How do manage to ground yourself when you can’t use substances
For context, I’ve been severely addicted to ketamine for around a year. I used to do well financially, but now I’m really struggling, its the 20th of the month my next pay coming in more than two weeks. I have nothing, blew it all with ketamine.
I can’t ask for money from my friends because everyone is struggling, I can’t find a way to get quick money. My financial situation has caused me to reduce my monthly use a little. But I’m still very dependant.
I have been feeling awful recently. I have BPD, every time I feel low, depressed, suicidal, I resort to ketamine because that is the only thing I know how to do.
But since I can’t afford it right now, I rely on medication and alcohol that I can get for free. Last night, I was feeling so bad, I mixed the two, in such a large amount, I thought I was going to die. I’m still feeling weird and confused.
I’m afraid it will happen again soon, I’m afraid I will put myself in danger. I can’t get some ket, I dont want to mess around with my medication. But I genuinely don’t know how to unwind, I hate calling the helplines because I had a very bad experience with the people on the phone.
So my question is: what do you when you want to cope with emotional distress with no drugs in sight, I’ve been doing this for so long, I don’t know how to calm myself down without abusing substances.