Stress Center Peer Support

This is my first day doing this program. I never thought I had anxiety but a friend gave me the program. I think most of my problems deal with the outcome of drinking too much and I have stopped in the past and was very able to stay away from it, yet I always felt like I wasn't solving the root problem. Alcohol seemed to calm me and help me hide from my emotions, but now it is slowly destroying my life. I would like to hear from others who self medicated with alcohol. How did you overcome it? Were there root causes you fixed (like anxiety) that allowed you to overcome?

welcome! and good luck with the program! keep us posted on how you are doing with it.

I did not medicate with alcohol or other drugs, but believe there are almost always root problems that manifest in various damaging ways. I believe it is best to at least understand the root problems, acknowledge them and then move on to a program such as this one here or CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) in general.

So welcome, you've come to a good place.