Relieve anxiety, mostly. Although I think their effectiveness is starting to diminish. My anxiety is starting to get worse; I drink a fucking lot of alcohol so my GABA receptors are on the verge of being completely fried it seems. I don't know what to do. Maybe I should start weaning off clonazepam and see if my quality of life improves, but it's hard to say what is causing what.
Thanks man I appreciate it. I could use some new hobbies. That's part of the problem; i get so goddamn bored and end up drinking and smoking weed (although not the worst way to alleviate boredome.) Cutting back on alcohol would be nice. I'm tired of going to work hungover plus it affects my job performance...which is a terrrible thing at my workplace honestly. I'm always at work and it seems like I'm forced to confront my problems first-hand. Fucking banjos man, I can't live life without them seemingly. I'd like to cut back on alcohol but working night shift makes it very hard to do. I'm fucking sick of it, I want to be like a normal human being or fucks sake. Only time willl tell, but I do want to cut back on my bad habits.Hey man, I see a little bit of a parallel between my situation earlier this year and yours that you describe. I was a long term user of banjos and often drank too. I did my best to keep heavy alcohol use away from banjo use. I decided to quit banjos this past June. My mistake was in taking up the slack with more alcohol, and knowingly becoming dependent on it. I wouldn't recommend that at all. What I would advise is to wean off the alcohol before touching your banjo doses. It's a lot better to be a functional banjo addict than a functional alcohol addict. Healthier AND cheaper. Once you've got the drinking down to a manageable level (say only on weekends, or only 4 days a night maximum, you make the rules), then start figuring the banjo problem. When I tried to solve this riddle backwards it just fucked me right up. Minimize alcohol, then minimize banjos (or cut 'em out). Working this shit out takes time and it is normal for anxiety to go up during such a transition, so having time off of work helps, as does patience. It took me like four months to get off of alcohol dependence after I quit the banjo. Any familiar activities that are anxiolytic for you such as video games, drinking tea, doing yardwork, whateverthefuck, that will help too. Best of luck to ya.
ease comedowns
kill bad trips
ease over-stimulation
take me through travelling
make me eat a lot
opiates are just as addictive, so be careful on both sides. you have 8k posts, so I am sure you know but just putting it out there, lol.
benzos very scary, too.
try Phenibut; its a GABA and works better than Gabapentin and you can order right online since its legal; great drug and always kill my urge to "use" any other things.
I'm off pills now for a year smoking legal bud ... Never been happier peace
I cannot describe how much benzo's helped me as a person with GAD and panic attacks they changed my life and allowed me to function, its as if they end the vicious cycle of thoughts which cause my anxiety and stabilise me.