Oh great, what's the real good news? Anything? Anything? /sadsack
Turns out the lemmy detox is, in fact, more lemmy
So, so tired of that rhetoric. Trump is a POS, I don't need 'orange man' content to know that. He's definitely on the top ten worst presidents list. You automatically qualify for that list when you foment an insurrection.
Sure! How would I do that though? (I'm new)
Ah, interesting. I searched using the keyword drinking and alcohol as well and those didn't come up. Don't know why. But, yeah, I wanted a much broader community than just drinking seeing how other addictions fall by the wayside frequently. I think we'll be able to carve ourselves a nice little niche for those who need it.
Rofl, I was on the fence about it but wanted to affect a friendly vibe. I suppose, maybe I should alter it.
I'll start off.
Hello everyone, I'm Kvasir and I'm an alcoholic. I had a real tough couple of years. My fiance died and I hit the bottle hard to numb the grief and the pain of losing her. I drank more in these past two plus years than I ever have before.
It was an everyday, all day type of madness that culminated in the second worst day of my life after her passing from a terrifying first encounter with delirium tremens hallucinations.
From that moment on the desire to drink was forever taken (blessedly!) from me. I have just two weeks so far, but these two weeks are the greatest I've felt in years and each day keeps getting better as I go.
I hope everyone who comes here finds a sanctuary that they can use to explore new tools and strategies to deliver them into the life truly want and need. Thank you all for joining this little digital nook. I hope you enjoy your time here ;)
Glad to have you! I hope that it's a good source of help for you 😇
Haha, thanks. Still getting versed in the new ways of the fediverse, was mistakenly thinking that subs were considered instances. I appreciate the heads up 👍
Not that I could find. That's why I created !sobriety@lemmy.ml and made it about addiction broadly instead of one particular drug so as to get a sizable community going on lemmy to get more users to support each other in their struggles.
I have struggled with my alcoholism for some time and finally was able to get sober. I'd like to pay it forward and decided to start /c/sobriety for ANY drug/alcohol addiction for those currently or afflicted in the past and ready to nurture and guide newcomers to sober living.
If that's you, please join and help me to grow a wonderful place in the fediverse for sober living. Thank you for the consideration and I look forward to seeing you in our community ;)
A big welcome to each new member! Use this thread to introduce yourself, tell us about your struggle and your goals. May you find peace and serenity in your sobriety!
Alcoholism Resources:
Narcotics Resources:
Smart Recovery Addiction Resources:
Rules & Guidelines:
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Keep things respectful and civil, recognize everyone is on a different stage of their recovery.
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Solidarity is key! Respond with kindness and empathy to your fellows in their struggle.
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There's room for venting frustrations but try and keep things focused on the positive, meaningful changes we can make to impact our lives and others.
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No glorifying drug and alcohol usage and no 'war stories' (addiction escapades), unless warranted by the context of the topic at hand.
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All addictions are welcome, this is a safe space for those trying to sober up from ANY substance.
My fav was downloading a track and then every 10~ish seconds it playing 'this is Mike Jones'