u/Stan_Weeeee

I quit drinking two months ago, started seeing both a therapist and a psychiatrist, and I’ve genuinely been trying to turn my life around. Honestly, I think I’ve done a pretty good job.
But yesterday and today, this overwhelming sadness and sense of dread hit me out of nowhere. I feel like I don’t matter, like nothing I do matters, and like no one really cares about me. I’ve been crying on and off all day and I’m just a complete mess.
I only really have one friend, and he’s not the kind of person you have conversations like this with, so I feel incredibly alone right now.
My son’s birthday is this weekend, and if it weren’t for that, I’d honestly be considering checking myself into a mental health facility because I feel so lost.
Has anyone else experienced something like this after getting sober? Does it get better? Right now, I just feel like I’m drowning.

Edit: I’m not struggling with alcohol or thinking about drinking again.

Also, beef shawarma

Going through a rough situation right now. My fiancée and I recently split up, and since it’s her place, I’ll need to move out soon. The hardest part is finding something affordable. It’s just going to be my 10-year-old son and me, and with rent being what it is, I’m realizing how tough it is to find a two-bedroom for around $1,000 a month.
I work in Sterling Heights and share custody of my son, so I’m trying to stay within about a 45-minute commute if possible. At this point, I’m not worried about having the nicest place—I just need something safe enough and affordable so I can keep being there for my kid.
If anyone has been in a similar situation or knows of apartments or areas that fit that budget, I’d really appreciate hearing about them.

I’m so ridiculously sad. So so sooo sad.

Rent Prices Are Making Starting Over Really Hard