Posted by PeggyY on April 2, 2004, at 13:18:08
In reply to drinking everyday..., posted by justyourlaugh on March 24, 2004, at 11:56:43
I am bi-polar. I spent a lot of years self-medicating with alcohol. It was that constant restlessness, anxiety, unsettled feeling that drove me crazy. Alcohol worked for awile because it calmed me down. After awhile it didn't work quite so well and I found that I had to drink everyday just to feel "normal" That is how addiction works. It goes from a choice to a need. All I know is that all my resolutions to myself to "slow down" or quit never worked. Finally through a course of events including a suicide attempt I decided I needed help. I could not do it alone! I went to AA and have been there for 4 years. I have built relationships with women there who love and support me and I could never replace. Anyway, that is the only thing that worked for me.
Peggy
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