Posted by ClearSkies on October 9, 2007, at 10:25:53
In reply to I phoned drinkline, posted by slinky on October 9, 2007, at 9:54:23
> ..The nice man said that I'm not alcoholic but filling the empty lonely void with drink,
> He said eight years without a drink was due to my anti-depressant filling that void and said the anti-depressant has stopped working.
> He said It would be wise to go group therapy with mental health services...so I'll do that.
> Don't want to drink anymore.
Sounds like he had some wise advice. I'll just add my caution that it's rather easy to turn filling a void with drink into a bonafide drinking problem :-(
I do wish I had a comfy group to talk to. I'm going to be trying out a new local women's group this week, and already worrying myself sick that it will be a disappointment. I am my own worst enemy.Slinky, if you ever want to post here about your drinking triggers (that helps me, to figure out what it is that provokes a slip), or babblemail me. Or if you want to email me about it, let me know. Sometimes it helps me most to plan an evening in advance if I know I'm likely to want to nip around to the store for some bottled comfort. Just getting myself out of a particular pattern of behaviour can be all I need to do to get past it.
There really is safety in numbers, particularly where keeping ourselves from drinking is concerned.
ClearSkies
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