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damaged
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I am

Post by damaged »

I am male
I am an alchoholic
I am a musician
I am always depressed
I am a failure
I am damaged
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oak
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Post by oak »

Thank you for sharing.
Work is love made visible. -Kahlil Gibran
A person with a "why" can endure any "how". -Viktor Frankl
Which is better: to be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort? -Skyrim
damaged
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Post by damaged »

Thank you for acknowledging me
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oak
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Post by oak »

My pleasure.

May I offer a thought or two, that you are welcome to take or leave?

When it comes to alcoholism, there is hope.

Please keep pursuing your music. We need your voice.
Work is love made visible. -Kahlil Gibran
A person with a "why" can endure any "how". -Viktor Frankl
Which is better: to be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort? -Skyrim
damaged
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Post by damaged »

I have heard they're is hope. Have seen 2 friends escape it. 1 is now dead and the other a jesus freak. Such hope.
momsequitur
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Post by momsequitur »

Thank you for sharing. My thought is that you may be all those things right now in this moment, but you can work on changing the part you don't like. I know it sounds trite but tomorrow is another day and another chance to move forward. {hugs}
damaged
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Post by damaged »

Hi. Thanks for the reply. I do use my music to try and fend off The negative qualities but my failures with the music only intensifies the negative. Which then keeps me from writing so i wont feel the experience failure. Im stuck in an on going cycle. The one thing that gives me joy also hurts me.
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oak
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Post by oak »

Ah yes, jails/institutions/death: the three horsemen of late-term alcoholism, with the possible escape pod of 12-step, Jesus, or (in my case) spontaneous sobriety.

I am not sure where you are on the alcoholism road, but your "death or Jesus" dichotomy is apt.

When I stopped drinking I was around plenty of religious folks, and damn, were they doing a lot better than me, at the time. :)

Same for the 12-step guys: they had jobs, money in the bank, and had a great time, day to day. I had none of those things.

Since you identify as an alcoholic, you know that death is a very real possibility. My friend, who I met on the first day of junior high, and lived across the street from me, drank himself to death a year ago at age 40.

Alcohol plays for keeps, man.

I wish you well. I encourage you, kindly, to be careful of sweeping generalizations about your identity. You are a full person, a mix of good and bad. Like all of us.
Work is love made visible. -Kahlil Gibran
A person with a "why" can endure any "how". -Viktor Frankl
Which is better: to be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort? -Skyrim
richardsalvo
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Post by richardsalvo »

It was very brave of you man to admit to yourself that you are an alcoholic person.
Namu
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Post by Namu »

I know it's been a few months, but I want to let you know, damaged, that I read your posts, and I hope you've found some relief from the darkness. Compassion to you.
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