Hello! My name is Alex, and I’m new here. I joined because I would love to interact with people who have had similar experiences to myself and hoping I could learn some techniques or insight on how to overcome anxiety, feeling overwhelmed/lonely and just being unsure of what to do in life.
I little bit about myself; I was in the Military and struggled with depression, anxiety and loneliness because of drug/alcohol abuse during my time abroad. When I left, I started university but quickly dropped out because I was overwhelmed and couldn’t properly deal with the issues I had acquired because of my situation. I had a girlfriend at the time that was the only one who could help me work through my issues, but I figured out that she had cheated on me. I constantly felt unmotivated, I had terrible eating/sleeping habits and allowed myself to get to rock bottom. I worked in a hospital and psychiatric prisons after my time in the military and experienced a lot of death and violent behavior which really didn’t help me recover in any way. Some time has past since then, and I never chose to reach out for help in any way, I simply wanted to forget about everything and move on, which I know really wasn’t the best move.
Although things did turn out in the end. I found a decent career and have been sober for over 5 months, but recently I have been feeling overwhelmed/burnt out, unmotivated to work hard or commit to much and my eating/sleeping habits are starting to be out of sorts, which is the reason I decided to try this out. I’m hoping to get some insight into what has worked for others to recover from traumatic experiences, and how to get out of a slump. Thank you ☺️.