I think it's time. I need help getting off of this rollercoaster. I found this site n March after a binge. It helped me see that my drinking pattern wasn't normal. I figured I could just moderate. But two binges later it is obvious to me that I don't drink alcohol anymore. I use alcohol. I use it to relieve stress. I use it to banish anxiety. I use it to relax, to be more social, to fit in. I don't drink. I use. And that scares me Before I became pregnant with my 4 th child I was drinking almost daily just a glass of wine or two but I was binging twice a month for about 6 months. It reached its worst when I became so trashed christmas eve that I blacked out (which happens all the time) and was so hungover Christmas morning I wanted to die from shame and regret. I prayed to get pregnant so I could finish my family and reboot myself. I didnt touch a drink for an entire year Fast forward to now in the midst of a nasty hangover hands shaking head pounding stomach hurting. I seem to have gone back to the old me. I don't like that me. After I drink my depression and anxiety worsens for about 3 to 7 days. My hangover lasts 2 days. I want off this roller coaster but I don't know how to get the strength to quit for good. I am a stay at home mom to four beautiful children. I have a lot to be sober for. My husband agrees alcohol is a problem for me but he thinks I should be able to drink socially. I just don't think so. I hesitate to label myself an alcoholic cause I'm not dependent. I need some help. I need to know where to go and what to do. I want this hangover to be my last |
:welcome to the family. I was an all day every day wine drinker. I too knew I was drinking to medicate depression and anxiety but was only making it worse. With the help of my addiction counselor and the caring people here at SR I was able to quit drinking for good. I'm now twenty months sober.:) You can quit drinking too. It takes work and sacrifice but the rewards are so worth it.:) |
Welcome aboard 4babies2live4, your username says it all!
Originally Posted by 4babies2live4
(Post 3067161)
...I want off this roller coaster but I don't know how to get the strength to quit for good...I hesitate to label myself an alcoholic cause I'm not dependent. I need some help. I need to know where to go and what to do. I want this hangover to be my last |
Welcome...:wave: I sure wish you would check with your doctor and be honest about your anxiety/depression and drinking. It's hard enough to be a Mom of 4 little ones without the added issues. BTW depression is why I began my sober journey into a happier healthier future...:yup: blessings to you and your family...:hug: |
Originally Posted by 4babies2live4
(Post 3067161)
My husband agrees alcohol is a problem for me but he thinks I should be able to drink socially. I just don't think so. Trust your judgement on this. Your husband wants to be able to drink with you. It's an understandable concern of our spouses... one we must become immune to. |
Hello and welcome. You're not alone. I too suffer with anxiety/depression but have been much better since quitting two months ago xx |
:welcome to SR. |
Dependent?
Originally Posted by 4babies2live4
(Post 3067161)
I hesitate to label myself an alcoholic cause I'm not dependent. FT |
There are people out there waiting and ready to help you. Have you thought about making some kind of plan of sobriety? Making a plan for sobriety is the great advice I got here on SR years ago, and I sat down and made a list: call my doctor, discuss my drinking with him/her, get my liver levels checked, find outpatient treatment options, choose a group program (AA), a non-group program, faith based, not faith based....consider rehab...etc, etc. There is a great deal you can do to get better and you don't have to be alone! |
Originally Posted by CarolD
(Post 3067221)
Welcome...:wave: I sure wish you would check with your doctor and be honest about your anxiety/depression and drinking. It's hard enough to be a Mom of 4 little ones without the added issues. BTW depression is why I began my sober journey into a happier healthier future...:yup: blessings to you and your family...:hug: |
Originally Posted by failedtaper
(Post 3067260)
I'm not sure I know what you mean? I think you may be co-dependent? FT |
Welcome, and I'm glad you are here seeking support. I think the mental obsession is the worst and though my depression began years before my drinking, the drinking made the depression and anxiety so much worse. You will likely find that your anxiety is much more manageable when you are in recovery. My advice is to not let your husband's belief that you can drink socially affect your decision and motivation. Others do not understand alcoholism and that's why it's good to come here because we do 'get it'. |
Hi, 4babies2live4, and welcome to SR. Many people on here have depression and anxiety (and a lot of them had it BEFORE their drinking issues) and have found their symptoms have been much better since quitting. Mine definitely have. I feel more steady, and my moods are more predictable. I still have a few dark days, and minor issues with anxiety, but they are much easier to handle and I find they clear pretty quickly. When I was drinking, I felt I needed anti depressants. I spoke to a doctor who wouldn't prescribe me anything unless I quit for a month at the very least. She told me that even one drink can have a negative effect on your mood for several days. Of course, I thought I knew better and carried on drinking after that month off, and all the dark days came back. Now I have been sober for four months, and I am DEFINITELY able to have a better grip on life. Do speak to your PHP about quitting. I am certain your life will become much better. |
4B2L4...lots of great advice here, and, as a fellow depression sufferer, you are not alone. My spouse is an enabling factor for me as well, as she doesn't like me drinking unless she needs a drinking partner. Thats an unsafe factor for me, and I'm just now learning to overcome it. I'm eager to hear what others have done to do so. |
Originally Posted by newwings
(Post 3067411)
Hi, 4babies2live4, and welcome to SR. Many people on here have depression and anxiety (and a lot of them had it BEFORE their drinking issues) and have found their symptoms have been much better since quitting. Mine definitely have. I feel more steady, and my moods are more predictable. I still have a few dark days, and minor issues with anxiety, but they are much easier to handle and I find they clear pretty quickly. When I was drinking, I felt I needed anti depressants. I spoke to a doctor who wouldn't prescribe me anything unless I quit for a month at the very least. She told me that even one drink can have a negative effect on your mood for several days. Of course, I thought I knew better and carried on drinking after that month off, and all the dark days came back. Now I have been sober for four months, and I am DEFINITELY able to have a better grip on life. Do speak to your PHP about quitting. I am certain your life will become much better. so heres hoping .I always feel guilt when i don;tgo along with his drinking bouts because thats traditionally when he enjoyed his relaxation time and I felt like I was abandoning him hoping to hang in there |
Originally Posted by Anna
(Post 3067331)
Welcome, and I'm glad you are here seeking support. I think the mental obsession is the worst and though my depression began years before my drinking, the drinking made the depression and anxiety so much worse. You will likely find that your anxiety is much more manageable when you are in recovery. My advice is to not let your husband's belief that you can drink socially affect your decision and motivation. Others do not understand alcoholism and that's why it's good to come here because we do 'get it'. I don't want to hit bottom. I can envision that future. I don't want to loose my health, family or friends. I don't want my kids to look at me differently I agree that depression is so much worse if drinking. I had post partum depression and medicated it drinking so this time around I have tried to be so careful The scary thing for me is saying I will only drink one but always drink 2. Sometimes I cross a line and just can not stop. I want more and more and sneak it. I have stopped having mixd drinks and wine. I only drink light beer. I just cannot control it 100% of the time. |
Originally Posted by 4babies2live4
(Post 3067718)
This is so hard. He says you have to be able to drink in sOcial situations or people think you're weird. . |
100 people are in a room. they are told that out of the 100, 94 of them are alcholics. Ninety-four of the people know they are not alcoholics. The problem is, those other 6 people think they are part of the 94%. |
Great advice here :) welcome to SR 4babies2live4 - good to have you with us! D |
Mass?
Originally Posted by sugarbear1
(Post 3067758)
100 people are in a room. they are told that out of the 100, 94 of them are alcholics. Ninety-four of the people know they are not alcoholics. The problem is, those other 6 people think they are part of the 94%. |
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