Posted by just so sad on April 27, 2005, at 9:41:24
In reply to Addiction or Craving???, posted by JLynn on April 26, 2005, at 22:23:04
Only you can know the answer to that. I was a nightly drinker until a few weeks ago. A bottle of red wine to fall asleep with a stupid smile on my face pretending my life was perfect. Or could at least wait until tomorrow. After many attempts I have committed to not drinking alone any more, so basically only drinking socially, and the hardest thing, other than the habit of making dinner with a buzz on, was trying to fall asleep stone, cold, sober. For me I think I was self-medicating with alcohol. Now I'm on an anti-depressant and feel better all-around, and that has helped. But still not quite used to laying there for hours waiting for magical, un-worried sleep to occur. Perhaps this is the same for you too? Perhaps you like not worrying as you hit the pillow? Just a thought, seeing as you asked! Good luck. Let us know how you do.
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