Does anyone ever get callings in their head to join evil people?

[Jabberwocky]

Hi all I have had this problem for over a year now and I believe it's from alcohol as when i'm not drinking or have been sober for an extensive period of time it doesn't happen. More or less when I was at a low point in my life, gambling, taking drugs etc I came accross some people who just weren't the best people to know. Any how me being at a low point decided to join them for a short period of time, after years of not seeing them they occasionally pop up in my head and something tells me to go down their path, i.e. hit the bottle, go and gamble etc. I know what's right and wrong but these damn fucks have been stuck in my head for a week now.

Any how I admit defeat I can no longer drink alcohol as the bullshit that comes with it is just all too much

 

[n3ophy7e]

Hi noonoo, first of all it's really good to hear you're doing away with the drinking.

Secondly, these voices you're referrring to: are they actual voices that are distinguishable from your own, or is it a figment of your own inner monologue? If they are different voices other than your own that you are hearing in your head you really need to discuss that with your doctor. Even if the voices seem to have stopped since you've given up drinking there could still be something underlying which you need to get checked out.

 

[hyroller]

yes.... schizophrenia left untreated would be a pretty undesirable affliction

if it's purely part of your own thoughts, you have some kind of obsessive thought disorder which you probably just need to keep reminding yourself of how much progress you've made in order to eventually get rid of.... or have a pleasant thought you come back to when this sort of thing rears its head....

all the best!

 

[Jabberwocky]

I was doing well exercising regularly, no boozing or junk fooding for a good few months. About a month and a bit back I decided to drink again for one weekend and well it didn't take long for things to partially go back the way they were. I haven't let my situation get entirely bad but I believe these people popping up in my head are reminders that I will end up like them if I keep going. I swore to myself i'd never be 38 and a degenerate gambler / drunk but yet here I am at 25 almost heading down this path.

Hitting this relapse has taught me a lot about myself and has answered a lot of questions which were unattended for the last time I was training hard and sober. Whether or not this was some silly excuse to just get dunk, hell knows. I do know I got my answers though and that's something.....

 

[nods]

"I can no longer drink alcohol as the bullshit that comes with it is just all too much"

Right move.

As far as alcohol is concerned it played an enormous part in the demise of my spirit, energy, my life. I'v been thru the psych wards, ER rooms tired down security on me, lock downs, detoxes, jail-all kinds of horrible places-it's not cool for me to drink. The stuff is horribly addictive eats brain cells, and is toxic to every organ.

It should be banned.

 

[Cohesion]

Hey friend, I can relate I think.

There was a time when I was at a crossroads. I had recently joined a meditation cult & my spiritual body was moving much more quickly than my physical body. I only had a few weeks clean from my drug/s of choice, and I was engaging in 2+ hours every day of advanced meditation practices.

During a week-long retreat, I became overwhelmed with the urge to experience a heroin high again. I hadn't used that drug in over 5 months.

This is the part to pay attention to: I CHOSE TO ENTERTAIN THESE THOUGHTS.

I invited in these thoughts for tea. I asked them "how are you"? And explored the craving DURING meditation sessions. it was such a bad idea. If I had used the power of my mind to consider something else - ANYTHING else - I would not have relapsed 1 month later.

My "advice" -Just think about something else. Over & over again. Until the craving is just sitting on the back burner of your mind to eventually *puff* out. Just my .02.

 

[User Name Here]

"I can no longer drink alcohol as the bullshit that comes with it is just all too much"

Right move.

As far as alcohol is concerned it played an enormous part in the demise of my spirit, energy, my life. I'v been thru the psych wards, ER rooms tired down security on me, lock downs, detoxes, jail-all kinds of horrible places-it's not cool for me to drink. The stuff is horribly addictive eats brain cells, and is toxic to every organ.

It should be banned.

Nah. Alcohol is wonderful, especially when used properly. People can abuse food to the point of addiction, damaging their organs, and even killing themselves. Should food be banned? Of course not. It's up to each individual to handle everything they consume in a safe and mature way. More people are able to drink without abusing alcohol than those who abuse it by far. Besides, if someone has an addictive personality, chances are they would only become addicted to something else should alcohol ever become unavailable (in which case people would still make it like they did in what, the 30's?).

Speaking of which, when the U.S. made alcohol illegal back then all hell broke loose. The crime rate went up, a lot of money was lost to the point of affecting the economy, etc. I'm pretty sure the same would happen today should some idiot ban it once again.

Even then, making it illegal wouldn't stop people from acquiring it in some situations. Most drugs are illegal yet people still consume and even abuse them to the point of dying. The fact that they are not legal doesn't stop anyone, and I doubt it would stop folks from drinking either.

I think we need to reform certain laws concerning alcohol but totally banning it? No way.