RIP Sticky

[Samandkatharine]

RIP Sticky

So sad. I didn't "know" her but saw here on threads. Not to negate her passing but those poor children...

Sam

[_EndOfTheLine_]

RIP Sticky

RIP sticky....

Another one? How many have died from this forum?

[k_iss]

RIP Sticky

My greatest wish is that she is at peace. It is devastating that she saw it as her only solution.

I have been struggling to understand her choice as I experienced severe depression myself before Nicky introduced me to baclofen. I had pretty much given up on life and accepted that I would inevitably drink myself to death. I feel that baclofen has given me life worth living again. The last time I spoke with Nicky's husband, he remarked on how she had seemed in a much better space since taking baclofen.

That is a good point you made, Xadrian. I hesitated about whether or not to mention the baclofen in case people read it as inferring bac was a causative factor. However; as this is a baclofen forum I still feel it is relevant, because I have seen threads here about baclofen overdoses and the need to treat prescription meds with the utmost care.

I'm glad you highlighted that alcoholism is often a co-existing disorder alongside depression and anxiety, etc. It is a horrible reality that this combination claims a lot of lives. Another sad example of this happened recently at a sober living facility that my partner manages. A client came back to the house intoxicated, was discharged the next morning and then later on that day he was found dead.

Although these are the sad facts regarding alcoholism, it is still makes it no easier to comprehend the loss of my lovely friend Nicky. I am so glad to have known her.

[Cassander]

RIP Sticky

Cassander;1618344 wrote:

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And still we die.

Go figure.

Cassander

This is such a shame. I hope that one day deaths from alcoholism and related co-morbidities will be a thing of the past. Where are the doctors?

Cass

[treetops]

RIP Sticky

Kiss I am glad for you that the Bac is helping you. It doesn't ease the pain of your friend of course.
This also makes me think about how there is a lot of media attention in NZ about binge youth drinking but so little awareness of the wider pain and spread of AL addiction. Or how to get help here. And that help is quite limited in NZ.
You take care.

[Ne/Neva Eva]

RIP Sticky

Cassander;1625754 wrote: This is such a shame. I hope that one day deaths from alcoholism and related co-morbidities will be a thing of the past. Where are the doctors?

Cass

She had a doctor. He prescribes HDB for a number of people. A really, wonderful and supportive physician. You wouldn't believe it, actually, how cool this man is.

[spiritwolf333]

RIP Sticky

Condolences to family and friends.

I am so very sorry that alcohol still contributes to the death of so many. Alcoholism and depression are two "real" diseases that eventually kill. Both diseases are still looked upon as bad "moral" choices leading to one's condition. How long does this have to continue? How bad in Sticky's mind must have it been?

[techie]

RIP Sticky

RIP

[Kradle123]

RIP Sticky

Oh Sticky :l I'm so sorry. My love and prayers to your family:h

[Bastet]

RIP Sticky

I have just read her entire thread and feel so sad for her and her family.

[paulywogg]

RIP Sticky

Ive read through her thread too,she was going through some rough times,poor thing i feel horrible for her children,RIP

[MaryGoRound]

RIP Sticky

I can hardly believe it. Based on her posts, I know she loved and cared for her family. She must have been in a very bad place. So sorry...

[Poink]

RIP Sticky

I started TSM a short time before she gave up on it, and I first "met" Sticky on that site, and soon followed her back over to MWO (it was here that I found the TSM site to begin my way out). There are people who really touch your heart with their struggles, and who fight this damned disease so hard, and you pull so hard for them and when you hear something like this it just fucking tears you up. And you can read "tears" as ripping apart or crying, either is appropriate.

Rest in Peace Sticky. Finally.

[k_iss]

RIP Sticky

treetops;1625801 wrote: Kiss I am glad for you that the Bac is helping you. It doesn't ease the pain of your friend of course.
This also makes me think about how there is a lot of media attention in NZ about binge youth drinking but so little awareness of the wider pain and spread of AL addiction. Or how to get help here. And that help is quite limited in NZ.
You take care.

Yep, with you on that one Treetops. Before I found baclofen, I had tired of the endless merry-go-round of rehabs which had been largely ineffective (for me) and my remaining options were basically AA or a once a week support group at Community Alcohol & Drugs Services (CADS), which is where I met Nicky. There needs to be wat more funding and more raising of awareness in this country. God knows how many people are slipping through the cracks and dying because of inadequate access to treatment.

[treetops]

RIP Sticky

Hi Kiss - I joined a CADS group some time ago and found it useless for me. The facilitators were IMO condescending and the other members of the group had been court ordered but I was voluntary. Some were going through the motions for the courts. I learned nothing new about addiction or about myself. I tried AA briefly but was put off by the living in the past some people had and the lack of confidentiality. Plus the religion and rituals were not for me.

Fortunately I have a wonderful GP and I was able to quit without rehab. but that's after decades of heavy drinking.
Sorry to go off on a personal tangent.
Hope your Bac regime is doing its trick.