Originally Posted by
Frickaflip233 
I don't know much of your story so bear with my ignorance. Before attending AA, what kind of things caused the anxiety so severe that you self medicated? Do you frequently go weeks without drinking with zero effort?
I have had anxiety on and off since I was 5 years old. It runs in my family. I ALWAYS have anxiety to some extent and have learned to deal with it. It started to get much worse about 2 1/2 years ago. I don't know what triggered it. It was at that time that I started purposely self medicating with alcohol. That's when I really started to realize something was wrong & what I was doing wasn't normal. I have social anxiety too & always have but now I almost feel agoraphobic. I just don't want to leave the safety of my home!
What I'm thinking is maybe putting AA to the side for a few weeks until I can meet with a doctors/counselor since the meetings cause so much panic for me.
An NO I haven't gonna weeks without drinking since last Christmas. :-(