How long does the rough last? Its gotten worse and worse. I can only blame myself. 4 year class president, A/B student, mission worker, church goer, over achiever…suburban blonde sunshine turned, cold lost confused arrested addicted…bonded out 3 times age 23. Dwindling self respect, dependent and drifting from my family… Soon my friends. Physical and emotional abuse is no odd face… Physical abuse sets me into a spiral… I find myself on my days off losing control…weed opiates ecsatcy alcohol all in a days work… I have a master cosmetology diploma…working on my license. My most recent relationship was abusive in every way. My first love was my first case…he is who I am with now, he just got out of jail…also a recovering/aware drug and alcohol abuser. I created this account this morning. Last night and yesterday I was smoking rolling and eating pain pills…why…this is not me…its Christmas time…the happiest time of the year…I want a new year. I want myself and my boyfriend whom I’ve been with off and on to be sober living. I am lost but soon I will be found.
Hi @Badhad. Interesting to read your situation. One line struck a chord… this is not me… you are true there. So if it’s not you then why is it happening? If you have access Google allen carr. I would wake up thinking I’m not drinking again. 6pm I would be on it. I asked the allen carr therapist and he said it’s down to habit… withdrawl… and the monster brain dominating rational thinking. It wants the drug not you. It’s complex but it made sense to me. I wish you well
Hi, its good to have you here.
In your very first sentence I aad though you were inquiring about how long the withdrawals take,
I see now question slightly more in depth. To answer your question, you can end it right now and then that would be how long it had to last. Flip the switch. It is only either on or off, and you can turn off and keep it off. The first week or so will be the longest, most miserable days of your lives, but once you can get past that life will become beautiful thing. Good luck!! There are no easy answer, but once you start don’t stop!!