Substance Abuse & Addiction

Alcohol, drugs, behavioral addictions, and recovery support

Replacing alcohol with pills - still addicted

I quit drinking but now I'm addicted to anxiety medication. Just traded one addiction for another. Has anyone broken the addiction cycle completely? How?

Day 3 sober - struggling

Day 3 without alcohol. Shaking, sweating, can't sleep. I know I need to do this but it's so hard. How did you get through early sobriety?

2 years sober - how I did it

2 years sober after 15 years of alcohol abuse. Here's what worked: 1. AA meetings (crucial for support) 2. Therapy (understood triggers) 3. Dianetics (addressed underlying trauma) 4. Building new habits The combination of addressing root causes (Dianetics) and building support systems (AA) was key. Recovery is possible.