Jackrabbit
15-04-18, 02:31
Hi Everyone,
I havent been on here in quite awhile but thought that I would check in given my current situation. I have GAD and health anxiety. I recently about 10 months ago made a few big positive life changes and my anxiety ha gone down tremendously. It is still there but is *better*. Well everything was going really well for awhile until I went through a bad stressful breakup which turned to my evening glass of wine turning into 3 a night. Long story short, I drink too much. I fully realize this. I am an otherwise healthy 25 year old female. I can definitely say that my drinking and my anxiety have a nasty relationship. I dont drink hard liquor, mostly wine and beer, but I do often binge, about every few weeks on top of having nightly glasses of wine. I've also, in the last few weeks, have started smoking again when I go out to drink.
Now I know this is wrong. I know that if I continue on this path, I will severely eff up my health. That drives my anxiety even further and unfortunately the only way that my anxiety will subside is if I have a drink to relax myself. The days after, I feel horrible about myself. It has not interfered with my day to day activities such as work but I can feel my body responding and it is driving my HA absolutely mad. I can feel myself relapsing...I am just hoping that it doesnt get to the point where I cant work or even function really (it has been that way before). I would like some advice here. I know that there are programs out there that help with this kind of thing but I don't consider myself a full on alcoholic. But who knows maybe am. Anyone else struggle with this?
I havent been on here in quite awhile but thought that I would check in given my current situation. I have GAD and health anxiety. I recently about 10 months ago made a few big positive life changes and my anxiety ha gone down tremendously. It is still there but is *better*. Well everything was going really well for awhile until I went through a bad stressful breakup which turned to my evening glass of wine turning into 3 a night. Long story short, I drink too much. I fully realize this. I am an otherwise healthy 25 year old female. I can definitely say that my drinking and my anxiety have a nasty relationship. I dont drink hard liquor, mostly wine and beer, but I do often binge, about every few weeks on top of having nightly glasses of wine. I've also, in the last few weeks, have started smoking again when I go out to drink.
Now I know this is wrong. I know that if I continue on this path, I will severely eff up my health. That drives my anxiety even further and unfortunately the only way that my anxiety will subside is if I have a drink to relax myself. The days after, I feel horrible about myself. It has not interfered with my day to day activities such as work but I can feel my body responding and it is driving my HA absolutely mad. I can feel myself relapsing...I am just hoping that it doesnt get to the point where I cant work or even function really (it has been that way before). I would like some advice here. I know that there are programs out there that help with this kind of thing but I don't consider myself a full on alcoholic. But who knows maybe am. Anyone else struggle with this?