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Rock bottom to recovery: Ex-addicts, what was your lifeline?

Folks who've overcome addiction, what was your turning point? What strategies helped you the most in your recovery journey, and how do you maintain your sobriety now?

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by HandyBull26

DealShare

(Part 2) I am the guy who almost died vaping. Here's what happened next.

I’m adding the link to those who are not aware about this. I am genuinely grateful for all the well wishes I received via Grapevine. I am sorry I couldn’t respond, I had certain extenuating circumstances that made it difficult to respond. I effectively went on the ventilator to support breathing as I soon contracted COVID afterwards. It has taken me 2 months to recover and I got discharged from the hospital only last week. I was battling my inner demons on the hospital bed as I got laid off by my employer during my treatment for absence. Thankfully, my medical insurance covered all of my expenses. Overall, they billed my insurance provider 68L and frankly if I didn’t have insurance, I would’ve died. I had a very traumatic childhood, I lost my elder sister when I was 6 in an accidental fire at my home. I escaped but she was asleep and I couldn’t save her. Deep down, I got badly disturbed through all this. I started smoking when I was 14. I used to smoke every other day because my crippling anxiety and depression was unbearable. I have been a top performer throughout my life. School topper and CA Ranker (sub-50). It is not as if I was some dumb individual that could not weigh the risks. I was just in too much pain. I reached out for help from my parents and they did try to heal me. I consulted the top child psychologists in Chandigarh at that time, it helped but my wounds were too deep. I am hopeful that I will recover from my addiction and mental state of being. My parents have always told me that when you are at the bottom the only way is up. So we rise yet again. Thank you everyone for your support. I really appreciate it.

I started smoking vapes back in 2019 when a friend of mine introduced me to Juul. I was instantly hooked and loved the flavours. I got so ho...

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by GraveFiesta

Deloitte

Drinking problem

Does anyone have some Idea on how to get hold of the drinking addiction? I drink 3-4 times a week (Alternative days). I have reduced the quantity of alcohol from 360ml couple of years back to 180ml now per sitting. But I am unable to reduce the frequency. I am a person with a weaker will power. Also, recently I have been diagnosed with Diabetes.

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by neverlookingback97

Student

Sorry if this is the wrong board to post in, I'm desperate. Should I be honest about my past struggles of depression/addiction with recruiters while explaining the 4 year gap in my resume?

[TL;DR former National quizzing champ dropped out of B. Tech in 2020 during peak of addiction and depression . Got over it and sober in Jan'23, resumed college and completed my B. Tech in Feb'24. Picked up coding again and feel ready for a job now Should I be honest or lie about the gap? Been ghosted my few recruiters whom I was honest with.] JS developer here. I used to be a decent student, public speaker and one of the best quizzers in the college scene (former National Champ). But I never addressed some traumatic events that took place in my life before I turned 16. My depression took refuge in substance abuse and I abandoned all studies/career prospects during the pandemic. Eventually after 7 years of using, I got clean/sober in Jan'23 and resumed my studies. I earned my degree but on paper it took me 8 years to complete a 4 year B. Tech (2016-24). Reasonably I get asked about the gap in my academics by hr/recruiters whom I push my CV to. I've been dead honest to them about my struggles with mental health and addiction in the past. And I've been getting ghosted. (It could be because of skill reasons on my part but I'm not even getting a feedback). Should I not tell recruiters the truth about the gap? Should I leave the addiction bit out? How should I word it? I've never held a real coding job before but been slogging for the last 6 months to get better each day (my github and projects will reflect that). Please help me out with all your valuable suggestions. If you're a tech recruiter let me know how you would perceive my case.

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by RoloTomassi

Stealth

After 27 years of an alcohol soaked lifestyle, I quit. Ask my anything!

Sober for 2 years, and my lifestyle hasn't been compromised one bit. I still go to bars with my friends, I even make cocktails for them when they come home. My family drinks, and I just have some random non alcoholic drink to say cheers with. I have no urges for alcohol whatsoever. Best decision I've ever made.

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by Mehanti

Stealth

Smoking Habits

Browsing ample of reviews in e-commerce website for 500 rupees product, Travel via Air/Airconditioned train, Drinking Branded Water, Ignoring road side food and eating in restaurant... but same person knows smoking kills than also he continued and burns lungs & Ignoring families responsibilities! What kind of gestures it is?

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by damn_user

Malum Nahi

Interview Rejection

Hello grapeviners. I was recently interviewing at a big MNC and gave 5 rounds of interviews. (4 Tech, 1 Managerial). I did fairly well in the interviews (according to me). Got rejected in the end and received no feedback... Just a generic rejection mail. How do you guys keep up with failures like these? Whenever I give interviews at a good company and perform well, I tend to imagine myself as a future employee in that company and how my life would be after joining there... and it really breaks my heart when I get rejected. This happened to me few times before as well and I still have no idea how to move on from feelings like these. Really interested to know what do you folks do in situations like these... How do you calm yourself down?

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by WryExile38

Swiggy

To all the ex smokers in the house

What do you do when people around you are smoking and suddenly you’ve cravings for it? I’ve tried quitting multiple times. But I fall in trap again and again. Especially when people around me are smoking.

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by DrProduct

Amazon

Best career bounce back stories?

What’s the best you’ve seen anyone bounce back in their career? My personal story is of a friend who got fired from Meta in the US and is now working as a founding engineer in an attractive startup making the same money but working on way cooler things. When he got laid off at meta he was so broken.