which comes first?
which comes first?
hi guys, just wondering on your views on which comes first....depression or drinking too much?
i have suffered with both since i was 17 and can't really work out which came first....did depression make me drink too much or do i drink too much because of depression?
looking forward to opinions.x
i have suffered with both since i was 17 and can't really work out which came first....did depression make me drink too much or do i drink too much because of depression?
looking forward to opinions.x
I don't think there's one universal answer for everyone petals.
For me depression came first...then drinking...which was like pouring gasoline on a bonfire..
I know for me to get well I had to deal with both my depression and my alcoholism.
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For me depression came first...then drinking...which was like pouring gasoline on a bonfire..
I know for me to get well I had to deal with both my depression and my alcoholism.
D
^^^What needinghelp said goes for me but, YMMV.
When I quit drinking, my anxiety and depression build up until I go right back to self-medicating. Not this time, though. I went to my doctor, told him the whole sordid story. Got anti-depressants. Tomorrow will be a month without alcohol. No depressions, no anxious climbing the walls moments. Muuuuuch better.
When I quit drinking, my anxiety and depression build up until I go right back to self-medicating. Not this time, though. I went to my doctor, told him the whole sordid story. Got anti-depressants. Tomorrow will be a month without alcohol. No depressions, no anxious climbing the walls moments. Muuuuuch better.
thanks, i was just wondering cos with me they both came when i was 17... been trying to deal with depression for years... tried all sorts... so now i have decided to quit the wine and give my mental state a fair go at getting better.. i am working on it anyway, i know things wont improve on their own.x
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Everyone is different, each having a unique story to themselves. For me it started with a tramatic childhood event which triggered bipolar and depression and anxiety issues. Which I in turn would self medicate with an addiction such as anorexia, cutting, alcohol, and drugs. BUT how I got there does not really matter, what matters now is realizing and accepting that I have a disease, a spiritual illness, which I must treat daily- if I want to remain sober.
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