Yes, and I also learned there is a fine line between being an alcoholic and self medicating. Personally, I view cutting or other self injury behavior as just another form of medication. Our alters do these things because they work to relieve or numb emotion.

But if an alter is a true alcoholic, then for sure get help because it can kill you especially if you're on other medication.

Ild just like to concur with what John said. There are those within us who like to drink to get rid of the emotional pain. However we dont do this as a daily ritual and therefore dont consider ourselves as alcoholic. However when the emotional pain is too much well then yes we will use alcohol as another form of medication to deaden the pain. However we also know that this is yet another coping strategy we need to work on and work with our pain rather than seeking to put a "bandaid" over it.

I get what you're saying guys, but I'm so tired of hurting! There is no place to hide!

oh i can relate.....the old adage "im sick and tired of being sick and tired"

confronting the hurt head on and not running and numbing from the emotions is what im working on

thankfully there are others in here who know how to begin that process and share what has worked for them therapeutically

I wish we could provide some useful strategies to get out of this hurt but unfortunately we find ourselves in a downward fall which is becoming a bit of a nightmare really quick. I guess its about finding something to live for, working out the steps of how to get there and persevering when everything and everyone is telling you to give up. I wish I could do this for myself but with an addiction that is killing me from the inside out its proving to be really difficult even though I do have something to live for.