LifeRecovery... I believe my addiction(s) were just a symptom of other issues. Giving up drinking meant that I was able at last to look at what the real problems were. Drinking clouded everything for me.
My therapy sessions are not about my addictions. She knows about my drinking, and that I've given up smoking. I've talked about my eating, but it really isn't that relevant.
I needed help to sort out the chaos inside my head now that I'm not self-medicating and it honestly is the hardest thing I've ever done. Giving up drinking and smoking was a doddle compared to opening up to another person!
But I really am determined once I get past the procrastination stage....
So I have tackled the drinking and smoking, I'm looking at the eating...but the real work for me comes in fixing myself. It's learning about who I am, why I react in the way I do to things, and learning new and healthy ways of managing stress. I look on this as the biggest gift I can give myself, and if I focus on the positives and the things I do well, I can move forward and never slip back.