Granny Primark
16-05-11, 11:01
I am sure there are many on here that have self medicated with drink.
Ive done it sadly. I asked the doc years ago for something to calm me down to enable me to go on hol.
I was refused cus I was told that diazapam is addictive.
But so what? So is alchohol!
I sought help when I realised that I felt my drinking was getting out of hand.
Im being totally honest now because I want others.
Im not ashamed.
I then began to need a drink if there was a problem I couldnt face.
I sought help for this problem and was given some brill advice.
This is what I was told.
Firstly if id have a glass of wine if the volume I had normally drank was 13% have a glass of wine that was 10%, then lower the volume slowly til it was 5% and so on.
The same was of lager.
Id looked at the volume before.
Secondly Never ever drink when youve got a problem or feeling sad.
(that makes sense really)
What ive started doing now is if something has really upset and im panicky I use my rescue rememedy.
After seeing a reply to someone I put on hugs last week I was so angry and upset.
Id admitted i got a drinking prob and done something about it.
Im not a criminal.
Anyways if my me coming clean and admitting my prob others can be helped by it then something good as come out of it.
Ive done it sadly. I asked the doc years ago for something to calm me down to enable me to go on hol.
I was refused cus I was told that diazapam is addictive.
But so what? So is alchohol!
I sought help when I realised that I felt my drinking was getting out of hand.
Im being totally honest now because I want others.
Im not ashamed.
I then began to need a drink if there was a problem I couldnt face.
I sought help for this problem and was given some brill advice.
This is what I was told.
Firstly if id have a glass of wine if the volume I had normally drank was 13% have a glass of wine that was 10%, then lower the volume slowly til it was 5% and so on.
The same was of lager.
Id looked at the volume before.
Secondly Never ever drink when youve got a problem or feeling sad.
(that makes sense really)
What ive started doing now is if something has really upset and im panicky I use my rescue rememedy.
After seeing a reply to someone I put on hugs last week I was so angry and upset.
Id admitted i got a drinking prob and done something about it.
Im not a criminal.
Anyways if my me coming clean and admitting my prob others can be helped by it then something good as come out of it.