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redflower2442

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TW!!! SH TALK, ALCOHOL/DRUG MENTION, SA MENTIONS, CPTSD TALK!!! TW!! (they/them for me please, im nonbinary) z z z z.z..z.z.z z zz z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z.z z z z z z z Guess this is my first post. I relapsed with self harm today, almost made it two 2 years clean. I have a shit ton going on and I feel lost and scared and I kinda just shut down recently.... The emotions and feelings were too much and too strong and I've been off my meds for a couple months now...so when i start to feel big emotions and have feelings about what im going through or went through..... I drink and smoke to mask the pain, to handle the pain, to drink the pain away. But it hasn't been working that well. After the past week of getting drunk every night, I still wanted to SH. So I did, today. Usually when I relapse, I feel terrible and hate myself and I'm ashamed, I feel so sad. But today? I felt relief. I felt like those emotions and feelings finally had an outlet. I haven't SH'd in almost 2 years so I almost passed out but I was able to stop. I'm likely to relapse again soon, but I'm trying to be safe about it. I feel so free and idk.....good?Idrk how to describe what I feel. My abusive "parents" are kicking me out and suing me. So trying to handle that and survive them is tough. AND my CPTSD symptoms from repeated CSA and R@pes have been rampant. I've had several flashbacks, horrible nightmares, and I remember more and more every day. I can't stop thinking about what happened to me, I keep remembering worse and worse stuff. I wake up screaming, I keep thinking random events happen irl but it was just in my nightmares, I get paranoid and I'm not handling any of these symptoms well. Right now I don't regret relapsing, but I will I'm sure. if you read all this, thank-you SO much. I appreciate you.

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    • E_belli

      675d

      It sounds like you're going through a lot right now, it sounds extremely overwhelming and terrible. I'm so sorry for what you've been through. I come from a similar spot (not the same of course) with CSA. It's hard sometimes. It's always good (in my experience) to remind yourself that you got this far. You've survived 100% of your bad days. I also lapsed with SH after 5 years recently but I'm trying not to make it a full relapse. It might be helpful to think of it that way. So far you’ve had a lapse but if you return to the frequency and severity of your SH before, then that's considered a relapse. You got this! Flashbacks are a bitch. Mindfulness helps. It also sounds like going back on your meds may be a good option to consider. I also find therapy really beneficial. I hope things improve for you. Forgive yourself for your lapse and keep on fighting. Never give up! Things truly do get more tolerable as you progress in your recovery. Always keep fighting.

    • E_belli

      675d

      It sounds like you're going through a lot right now, it sounds extremely overwhelming and terrible. I'm so sorry for what you've been through. I come from a similar spot (not the same of course) with CSA. It's hard sometimes. It's always good (in my experience) to remind yourself that you got this far. You've survived 100% of your bad days. I also lapsed with SH after 5 years recently but I'm trying not to make it a full relapse. It might be helpful to think of it that way. So far you’ve had a lapse but if you return to the frequency and severity of your SH before, then that's considered a relapse. You got this! Flashbacks are a bitch. Mindfulness helps. It also sounds like going back on your meds may be a good option to consider. I also find therapy really beneficial. I hope things improve for you. Forgive yourself for your lapse and keep on fighting. Never give up! Things truly do get more tolerable as you progress in your recovery. Always keep fighting.

    • TheUltimateGinge

      675d

      I don't know what to say exactly, just that you're seen and I feel for you. If you ever want to chat, let me know

      • redflower2442

        675d

        @TheUltimateGinge thank you ❤️

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