"I've had serious depression, anxiety, and self-image problems since I was a little kid. I think the alcohol abuse started as an escape from all that; I could socialize since my inhibitions were lowered, I could feel relaxed and content. The irony is that now I'd say it actually fuels those problems more then anything.
I don't know how to do anything without it now; I can't even watch a movie without being wasted. It felt freeing at one time, now it feels like I'm in some prison locked away in my own head."
Hi and welcome.
There is a very high chance that these feelings will be reduced with the absence of alcohol in the system. It’s almost amazing how good we can feel with it not being consumed. We can feel like we wanted to for years.
Make no mistake that alcoholism is progressing more each day we consume it and it does not get better even if it’s not consumed for a good period of time.
Accepting help and acting on the idea that the first drink will get us drunk is a good start.
BE WELL