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Whodathunk It's amazing too how the anxiety strips me of my appetite. It is a chore to force down food on days like this. Another one of the times when I really used to enjoy drinking. Just keeping it front and center.
Thanks for your responses.
And Scott, she IS a good shrink, and she charges a lot for it!!! But it is worth every penny. I was skeptical in the beginning, but no longer.
Yep, my gastrointestinal inner workings get all messed up when I'm anxious, sometimes overactive and sometimes underactive. Pretty amazing how powerful your mind is to be able to affect your body in different ways.
I just started seeing a counselor myself last year and It's definitely got to be a good fit. I am on my second one - the first one was nice enough, we just didn't see things the same way. The one I have now does and also happens to be a recovering alcoholic herself so we have a lot of similarities.
My insurance covers some of the therapy sessions, and I only go about once ever 3 -4 weeks, but even if I had to pay the full cost out of pocket it would be a LOT less than I spent on alcohol ;-)