Stress Center Peer Support

Hello everyone, I seem to feeling a bit better then I did one month ago, but there are still times when I can't sleep and am very anxious. I've doing the things that make anxious so I can face the fear I have. These are things that I done all my life with no problem. Go eat, flea market, church. I still get anxious before I go and sometimes wonder if I'm going to make it through it. I try not to think about the anxiety but that's almost impossible so I talk my self out of it. I also tend to lean toward alcohol to relax me, I don't need alot of alcohol but just a couple beers relaxes me. I get scared that I'm gonna become dependent on that alcohol to get through situations and I don't want that. I don't want to take meds because I'm afraid of side effects or addiction to them. It seems addition to meds is as bad as alcohol. Any thoughts? Thanks and god bless all. keep god in your life he'll get us through.

Hello!
In the beginning of using alcohol to relax it seems innocent enough and works perhaps to some extent.
But alcohol used in that manner is cunning and baffling. It will rear its head and bite you bad. Might take a few years but the result is so much worse.
Would be better to learn to deal with the anxiety in another way. Keep using the program.
I speak from personal experience.
Alcohol is indeed a depressant. It is very bad for anxiety and depression. You just can't imagine how bad it can make you feel.

My thoughts and prayers are directed your way.
Take care.
Best wishes for you.
MJ

THANKS CORNFLOWER I WILL KEEP THAT IN MIND. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND GOD BLESS.