Old 08-24-2017, 01:18 AM
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Gottalife
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Welcome Jbel1985,
This is a great place for ideas on overcoming the drink problem. There are a number of approaches but I guess the first thing is to identify exactly what the problem is.

Fear, self pity and resentment are common companions of the alcoholic who has yet to treat his problem. Anxiety, depression and anger can be disorders in their own right, with their own treatments. Though it seems they can be caused by alcoholism, they do not cause alcoholism themselves.

Treatments for anxiety and depression are less effective if mixed with alcohol, or the sufferer is drinking excessively. It seems stopping drinking is the first thing to do to get everything else sorted out. And of course be totally honest with your doctor.f you can't be honest, no one can help you.
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