• Drug and Alcohol Addiction

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All humans are depressed at some time and I guess it is my time go through this sadness. My depression is getting worse and worse. I started to drink alcohol beside the fact that it is also an a depressor. I don’t have money to get professional help. I have low self esteem, social phobic, and etc.
Please help.
oops sorry wrong catagory…i guess you can’t even think straight when you are depressed lol

this video cheered me up for a second =).

The use of alcohol and depression symptoms often are linked since depression can lead to excessive alcohol use or excessive alcohol use can lead to depression. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant which means that it effects the brain and spinal cord where the neurological system resides.

Alcohol use causes the central nervous system to slow down which can initially cause feelings of contentment or relaxation. If a person is depressed, they may feel like they are able to escape the feelings of overwhelming sadness once they have consumed alcohol.

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Please judge on TASTE alone. People usually misunderstand the question; taking other factors such as the feeling they get from drinking alcohol subconsciously into consideration. purely taste (i cant stress this enough).

I have a bad anxiety disorder and i panic about alot of things!
last night i drunk quite a bit and now i keep having panic attacks because im thinking i’ve got alcohol poisoning
how can i get help with my anxiety? i went to the doctors and he gave me some anti depressants but they didn’t really work
is there any other options..?
thanks x

It’s that time of year again we have hangovers and want to cure them.

Of course, you should not drink to excess in the first place but if you do, here are some proven methods that will work to cure your hangover fast.

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Health Effects Of Alcoholism

Alcohol addiction, or alcoholism, wreaks havocs in an individual’s life as well as loved ones. Alcoholism can lead to relationship problems, health problems, school or work problems, money problems, and more. Those effects are all indirect results of alcoholism, and direct results of alcoholism can be just as destructive.

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How do you keep up sobriety without going to AA?
I have been sober six months now and currently live at a supported independent living center, a sober house. I am not dual diagnosed, they opened it up to people with just mental issues, but I do have a history of using alcohol at times to self medicate when I wasn’t on the right medications. I do get triggers at times to drink, when I smell alcohol at a restaurant. It’s only a slight feeling, a feeling like, ‘oh that was nice, it used to relax me,’ if that makes sense. I am committed to staying sober for life, but I have mixed issues about going to 12-step groups. Some people say they are necessary for sobriety, that since it is a disease it is impossible to stay sober without treatment in committing to a higher power. I believe however that there is choice involved with it, and don’t believe that I am totally helpless to a trigger or a craving, that they can be overcome with the right coping tools. I don’t hang out with people who abuse alcohol anymore and who have depression, I keep my boundaries clear. Honestly while there were times where I abused alcohol, I mostly did it to ‘fit in’ instead of my own cravings. When I did attend AA I didn’t relate to anyone there, and literally felt like I was lying when I said that I was an alcoholic…when they asked if I obsessed about it or had cravings for it I didn’t, and when they shared stories about going to rehabs and running away from them, and drinking bottles to themselves, I thought woah… I can’t relate. Even though I know it’s not always about how much you drink it’s the consequences, but I feel that it is different.

Anyway I’m just influenced by other people’s opinions, my therapist thinks that I am not dual diagnosed and don’t need AA–but the case manager here thinks I could benefit from it. I however feel like I would benefit more from Al-Anon because I have been more of an ‘enabler’ in my past, instead of the one abusing it more I’ve tried to save people and been co-dependent on people who were abusing it.

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I feel like I need marijuana to feel happy, but when I have had a long night drinking and get wasted, the next few days or sometimes even weeks I feel messed up and have OCD what if thoughts. Today I have took no drugs/alcohol and liturally feel suicidal. I am so tempted to just crack open a beer from the fridge right now because I have no weed. What is causing my depression? I drink like once or twice a week heavily and feel like a beer almost every day. I’ve quit smoking weed many times but still have suffered anxiety and depression and came running back to it as like a medicine.

My Testimony! A look at what my life was like before I Received Christ as my Lord and Savior.. Matt & I celebrated our 6th year Anniversary last month!! I thank the Lord, first & foremost, for Saving me, secondly, for such a kind, gentle, caring, loving Husband! & for our two children:)