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I struggle with staying grounded in reality
| You sound like an edgy middle schooler who stole his older brothers juul. Stfu retard
| Things you can do if you want to "do" something about it.
Try quitting nicotine, I know it can be easy to take in too much nicotine if you vape but even lowering consumption will help
Drink more fluids
Try doing something physical to ground yourself
Talk to your doctor if this is really something that concerns you. Venting about health/mental issues is great if that helps but medical attention will help even more if you can get it!
Best of luck, g/u/rl!
| Talk to a doctor, buddy.
| Kill yourself.
| No really, just end it.
| >>687616
Ay, homie. I think I found the actual edgy middle schooler: >>687699 >>687700
>>687629
I'm scared of quitting nicotine right now. It didn't work the other times I tried, and now school is starting up again so I need to be able to at least focus somewhat.
I'll try.
I don't know what that would be, but I can try to find something.
I might take it up with my therapist next session I have.
Thank you.
| >>687746
I'm very aware of that, and yeah, I am weak. I've already made the improvement of changing from cigarettes to a vape though, which was really hard and I'm struggling with completely stopping with cigarettes right now. I have started vaping with less nicotine now though, and maybe one day I'll have the money and strength to move away from vape and over to gum or patches. I've tried cold turkey many times and it doesn't work for me.
| >>687786
Because I struggle a lot with depression, anxiety and staying focused. So when I'm trying to get through my second last year of school and I already have problems with those things while I'm on it, well, nicotine withdrawals amplify that to the point where I just can't do anything. So when that's the case and nicotine is so easily accessible I just end up starting again after a few days because I'm just shaking and can't think anything that isn't purely depressing.
| >>687825
it does sound like you're fucked up but not completely. you still have things to lose. i don't know enough to tell you what could be done.
| >>687827
Not sure how to take that, but you're right. I do have things to lose so I ain't gonna end it or anything. I don't expect someone to know what I can do to fix it or anything. It's just really fucking tiring to be mentally out of it constantly.
| >>687838
be good with yourself and don't stop trying. i've said i don't know for sure and that's true, but maybe that'll be different for a therapist or even a psychologist.
| >>687855
I've regularly gone to therapy for almost a year now. It's helped in some ways, but I'm still pretty fucked.
| >>687861
what do you want me to say to this? i'm just a person too. what the hell am i supposed to reply?
| idk i probably am
| I wonder if the people who provide unhelpful comments and rely on "kys" and "retard" think they're like top notch comedians or something
| >>688285
Nah, I don't think they're trying to be funny. They're just miserable and don't think before typing/talking.
| >>688285 easy go to response when u cant provide smth helpful but still wanna be involved imo
I dont have good advice for u tbh OP but just wanna let u know that i wanna cheer u on for some reason so i really hope you'll be okay. Don't pressure yourself too much. Take your time and do your best everyday. Progress is still progress no matter how slow.
*Virtual pat on the back*
| I've been Cigarette free for 10 days, 8 hours right now. Your coughing will get worse, and the irritability is the hardest thing to deal with. You'll be feeding all of your other addictions far worse to fill the void smoking left. Best advice I can give is to be patient with yourself for the first month. Cessation related anger, anxiety, restlessness, and depression related to the cigarette should end.
| Just fucking shut up, everyone understood you are a smoker, happy now?
| >>688721
I'm just not ready for that to be honest. I'm really not. My life is gonna change a lot in just a few days so I just can't. Also, I'm not sure if you're talking about being nicotine free or just no cigarettes. I've been assuming you're talking about being nicotine free, but even just cigarettes are hard to stay away from right now.
| >>688736
I only smoke cigarettes, so I consider that and nicotine free to be the same in my mind.
There is never a good time to quit, one day you'll just realize that the negatives outweigh the declining benefits. It's not an easy thing, but you can do it. Many have, and you are likely more capable then the many.
You'll know when you're ready.
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| Damn. So, I'm definitely gonna struggle with it now. I'm starting to have really bad withdrawals, I'm exhausted and I'm soon about to enter a completely new environment and probably disassociate a lot from it. This is gonna be fun.
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| It's really fucking hard. I disassociate a lot, and when I'm not disassociated I'm usually either sleep deprived or craving nicotine or hungry or dizzy from too much nicotine or dehydrated or having a sensory overload. All of those things make it hard for me to stay grounded in reality and some of them lead to me disassociating which takes me completely out of reality.
I don't know what to do about it or if I can do anything about it.