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My friend died on dec 18 of accidental alcohol poisoning. She wasn't a regular drinker but had suicidal thoughts and basically would drink so that she would pass out, instead of slashing her wrists or tying a noose around her neck.

 

So, a few months ago, she wound up in a hospital with .5 BAC and was told that anyone else would've been dead. She survived this only to die in Dec of alcohol poisoning.

 

I keep analyzing how and why. She really didn't drink that much or that often. I have plenty of other friends who drink until they pass out every night. I have a few friends who are cognitively impaired due to their alcohol use but they've never Od'd and died of alcohol poisoning.

 

So, why did alcohol kill my friend. I wanted her to live to fight her demons and win.

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I've fought those demons - it's a torturous battle - but being on this side now is amazing.

 

I'm sorry for your loss - some folks can't get past their demons and covering up the pain is easier.

 

I find comfort in knowing that she/he is now free from the demons that haunted them.

 

Life's too short - get busy living.

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How sorrowful to have read of this loss, I'm sure its not easy for you.

 

Some questions are really not the REAL questions. Logically I can tell you the chemical reasons this happened....Yet I think you are reaching further in your quest to make sense of this loss. The reality is...its a loss and you are grieving. There is no set answer....

Give yourself time to go thru this....and be gentle with yourself.

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