally, it would be beneficial to delete your contacts and connections. Let’s disconnect from those individuals. Find something that brings you joy when you experience anxiety, but make sure it’s not drugs. Consider activities like coloring, crafts, cooking, video games, puzzles, the gym, or perhaps someone you love talking to over the phone. Food is also a great option. Anything but cocaine. Tomorrow will mark 90 days sober for me, from cocaine. If I can do it, you can too! I promise you that. Also with your nose I’m not gonna sugar coat this you probably do have a small hole by now BUT if you stop now it will rebuild its self not sure if it will ever close but you can still save the tissue from being more damaged… if you ever want to talk please feel free to message me :face_holding_back_tears::light_blue_heart:

1 Like