Slight epiphany - I think i'm depressed

Ryali

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Hi there,

Growing up (late teens) i've done my fair share of experimenting with Mdma, charlie, mephodrone, ket and then alot of weed and alcohol. It was all in dribs and drabs until last year i decided to go overboard and just constantly get myself fucked up. It wasn't pretty, most nights i didn't know what i had done, woke up in hospital one time and still to this day have no idea what happened. Anyway since 2013 i've been clear, besides drinking and weed. I still feel like i'm recovering from my antics last year, combined with other bad habits such as lack of sleep. Until recently i blamed it all on the drugs but we are half way through 2013 and then it hit me...

The reason why i went over the top last year was i wasn't happy with life (i didn't realise this at the time), so i pretty much put my head in the sand and just lived for getting messy and them nights out. I messed up alot of oppertunities within that year but i didn't care, i had my escape mechanism.

Obviously the drugs have impacted my life in a sense, but i feel like they have just amplified habits and other personality traits i had before. People think i'm Mr Confident but it's all an act, i'm so socially anxious right now it's insane. Even walking places seems like a mission, my legs turn to jelly. Now i didn't have this before, but i did have anxious thoughts but now it affects my general life it's horrible. See what i mean by how it could have amplified stuff?

Anyway moving onto the main points such as my lack of ambition, moments of self loathing, lack of empathy for others and my obvious lack of happiness. I believe i am depressed. That's the first time i've properly said that. I'm also a paranoid mess when i smoke weed now, it sucks. Sometimes i wonder whether i'd be happier if i never touched any of these drugs, but i've got to accept my position and learn from it. My point of this post is

a) It's nice to get that shit off my chest
b) I'd like an outside opinion, my thoughts are so clogged and it's only recently i realised the true reasons behind what i've done
c) I want to steer clear of any tablets to help depression. I need to do this naturally. I'm thinking eat right, sleep right and try pursue some hobbies. See where it all takes me. Thoughts on that approach? oh and stop smoking weed!
 
As a recovering regular binger, I can definitely understand the "not knowing what I did most nights" feeling. I hated it and loved it at the same time. It's so easy to just ignore all your problems and get fucked up. I'm also extremely anxious on the inside and confident on the outside.

Everything I read online said to avoid all mind altering substances. Nicotine and Caffeine are fine, but this does include alcohol and weed. Alcohol and weed can both cause depression so I would highly recommend abstaining from all substances for a while and see how you feel. You could probably drink a beer or two every now and then but I wouldn't recommend it and I haven't been doing this personally. Maybe in a few months. I was reading an article about PAWS and it mentioned something about how your brain needs to rewire the reward and coping mechanisms and any substance you use will only delay your recovery. You mentioned that you thought it was just the drugs that was causing this, well, alcohol and weed are drugs.

I've been sober/clean from everything except caffeine for about 10 days now and I still feel pretty crappy, but that is to be expected. 10 days is not long enough for your brain to rewire. Fake it till it's real. It is ridiculously hard. Depression, boredom, and cravings are killing me right now and I'm actually less happy while sober than I was before I quit (feels like I have nothing to look forward too) but I'm just hoping it gets better eventually.

c) seems spot on to me. Eat right, sleep right (both will be very hard initially but easier as time goes on) and try to fill the void with something.
 
Generic ----- > Appreciate the reply, it's cool you can relate. You're right, alcohol and weed still are drugs even though they are arguably more socially acceptable. I thought knocking the other stuff on the head would be enough but i was wrong, i want peace of mind. i will steer clear of anything mind altering and try adapt to a more overall positive lifestyle.
 
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