Posted by iris2 on September 14, 2004, at 13:35:37
In reply to Re: OK, I'll start. » iris2, posted by partlycloudy on September 14, 2004, at 12:05:25
> EMDR = Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing> My EMDR therapy (about which I've posted on the Psych board) tells you a little about that experience.
Can you give me a link to where you posted about the EMDR. I have heard about this before and am interested in the therapy.
>I actually race to get that first drink in me, even before I take off my shoes. >
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I know this routine. Are you hiding it from your husband? Or does he or you prefer you not to drink when he is there?> I'd love to know the title - I'm open to any helpful suggestions!
The title is: "The Power of Full Engagement"
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> I am what they call a "functional" alcoholic. It's never interfered with my work, haven't missed any days being sick with it. The impact on all other areas in my life has been significant. I have been to AA, tried Rational Recover, Women in Sobriety, and Smart Recovery. While they all have their advantages, I have decided that my path to sobriety will be one of my own, incorporating elements of all these systems, and more. I actually encourage people to talk to me about drinking, since it's so prevalent in those with depression, and such a misunderstood behavior (IMO - In My Opinion).I was addicted to cocaine and went to rehab and stopped. I went to AA and tried Rational Recovery (all they did at the meetings I went to was trash AA) my worst addiction was smoking. It took me years to quit. I had a lot of incentive as I have allergic asthma and had chronic bronchitis. I took cough medicine with codeine in it for several years just so I could sleep without coughing, as my lungs were full of flem.
I used to drink a lot more than I do now. I was pretty much the same as you. I functioned at work. It is my personal experience that quitting an addiction has to be first and foremost a personal decision. For me for it to work it had to have some finality to it. If it does not interfere with a lot of functioning you probably do not have as much incentive to quit. I know it makes the depression worse. Have you ever quit long enough to see if it really made a significant difference in your depression or your life? I started Parnate the first time and was in the midst of the worst of the cocaine habit. I knew the Parnate was like a wonder drug for me but it did not affect my functioning and my ability to utilize this newfound happiness until I quit the cocaine.
Some of my perspective on these issues.
irene
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