I am a Troubled Young Man

[Angry Pollock]

Number 1, remember that the past does not equal your future, if you take action to change it. You can't just decide to change, you must take some type of action. That being said, seek out some type of help, there is a lot of free help out there, and once again you must act on it. Afterwards, get some type of hobby, something to occupy your time, besides drinking/drugs. I have seen way worse than you have and I am a better person as a result of it.

 

[tjaywhereitsat]

Wow last night was a bad night. I'm extremely impressed with the responses to this thread. Not a single hate comment in the bunch. Recently I was laid off from my job after a solid stretch of time where I was working full time and maintaining a 3.5 GPA. I moved to another town this last month after being laid off. I intend to seek help for these problems in the near future, but the only options I know of in my home state would require me to go on record stating my addictions. With the new semester in full swing and with me starting my new job this week I hope my manic episodes will decrease in frequency.

To those of you who asked what addictions I have and what problems I am suffering from:

1. I have many manic episodes where I do things I regret. Drinking/smoking/driving and saying crazy things to people I know

2. MJ is not an addiction for me. While sometimes it may seem that way I feel about the same when I don't smoke.

3. Alcohol, when available becomes an extreme issue. My social anxiety disorder is a probable answer for why I binge drink now and again.

Thank you for your replies. If you have advice on how I could seek relatively free help (and without having the addiction go on my medical record) I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you again.

 

[Finshaggy]

Wow last night was a bad night. I'm extremely impressed with the responses to this thread. Not a single hate comment in the bunch. Recently I was laid off from my job after a solid stretch of time where I was working full time and maintaining a 3.5 GPA. I moved to another town this last month after being laid off. I intend to seek help for these problems in the near future, but the only options I know of in my home state would require me to go on record stating my addictions. With the new semester in full swing and with me starting my new job this week I hope my manic episodes will decrease in frequency.

To those of you who asked what addictions I have and what problems I am suffering from:

1. I have many manic episodes where I do things I regret. Drinking/smoking/driving and saying crazy things to people I know

2. MJ is not an addiction for me. While sometimes it may seem that way I feel about the same when I don't smoke.

3. Alcohol, when available becomes an extreme issue. My social anxiety disorder is a probable answer for why I binge drink now and again.

Thank you for your replies. If you have advice on how I could seek relatively free help (and without having the addiction go on my medical record) I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you again.

I'm manic too.
Smoke weed, and stay away from the alcohol.

Just don't say things you regret to the people you love, let your love be stronger

 

[stonerman]

your goal is to achieve the unachievable? that sounds like an infinite goal lol. Getting drunk and stoned does not make you a troubled young man. You should cut back on the alcohol, it impairs judgement unlike marijuana. Not telling you to quit drinking, but maybe just save drinking for particular nights, like Friday and Saturday nights or something. Social anxiety and rude remarks to people can easily be solved with a trip to the doctor, he will prescribe you anti-depressants (happy pills) and it will be impossible to have a "maniac episode". Thats my 2 cents, happy toking.

 

[cannabineer]

Respectfully disagree, Stonerman.
Antidepressants aren't the sovereign for hypomania. Mood stabilizers (antimanics) are indicated, of which the premier drug was and remains lithium. A doctor who'd reach for the Prozac (or one of its two dozen congeners) for this presentation is asleep at the switch imo.

Also, seeing how this fellow is having such trouble at twenty, I think quitting the drink is a solid idea. Those with manic tendencies sure seem to be more prone to full-ticket alcoholism than the rest of us. My 2¢ ... cn

 

[ChronicObsession]

Alcohol? FUCK that shit man. That is your poison that the Guv says "oh please drink drink, and smoke, but no marijuana smoking it's bad". Alcohol fucks up lives, and wastes money. I lost 3000000 euros thanks to alcohol. And I promised myself, smoke weed. Support the plant guys

 

[stonerman]

hypo-mania? He just said he had some "maniac episodes" that could mean he just gets mad easy. He said it was when he was around people. already having social anxiety, would not make a person very comfortable, that could explain any outbursts.

 

[Ringsixty]

Hello my hi my

WTF...is troubling you?? Go on get it all out...tell us your darkest secrets.

