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Anonymous

Is it normal to sometimes use excessive alcohol to deal with stress?
Usually it stays in the bounds of normal social drinking but every once in a while I get into negative spirals triggered by stress, grief or self-loathing.
(embarrassingly also sometimes triggered by fictional characters going through the same stuff)
I can really go from only having a beer or wine in social settings and being fine to suddenly drinking multiple glasses of hard liquor a day on my own.
I have a lot of trouble controlling my impulses in general and I try my best with alcohol but in those spirals it’s like my body acts on it’s own and suddenly I’m halfway through my second glass. Not to the point of regularly getting black out drunk and those spirals last only about 2 weeks before I get back on track and quit it.
So I can’t call it alcoholism but I also know that I’m not always able to keep control over it…
The reason I ask is because I tried bringing it up to a friend once and it got shrugged off like I’m nowhere near an actual addiction so it’s fine. It doesn’t feel fine though.

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Anonymous
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Na dost! Not normal.
I know it feels like an easier way out.
But nah.
It’s just a relief. Not the solution.
Communication is the key. Buss keh do ki yaar I don’t feel okay. Reach out
We are all there for you nah!
We’ll help you get through.
Coming with a large cheeze burst Pizza rightaway wait.

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I had been going to a counsellor, last year, for a few sessions…
I discussed my alcohol dependency with her… after taking my stress, anxiety and depression test she mentioned that my levels were so high that I have no wriggle room with the 3… that is why I rely on alcohol a lot of times…
It helps to calm the nerves and even sometimes forget the stresses in life…
I’m imagining it must be the same case with you…

She suggested I do things I like doing or should be doing but ai just can not gather any motivation to exercise/ meditate etc…

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Anonymous
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Chalo one baby step at a time.
Talk for like 10 mins about your problem might help I feel.
Wanna try?

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Anonymous
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Unfortunately there are no problems and there are many…
Thats how depression is…

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Anonymous
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How was your day?
And tell me about one of your interests

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Anonymous
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Wanna hangout with a cup of coffee?
We can watch friends together

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Anonymous
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Yea its been alright, have a house inspection tomorrow so did my seasonal clean

How was yours?

I don’t have a lot of interests atm… looking to find some… wbu?

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