I’m sorry, Washington driver who ran a stop sign and caused the crash that resulted in my DUII. Your bumper will be fine, no one got hurt, but my life is now over. I know it is all my fault because I was drinking; what you don’t know is that one a scale of 1-10 depression wise, I’m pretty constantly at a nine. I was fired from a shitty job working Customer Service because my boss didn’t like me, so I can’t afford therapy. I take the maximum dose of Cymbalta because it kind of worked before my life went to shit, and the side effects of quitting the medication without medical supervision cause feelings of electric shock, vomiting and diarrhea which make me want to kill myself even more. So I trudge on in my daily life, experiencing the side effects of this horrible medication which include: a lack of impulse control (ie random drinking), disturbed sleep, weight gain and vision changes. None of which were explained to me by my psychiatrist.
So I can’t afford therapy or my psychiatrist visits. I can’t afford to fix my car, I now have no way to job search out of the limited boundaries of public transit and I get to be turned down for jobs that I’m qualified, not that I had any prior luck finding a job. Also, if you act crazy in jail they send you to OHSU, so an ambulance bill to boot!
I’m sorry that your car is damaged and I’m glad you were not hurt. I wish I had died in the accident so this horrible downward spiral of my life will just end already…
The law does not make exceptions to DUII’s… you could have fucking killed somebody, and then how would YOU feel? This IS all about you, isn’t it?
Fuck it, just move to one of the city-approved homeless camps and your worries are over.
This is all your fault, you idiot.
EVerything.
Are you 17 or something?
Yeah it’s pretty hard to feel sympathy here. You shouldn’t have been drinking and driving, you shouldn’t have quit your medication without medical supervision, and in light of all of your psychological problems I’m guessing you didn’t get fired just because your boss didn’t like you. We all have problems, but your biggest problem is constantly thinking that everyone else is to blame. You have no job, no car and you’re severely depressed. It’s the perfect time to quit drinking, get off the medicine (with Medical supervision) and go to an AA meeting.
Living with sadness is harder than dying from sadness. Depression is a shitty companion. Don’t give up and don’t fuck with your meds like that again. I hope you win!
Are you pissed at the WA driver because they weren’t hurt or killed?
It sounds like you believe that anyone who isn’t killed by you has it far better.
Your problems aren’t their problems man.
Admitting you have a problem is the first step. You are a mess. Change your ways, before it is too late.
Lolz at everyone here pretending they’ve never driven drunk. This is Portland, why do you think everyone sucks at driving? Intoxication seems to be a way of life. Now go have your nightcaps.
pollo, back in the good old days of Portland, nobody ever drove drunk. Now all these 35 year old kids from California and the 20 year old runaways from Missouri just treat this place like it’s Maui, or Arizona(drive-thrus!).
sorry for your hardship. that said, it’s a good lesson for everybody as to why drinking and driving is NOT WORTH IT. because, yes, someone else could make a driving error that results in a crash. and if you happen to be drinking, you’re gonna get a DUII. don’t give up on your life. it isn’t over.