 

[Finshaggy]

hypo-mania?

It just described the mania. Up vs Down.

 

[Finshaggy]

your goal is to achieve the unachievable? that sounds like an infinite goal lol. Getting drunk and stoned does not make you a troubled young man. You should cut back on the alcohol, it impairs judgement unlike marijuana. Not telling you to quit drinking, but maybe just save drinking for particular nights, like Friday and Saturday nights or something. Social anxiety and rude remarks to people can easily be solved with a trip to the doctor, he will prescribe you anti-depressants (happy pills) and it will be impossible to have a "maniac episode". Thats my 2 cents, happy toking.

Anti depressants aren't the key.


@TJay

I HAVE MANIA.
Don't take pills.
Your doctor doesn't know HOW to handle mania. They have made STRIDES over the past couple decades, but they used to labotamize us (Kennedy's sister I think?)... So the "Strides" aren't very far...We're just not turned into vegetables anymore.

But your Doctor is not your friend with Mania. They see it has a "Frivolous spending, drastic decisions, take this pill to make you retarded."

Just learn to focus your mania. Smoke weed, and use the smoking sessions to further your mind, instead of numb it.

ACHIEVE the unachievable. And use your manic mind to help you figure out how to do it Y

our mid can be tamed, just gotta figure yourself out
Who are you?
What do you do?
What WILL you do?

Be all of that now.
Or the baby version at least

 

[Angry Pollock]

Wow last night was a bad night. I'm extremely impressed with the responses to this thread. Not a single hate comment in the bunch. Recently I was laid off from my job after a solid stretch of time where I was working full time and maintaining a 3.5 GPA. I moved to another town this last month after being laid off. I intend to seek help for these problems in the near future, but the only options I know of in my home state would require me to go on record stating my addictions. With the new semester in full swing and with me starting my new job this week I hope my manic episodes will decrease in frequency.

To those of you who asked what addictions I have and what problems I am suffering from:

1. I have many manic episodes where I do things I regret. Drinking/smoking/driving and saying crazy things to people I know

2. MJ is not an addiction for me. While sometimes it may seem that way I feel about the same when I don't smoke.

3. Alcohol, when available becomes an extreme issue. My social anxiety disorder is a probable answer for why I binge drink now and again.

Thank you for your replies. If you have advice on how I could seek relatively free help (and without having the addiction go on my medical record) I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you again.

I personally took a family member to a help center run by the Catholic Charities in Cleveland, Ohio. they don't charge, nor report you to anyone. You don't have to be Catholic and they don't preach their beliefs to you. Just a thought, hope it helps somehow, keep your chin up, better days are ahead, if you want them to be.

 

[UncleBuck]

Wow last night was a bad night. I'm extremely impressed with the responses to this thread. Not a single hate comment in the bunch. Recently I was laid off from my job after a solid stretch of time where I was working full time and maintaining a 3.5 GPA. I moved to another town this last month after being laid off. I intend to seek help for these problems in the near future, but the only options I know of in my home state would require me to go on record stating my addictions. With the new semester in full swing and with me starting my new job this week I hope my manic episodes will decrease in frequency.

To those of you who asked what addictions I have and what problems I am suffering from:

1. I have many manic episodes where I do things I regret. Drinking/smoking/driving and saying crazy things to people I know

2. MJ is not an addiction for me. While sometimes it may seem that way I feel about the same when I don't smoke.

3. Alcohol, when available becomes an extreme issue. My social anxiety disorder is a probable answer for why I binge drink now and again.

Thank you for your replies. If you have advice on how I could seek relatively free help (and without having the addiction go on my medical record) I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you again.

you indicate that you are a student. check with the school, often schools will offer counseling or therapy, usually a limited number of sessions for free. unless you indicate that you are a physical danger to yourself or others, nothing about addiction should be put on your medical record as it is protected by confidentiality laws.

best of luck.

 

[UncleBuck]

oh, almost forgot. does your new employer have EAP? might be wise to check with HR to see if they have EAP, another way to get completely confidential services for what you are going through.

 

[RawBudzski]

I need a hug. :[

 

[UncleBuck]

I need a hug. :[

no deal. i have seen the types of hugs you give.