Posted by RH on August 28, 2004, at 22:14:46
In reply to Re: Alcohol Withdrawal, anxiety, guilt, anxious » RH, posted by partlycloudy on August 28, 2004, at 6:04:03
PartlyC:
That was exactly my situation. And as one drink felt like I hadn't even had a drink, it seemed logical to go to a second or third. The stress of the day was erased temporarily, but I became very gradually, over years, less alert, less interested in life, and more depressed. It was so gradual over a 10 year period that it was totally unseen to me.
So I've learned to identify stresses and avoid them, and the unavoidable stress I alleviate with meditation, which I never would have thought would work before I was coaxed into trying it.
One big stressor that meditation has helped with is spinning thoughts. My spinning thoughts are virtually under control now. After getting a handle on that I became aware of how much energy, literally, spinning takes up - it is totally draining.
I don't know if it's the meditation, the reduction in drinking (I have a couple a month, socially, often don't finish the glass)or the reduction in spinning, but more and more I hear people saying how much bluer my eyes seem and how clear. I don't know if there is a physiological explanation for that, or if has something to do with the eyes being the window to the soul.
How do you deal with stress?
RH
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