I find stress in so many situations
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I find stress in so many situations
I've been drinking a bit lately and want to get that out there.
From work to home I find stress in so many situations.
I know how unrealistic it should be to think like that.
Not exactly sure what I'm trying to say.
In the last few years I've become such a slave to obsessiveness and repeatativness.
From work to home I find stress in so many situations.
I know how unrealistic it should be to think like that.
Not exactly sure what I'm trying to say.
In the last few years I've become such a slave to obsessiveness and repeatativness.
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Welcome bk kys you can do this
Print & read this to keep http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-recovery.html
Print & read this to keep http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-recovery.html
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I remember you kys i hope you stay close
heres another fantastic link its for thanksgiving but is easily applied to surviving christmas sober
http://www.cryingoutnow.com/2010/11/...val-guide.html
heres another fantastic link its for thanksgiving but is easily applied to surviving christmas sober
http://www.cryingoutnow.com/2010/11/...val-guide.html
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Quitting is really going to help (if not eliminate your stress), but have you ever considered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? It's a kind of therapy that focuses specifically on questioning and changing our false beliefs and revealing the truth.
I went to a CBT therapist and it totally changed my life - my problem was panic attacks.
I went to a CBT therapist and it totally changed my life - my problem was panic attacks.
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Hi Kys, good to meet you 
It took me a long time to realise that it is not what life throws at me that matters - it 's how I react.
Drinking always made my anxiety and stress worse.
It took me a long time to realise that it is not what life throws at me that matters - it 's how I react.
Drinking always made my anxiety and stress worse.
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I find stress in so many situations
kys, not only is the above statement true, but it really holds the KEY.
once upon a time maybe alcohol DID bring some relief.....but over time, as the disease progresses and alters how our brains function, we seek things that give us "permission" to drink. when in fact drinking is NOT a solution....and if we are truly honest, we don't need a reason to drink, we'd do it no matter what.
if we don't learn how to live without alcohol, we never will. if we don't learn to live life on life's terms, take things as they come and do the next wise thing, our life will simply be about FINDING the next excuse to drink.
if you truly do have obsessive tendancies, then sober and with therapy, you can find constructive healthy ways to deal with it. but you can't learn to swim INSIDE the submarine........
kys, not only is the above statement true, but it really holds the KEY.
once upon a time maybe alcohol DID bring some relief.....but over time, as the disease progresses and alters how our brains function, we seek things that give us "permission" to drink. when in fact drinking is NOT a solution....and if we are truly honest, we don't need a reason to drink, we'd do it no matter what.
if we don't learn how to live without alcohol, we never will. if we don't learn to live life on life's terms, take things as they come and do the next wise thing, our life will simply be about FINDING the next excuse to drink.
if you truly do have obsessive tendancies, then sober and with therapy, you can find constructive healthy ways to deal with it. but you can't learn to swim INSIDE the submarine........
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Originally Posted by Kys 
I've been drinking a bit lately and want to get that out there.
From work to home I find stress in so many situations.
I know how unrealistic it should be to think like that.
Not exactly sure what I'm trying to say.
In the last few years I've become such a slave to obsessiveness and repeatativness.
From work to home I find stress in so many situations.
I know how unrealistic it should be to think like that.
Not exactly sure what I'm trying to say.
In the last few years I've become such a slave to obsessiveness and repeatativness.
see how that works kys? It's like rolling a giant snowball.
The key to resolving this issue is putting down the bottle. It will be stressful too - but it's a means to an end, and a better way of life
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I'm glad to see you Kys.
I found stress in everything too - and really thought drinking was helping me cope. I didn't realize it was only adding to my anxiety and self doubt. It took me a really long time to understand I was sabotaging myself. It's good you came back and wanted to talk things over. We'll always be here for you.
I found stress in everything too - and really thought drinking was helping me cope. I didn't realize it was only adding to my anxiety and self doubt. It took me a really long time to understand I was sabotaging myself. It's good you came back and wanted to talk things over. We'll always be here for you.
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Thanks everyone, very much so.
I've followed up with my one on one support.
I have to better work on letting go of control, and fear some what. It plays out in the worst ways, namely stress and obsessiveness.
There's a lot of good words here and I'm greatfull. I'll stick around, I really need to as things aren't great lately, and it almost all comes down to the drinking.
Thanks everyone.
I've followed up with my one on one support.
I have to better work on letting go of control, and fear some what. It plays out in the worst ways, namely stress and obsessiveness.
There's a lot of good words here and I'm greatfull. I'll stick around, I really need to as things aren't great lately, and it almost all comes down to the drinking.
Thanks everyone.
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