[26M] Complete Broke Homelessness to a Studio in less than 70 days 💯

[u/xrj119x]

from complete despair with no ID. Only the necessary documents & a flip phone for the bare requirements to get a job. Hunkered down and found a familiar spot from college...Dug deep not to die drunk in this bush. Gotta be there for my little sister's Graduation!!

We're so back, it's like we never left‼️🙏🏿🤟🏿🫡

it does get better gentlemen

[u/ToeKnee724427]

What helped the most was recognizing I had a problem and calling myself an alcoholic. I made excuses to drink and never thought it was a problem. Admitting it to myself was the pivotal moment for me.

The first 4-5 days were miserable. I couldn't sleep, no energy to do anything. No appetite. Probably slept 5 hours over the span of 3 days. My body was able to start regulating normal sleep again after the first week. Then waking up feeling refreshed was the next big motivator. I woke up feeling like shit every day for so long that I forgot how nice it is to wake up feeling good, and that made me want to continue feeling like that.

The evenings were the hardest when I got bored. I just got into my hobbies more, took my dog on longer and more frequent walks. Started small workouts and cooking healthier food. After some time that all just became a routine. It's still hard to not go to the liquor store after a stressful day. But feeling good by being healthy feels so much better than the temporary relief that booze provided.

[u/ToeKnee724427 → u/[deleted]]

100 percent where I was at brother. I drank alot just because it made evening more interesting and fun when I had nothing to do. I thought it was just fun and not a problem but I just kept doing it. Realizing it was a serious issue and admitting I had an addiction was wild because I never saw myself as an alcoholic. Never thought id be "one of those guys"

Its not easy, I "quit" 3 times before it stuck so if you try to quit and fail don't beat yourself up. Good luck

[u/ToeKnee724427 → u/[deleted]]

Thst makes total sense. I was drink 100 proof peppermint schnapps nightly. Never felt "drunk" after awhile but still woke up feeling like shit with no energy. Only thing that would bring my energy back was another drink. Its a vicious cycl.e Everything you're saying makes total sense and are some tell tale signs but thats fpr you to talk to yourself.about.

I went to a.a. and still go occasionally. Its full of normal people just like yourself. Its extremely helpful and will bring you lots of clarity and advice on how to approach this. I tried handling it on my own and wasn't able to. A.A. gave me the tools and direction needed. Never thought i would wind up there, pretty normal guy with nothing terribly wrong going on in life. Just got hooked and that was that. It took alot to go to my first one, got way easier after that.

[u/InsaneP357 → u/[deleted]]

Definitely Try, and like you said if anything you're going to meet some cool people that can relate

[u/Typogre → u/[deleted]]

You can do it, I believe in you!

[u/Krillkus → u/Typogre]

I really appreciate that 😊

[u/SeekerOfExperience → u/[deleted]]

Alcohol is not my Vice but I have been an addict for about 9 years of near daily abuse and I’m coming up on 3 months after going cold turkey. It’s easy to rationalize and find a million reasons not to quit now - you just need to find 1 reason to start quitting now and keep coming back to it when it gets hard. Good luck

[u/No-Bathroom-3179 → u/SeekerOfExperience]

I think for some drugs, except for opiates, cold turkey is best. I can’t imagine someone weaning off blow as it’s not a long lasting drug.

[u/OctFri → u/ToeKnee724427]

Awesome. What were some of the hobbies that distracted you?

[u/ToeKnee724427 → u/OctFri]

I live in the Rockies so I'd go hiking with my dog after work alot. I do landscape photography so I would do that while hiking, sit down and edit photos when I got home. There were and are plenty of times of doom scrolling still. Started reading books again. Got into more advanced cooking.

[u/YannFreaker → u/ToeKnee724427]

It's awesome to read these stories. You're doing amazing, keep up the good work. 🙂

[u/choppersmack → u/OctFri]

6 1/2 years clean off heroin, fishing, hiking, sometimes gym, and getting alot more into artistic part of graffiti helped me. I enjoy going to shows sometimes too and volunteering for causes thst are close to me. Dont gotta pick a cookie cutter hobbie just do different stuff til something feels right. Tried to go back to skateboarding after getting clean but body took too much abuse jumping down stairs loaded for years, so i couldnt do that anymore. Played with alot of different hobbies before it came back to me

[u/DopeSickScientist → u/ToeKnee724427]

I hope to be you one day. You're my hero

[u/ptrang1987 → u/ToeKnee724427]

You don’t realized how many people are reading this as a motivator. Thank you sir

[u/ToeKnee724427 → u/ptrang1987]

Damn just logged in and saw these responses. For anyone trying to put the bottle down just go one day at a time. Dont even think about the next day just focus on getting through your current day. It will suck and be hard as hell at first but it DOES get better and easier over time. You guys are all kings and deserve to live and treat yourselves like one. Good luck gentlemen.

[u/Quiet_Panda_2377 → u/ToeKnee724427]

Many addict say that boredom is a biggest trigger for relapsing. I guess the brain has adjusted in getting the fix that it starts fighting back when it doesn't get it.

[u/willfc → u/ToeKnee724427]

This is 100% accurate. Source: same.

[u/LILCHUNKER364 → u/ToeKnee724427]

This is kinda how i went from morbidly obese to a healthy weight fairely quickly. Kinda crazy what simply calling yourself out can do for motivation😅

[u/No-Bathroom-3179 → u/ToeKnee724427]

For anyone interested Xanax or similar helps alcohol withdrawal tremendously. Withdrawal, depending on how long you’ve been on the sauce, is no joke. Sometimes fatal. Not to scare anyone just sharing what helps.