Posted by Reggie BoStar on November 8, 2005, at 1:42:20
In reply to Re: Antabuse side effects - skin rash, fever? » Reggie BoStar, posted by verne on November 6, 2005, at 23:12:15
Hi Verne,
Your experience definitely sounds like the list of reactions that supposedly occur when the wrong things interact with Antabuse. I sure know that Head & Shoulders bothered me, probably because of the Cetyl Alcohol in it, and all I did was wash my hair with it.Back in the "12 step" group you posted another reply in which you suggested that you could avoid going out of the house by having deliveries, etc.
Again, I'm nothing close to a psych person of any kind; but that sure does sound like hardassed case of social phobia. It's too bad you've run out of rope with professional psych people in your area, because that sort of help may be the thing you'll need. I hope your daughter finds time to encourage you to walk more.
When you talked about moving somewhere else, you hinted that such a move might be difficult since you have so much trouble just leaving the house.
Sounds like you might want to try the old-fashioned "one day at a time" approach with moving. In this case, try forgetting about the move. Why take something like that on in your mind right now, when you don't have to? Just concentrate on what you'll be doing today and don't bother yourself with anything that will happen sometime later - such as a relocation. Today, all you have to think about is maybe going for a short walk - or maybe not. That's all.
One of the things I learned when I was first dealing with my alcoholism was that we tend to project into the future a lot, and worry about what will need to be done at some later time. If we keep on doing that, a simple task that needs to be done today can mushroom into a huge monster of a job that's so intimidating we can't handle it without booze. The kicker is that the "monster" is all in our minds. The simple task we were going to do on that particular day is really all we ever needed to concern ourselves with.
Forget about moving. If you do it eventually, you'll do it; but it's not something you have to worry about now. Just go for a walk if you feel like it, or wait for your daughter to show up to give you a hand.
Give yourself a break. "Take it easy".
Later,
Reggie BoStar
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