I took suboxone for 10 years-it cut my alcoholism

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I took Suboxone for 10 years-it cut my alcoholism but 15 months without it has been rough. Depression, low energy, wondering what the point of living is. I’m middle aged, no kids, no house, always been pushed around by others. My VA doc put me on antidepressants but now my marriage is crumbling because I’ve ‘changed’ not taking any opiods that helped me cope.
I’ve had a few episodes of drinking again-and the urge to escape and decompress from a stressful job and marriage keeps beckoning me. I just feel the world is so shitty why can’t I have the right to self-medicate?

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Hi friend! I’m proud of you for taking the steps the last 15 months. Withdrawing and not taking substances is really hard. I’m so sorry that things in your marriage aren’t working right now, change is really hard for other people to accept. Sometimes we can take steps back, but it’s how we work through them that counts 🩵🩵. To add, I’m glad you’re here. I know it’s hard, but the world is a better place with you in it 🩵

I think you should be very proud of yourself that you took multiple steps to get better. None of us are perfect and we all mess up at times and feel like we are making no progress. I came through my own struggles with alcohol and looking back I can see I am better now thank God. Forgive yourself and don’t stop. The world is hard and does have many struggles but take heart and keep going. Look at how far you have come, you are not where your were and that is progress!