I've done a lot of drugs and don't remember the

I've done a lot of drugs and don't remember the dates for every single 1 but these are the ones I've been able to count clean/sober time for. I was able to quit smoking weed last year i think and switched to thc drinks which was a disaster at first, would consume 100mg drinks multiple times a day. Got into therapy and expressed wanting to try harm reduction. Was able to reduce my thc use from 100mg to 10mg-20mg per dose, 1 to 2 times a day. I was able to stop and have 10 days clean from thc today. I was also able to do harm reduction with alcohol too. When I'd drink I'd just have 1 or not even finish 1 and drank maybe 3 times a month, maybe less. It made me not feel well emotionally even with that small amount and the emotional unwellness would persist and i think I'm still in that place. I think I'm also still withdrawing from thc. I don't feel much different emotionally from when i was using and drinking to now. I do have more energy but I'm still full of grief and heartbreak, cycling through anger, fear and depression everyday, just like when using and drinking. I have at least fleeting moments of joy now and am trying to clean my space at home which I've made a substantial dent in. My hygiene has also improved. I'm a very traumatized person and am working on it. I think i also have brain damage from smacking it too much. My memory is not good at all and i think the thc made it worse. I don't feel my memory has improved and i think it might be worse. I have an undiagnosed tic disorder which I'm working on getting formally diagnosed, the nuerologist thinks it might be tourettes. I feel i have to hold in all my tics around people and is very stressful. I take medications for the tics but don't think it's helping and i take psych medication but i think it only helps a medium amount but i need them or i fear i will go into full blown psychosis. Which has happened. I'm putting my short attention span and focus into crafts and reading. I crochet and want to make a bunch of stuff to donate somewhere. Working on a blanket currently. If i get super bad cravings i journal and drink herbal teas. Also i practice HALT. I also find a shower or bath helps. Also focusing a lot on my spirituality as an eclectic pagan. Trying to be real gentle with myself. I read somewhere sometimes an addict/alcoholic just needs to lay down sometimes and i do that too. I'm too disabled to work and its been that way for 7 years now which really gets me down. But I'm trying to find my worth in other areas. But it does make me feel so worthless a lot. I think about it a lot because when my dad was dying one of the last things he told me was to get a career and i think i failed him. School is not an option either but I'd really like to take some kind of non college class for a sport sometime in the future.

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Congratulations on the sobriety from so many substances, I can’t imagine it’s been easy as you’re also dealing with neuro health issues. I like the idea of crocheting for a cause! Also, might I suggest taking maybe cooking classes if you want to learn for sport? It’s probably a low-pressure space to learn and create, even if the tics pop up (I have some myself). People will be so engrossed in their food/ingredients that your tics will probably go unnoticed. I wish you well in these endeavours! :pray:t2::white_heart::pray:t2:

Thank you! It's not been easy you're right. Especially since one of the reasons I used thc was to deal with neuro related things. I'm finding my neuro problems now are still the same or more intense than when I used. I'm hoping it will get better as I practice different coping skills. The cooking class idea is interesting. I like to cook and bake already I'm sure it could only improve my skills.