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Ever since I quit drinking three years ago, I haven't been able to sleep more than four hours a night without medication (lemmy.world)
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So stopping completely is hard. Last time I was hungover I was INSANELY productive because I actually got a decent night's sleep. Oh I also got a TBI at the same time and no one at the residential treatment program I'm at knew I had a TBI

I mean I would have died if no one called an ambulance but they still didn't know about it. But they do now, and I'm gonna see a TBI specialist about it. They're gonna be the only one who knows the whole story, lmao. Whenever I try to tell the story online, people tell me I'm having a psychotic break.

But any way, uhhhhhh, IWNDWYT or whatever the fuck it is

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[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 1 points 4 hours ago

Congrats on staying mostly sober, but don't throw yourself a party. I mean this in the best way, having quit smoking. Every time I would quit, I would give myself a huge pat on the back and then I would start smoking again because one won't hurt.

Addiction is weird because your body now knows something foreign and instead of just ignoring it you have to consciously avoid it. It's like you have to develop and constantly flex some muscle not up slouch back into it.

I believe you can keep it up. I bet the TBI has a lot more to do with your sleep at this point than your sobriety. Keep that appointment and I hope you get answers and a plan.