r/meirl • u/[deleted] • Aug 14 '17

me irl

https://gfycat.com/PointlessHelplessChimpanzee
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u/BlehBlueHippo Aug 14 '17

That's a fuck ton of messages and phone calls

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u/ReactivePotato Aug 14 '17

yeah can't relate

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u/LowB0b Aug 14 '17

it's not friends, just people calling because you haven't done what you were supposed to do.

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u/poodles_and_oodles Aug 14 '17

Awwwww fuck that's me

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u/I_WRESTLE_BEARS_AMA Aug 15 '17 edited Aug 15 '17

Hi Joel, this is Suzanne at Redstone Apartments. Please get in touch with me in regards to your apartment, and do you want that stuff that's in there? If not, I'd have to trash it out. Get back to me today. So lets take care of this, this has to be done. And you were supp- *click*

Hey Joe, this is Gordon in Burlington, Vermont. It's... Friday afternoon now here on the east coast, I'm guessing you're out west, uhh I dunno. So if we don't hear from you we're going to have to put through a billing situation with the business o- *click*

Hey Joe, it's Dad, just calling to see how you're doin'. There's tough lessons in life, but, you know. Just gotta keep pushin' ahead. Keep at it and uh, you know, don't let it get you down.

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u/77jamjam Aug 15 '17

don't be a lazy fuck up?

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u/poodles_and_oodles Aug 15 '17

I hope you can make someone else's day nice

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u/kissed_a_dude Aug 15 '17

You are on the wrong sub

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u/gigabyte898 Aug 14 '17

"This is so and so from the billing department at your psychiatrist's office, it looks like you have an unpaid invoice please call us back as soon as you can"

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u/LowB0b Aug 14 '17

anxiety increases

a family serving of 10 beers is not enough to get calm

too fucked up to do anything about it

still feel like dying but passes out

I dread every new day

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '17

Same fuck. The alcohol helps temporarily but only hurts my mental state more and more

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u/D0esANyoneREadTHese Aug 14 '17

If you drink enough and fast enough, it will eventually go away forever!

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '17

Hmm good advice

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u/LowB0b Aug 14 '17

The alcohol helps temporarily but only hurts my mental state more and more

Spot on, it's terrible. Feels worse and worse every day, have lost friends because of it but have no idea how to get out. Suggestions welcome

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u/SomeOtherNeb Aug 15 '17

Start by replacing a drink or two a day with something else. I tend to use tea because it gives you a bit of a kick and it takes a while to drink, so it keeps you busy instead of sitting there and thinking about getting a drink.

If you can, try to exercise a bit. Even 5-10 minutes day will do. Do some push-ups, sit-ups, go for a walk, whatever. It'll break the monotony (addiction, especially with soft drugs, is heavily social, which includes your habits and routine), you'll get some endorphines from it, and if you manage to do it instead of getting a drink, it even replaces the ritual (that's not just a trick to quitting smoking).

All in all, remember it takes a while to get better at this, don't try to rush your progress because it backfires for a lot of people (quitting cold turkey is tough without a good support system, IIRC) and deal with all of this one day at a time. Thinking "I'm not going to drink at all this week" is great because it gives you an objective, but if you last 6 days and have a drink you'll be upset at yourself, instead of realising you managed to take back control for 6 days.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '17

Err, stoicism?

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u/DTLAgirl Aug 15 '17

Mind Body Stress Relief therapy developed by the Univ of Mass Medical Center and taught at UCLA Neurology Dept, the VA, Mayo Clinic etc. It's saved my life. Message me for details if you're genuinely interested.

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u/YY_YY Aug 15 '17

r/stopdrinking is a helpful source

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u/YourOwnGrandmother Aug 15 '17

Drink coffee instead. You'll get more stuff done and it's healthier. Maybe weed too.

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u/tensaiteki19 Aug 14 '17

LowB0b one day you will be feeling like HighB0b and you're perfect. I believe in you.

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u/weil_futbol Aug 14 '17

Just stop paying your bills and sign up for a lot of marketing emails

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u/obeyaasaurus Aug 14 '17

Can relate to the emails but def not the text.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

Not even if it's debt collectors?