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alcoholic thinking.....crazy ,nuts thinking

europagrl
europagrl
So I remember my bf having anxiety or being stress out.Once he was so anxious over interview..I just told him -Have a shot of whiskey or something.He s not addict at all.But he rather take the anxiety,he did not try to numb it anyway,but deal with it healthy way.I never understand...why would you go through the anxiety pain.Now trying to stay sober I'm dealing with all this emotional and realising that they are not as bad and wont last for ever.But it is not easy to live with all this new feelings.But I take it over the hungover any day
deleted_user
deleted_user
Good insight Europa. It was not until I realized I really could handle everything that came my way-EVERYTHING, with courage and strength, that I relaxed truly. We are equipped to deal with all in this moment. Our crazy alcoholic tendencies fool us into thinking we need to escape reality.

It is such a profound shift-to realize that the worst feelings pass, isn't it? Make way for peace, and keep processing all these new feelings. It is called living!
europagrl
europagrl
Karmickuru...yea...I dont want to escape...need to face the real LIFE
deleted_user
deleted_user
And that anxiety will not kill us europa-it just sometimes feels that way. xo
nickyj18022002
nickyj18022002
I remember how terrible I was at dealing with feelings when I first got sober. My natural instinct was to try and get rid of them in unhealthy ways and I would become hysterical at the thought of having to experience even the smallest thing without alcohol or some other self medication. I thought the feelings would last forever or that I would literally die because i couldnt cope.

But as I started to build up sober experiences I started to realise that I could cope with even pretty terrible feelings, that I didnt die, that they did pass, that there were healthy ways of dealing with them etc etc.

It was a big revelation to me and totally changed my outlook.

Great post!