Feeling terrible today cannot seem to stop using missed work today and yesterday too depressed to get out of bed I lost my mother in August and this December it will b 2 yrs my dad is gone I just need someone to talk to someone who knows what im going thru someone who knows how hard it is to quit
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Dee, I see you. I know that right now nothing feels exciting and it’s hard to see the point. I feel your pain — and I wish I could tell you there’s a quick fix, but there isn’t.
Try, instead, to step back and become the observer. Notice your thoughts and cravings — name them, acknowledge them, and then let them go.
Read something gentle. Go for a walk. Give yourself small moments of peace wherever you can find them.
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Our circumstances are different. I lost my Mother in March and my husband of 30 years on August 8th, 2025. Sometimes life just sux to put it mildly. I found an app (free) called Finch. Seems ridiculous to think at my age 62, I benefit from an app that encourages me to get out of bed, brush my teeth and to eat healthy. There is even a grief section to help some. You are not alone. I'm celebrating 6 years clean and sober next April. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Peace my friend 
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24/7 meetings on zoom so you can hear experience Strength and Hope just type in 24/7 marathon zoom meetings on google search bar it’ll pop up Friend
Thank you
Thank you friend
This to shall pass just don't get to deep into your depression life shows up and we have to show up and not give up one day at a time
There are meetings?
I would like to come for that.
Will you share how i can?
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Just type in in google search 24/7 marathon AA or NA meeting on zoom
Hang in there friend. I hit rock 🪨 bottom last summer and tried over dosing. Obviously didn't work, I woke up on my kitchen floor with my cat licking my face...haha. I ended up in a detox psych ward for a week in a guarded room strapped to a bed. Long story short, it can and will get better. I now am a certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CIT-SUD) and helping others with the same problems I had. Very rewarding.