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Pad123
Pad123

Iv been controlling my mood with alcohol. I know it's not the answer but it stops the anxiety and shear angst iv been feeling of late. 


Knowing that I'm going to have to stop this cycle does anyone have any suggestions to transfer from alcohol dependent to clean. 


I drink because it stops the tears and give me a sense of control. 

Deckard
Deckard
I sympathize with you. A few beers for me "takes the egde off" My cousin.is having a rough time though. He drinks hard alcohol and a lot (daily). I do think of him when I'm having my three beers.

I hope you can find an answer.
GOB_Bluth
GOB_Bluth
Yes. Find a good doctor and shrink, and get a plan in place to work on the tears, angst, and depression, so you will be equipped to handle them once you kick the booze out.

There are wayyyyy better ways to regulate mood than with a sloppy depressant like alcohol. If you have to hit a treatment center to do it safely, then that's always an option too.
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
My advice is as before - you need to talk to your doctor.

Drinking on top of a high dose of an anti-psychotic and diazipam is a really dangerous thing to do.
MzDonald430
MzDonald430
Going to AA meetings tailored towards those edith mental illnesses may help to. I know they've definitely helped me calm my drinking down.
Deckard
Deckard
I think I have my drinking under control. I started to lean towards drinking excessively. However I never regularly drank hard alcohol. The hardest would be vodka and cranberry. So mixed drinks. Never straight alcohol.

I do like beer though. I like its taste and also the slight buzz I get. Takes the edge off. I try to limit my beer intake to certain times...weekends. Also maybe only three per setting. I could drink 6 per setting.

My cousin is rotting his liver out with alcohol. I feel bad for him. He does not even clean his house. So I know kinda first hand the evils of alcohol.
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