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anxiety,alcohol...rollercoaster

europagrl
europagrl
my anxiety and alcoholism goes hand in hand.More anxiety I have more alcohol cravings .After drinking(binging) anxiety ,depression is the worst ever.I m leaving for Teen Challenge year long alcohol program.Scared of having anxieties,because I will feel caged.i like my privacy,but there will be 4 people for one room,dormitory like situation,all the rules,strict religious environment.But this is my anxiety talking and feeding me.
Hope everybody is fine.
europagrl
europagrl
people telling me how great this is,this is my chance to get sober and healthy...all I'm thinking is"yea,but you are not the one who gonna stay for long time in strict program,with limited phone calls,singing every Sunday in different churches in quire(choir) and who knows what else.I wish I was Normal...:-)
spencermm
spencermm
Been in your shoes with the anxiety and alcohol. You get anxious, drink to get some relief. Next day you're more anxious, drink some more- both feeding off the other and getting larger.
I don't know anything about that program. I'm 2 years sober after 25 years of VERY problematic drinking. I reached a point where I would have done nearly anything to break the chains of that cycle(and you are chained and enslaved if you're addicted to the booze).
The freedom and the piece of mind is worth much.
europagrl
europagrl
Thank you spencermm.Yea it is worth it...I get sober,sometimes for months ,but it always hit me and I go through very bad binges.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Euorpagril, alot of us do this cycle. I did for twenty plus years. I stopped it forever, this means you can to! It was really tough for the first one-two years though, but I never gave up on myself.

Got control/tamed my anxiety (control meds and therapy) and got help learning better coping skills (support groups, and therapy) than addiction...

Hope you find the strength to end this cycle within yourself.
europagrl
europagrl
Thank you baldrocker...the cycle needs to end...Before is to late:-)