I think sometimes my drinking was to block out the anxiety, self-medicating to calm down but missing the point so many times that when the 'medicine' wore off it brought its own anxieties too!
Exactly like a snowballing effect
Worry on top of worry is not healthy, the more I live in the now the less anxious I feel.
I'm pleased when I notice times like Jane and can feel proud of myself that my thinking mentality is so much better now than when I was younger, I try not to berate myself for wasting big parts of my life to drinking and drugging but rather use the knowledge and expand on my learning process which was stalled until I was clean for 6 months.
Anxiety is so anxious-making its a snowball alright.
These mental health problems can affect so many & alcohol drugs only seem to compound any.
Good topic
Driving my wagon of hope through beautiful views on my road to myself