Comments on: Give Up Alcohol And Cure Your Anxiety http://recoveryprincess.com/index.php/2009/02/give-up-alcohol-and-cure-your-anxiety/ Quit Drinking Alcohol and Enjoy Sobriety Wed, 02 May 2012 04:02:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Madison http://recoveryprincess.com/index.php/2009/02/give-up-alcohol-and-cure-your-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-3100 Madison Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:55:19 +0000 http://recoveryprincess.com/?p=409#comment-3100 Thank you so much for sharing all of this with us. Removing alcohol from the equation leaves us with having to handle anxiety full on. I too used alcohol to medicate the anxiety and to be honest, I too never really understood the extent of the influence that alcohol had on my anxiety levels. It is only now that I am truly sober and not drinking that I can see the correlation. It took quite a while for me to learn the coping skills without alcohol but I did. My life has dramatically improved. I would really like to do one of the programs for lessening anxiety, I think it would be very beneficial. I just read a ton about it and learnt alot on my own. Thanks again! Thank you so much for sharing all of this with us.
Removing alcohol from the equation leaves us with having to handle anxiety full on. I too used alcohol to medicate the anxiety and to be honest, I too never really understood the extent of the influence that alcohol had on my anxiety levels.
It is only now that I am truly sober and not drinking that I can see the correlation. It took quite a while for me to learn the coping skills without alcohol but I did. My life has dramatically improved. I would really like to do one of the programs for lessening anxiety, I think it would be very beneficial. I just read a ton about it and learnt alot on my own.
Thanks again!

]]> By: Dan http://recoveryprincess.com/index.php/2009/02/give-up-alcohol-and-cure-your-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-3099 Dan Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:08:23 +0000 http://recoveryprincess.com/?p=409#comment-3099 I was happy to read your personal story about over coming and dealing with anxiety, and especially seeing the link to the stress center at the bottom. I have actually been through the 'Attacking Anxiety and Depression' Program this year. I finished the program this month as a matter of fact and it has helped me in more ways than I can count. The last couple of years my anxiety had increased to troublesome measures and I needed to fix my life drastically. Over the last year and a half I started having more many panic attacks that just seemed to progress. A combination of quitting drinking altogether and learning the skills provided in the program has and is continuing to change my life in a very positive way. I didn't realize at first how much alcohol played a role in my life in regards to my anxiety. I have always had anxiety issues ever since high school and from then until my mid 20's I used alcohol, marijuana and tobacco as a coping mechanism. I have quit drinking alcohol for about 9 months now and I have quit smoking everything a while ago. I have had much improvement in my life over these last 9 months since quitting drinking and going through the program. My life has been a challenge and uphill struggle with coping and eliminating panic and anxiety this year, but things have improved drastically and I am thankful. About a year ago I knew that I felt fine when I drank, and started recognizing the correlation between alcohol and anxiety. Drinking a few times a week was normal for me, some weeks more. Alcohol was a 'no brainer' choice for my lifestyle, but coming to terms with the truth about what it was doing was no easy task. So the combination of quitting drinking and confronting my anxiety was a challenge I had no idea I got myself into; until I was knee deep in it. After eliminating the factor of alcohol from the anxiety related equation, I realize now that I was hiding and not dealing with many things that were direct reasons for causing anxiety in my life. Things aren't perfect for me, and probably will never be. But they are a lot more realistic and honest as a result of quitting drinking and learning to deal and eliminate anxiety and panic. I haven't had a panic attack for months now. I understand what they are and how I was giving myself them. I wouldn't say I'm 100% anxiety free, but I have a better understanding and coping skills so I can deal with anxiety and stress in my life. And I am optimistic that my progress will continue to be positive and full of strength. So now, I am just doing my best to be honest and healthy with myself and others, and to figure out what is really causing stress and anxiety so I can figure out the solutions to the problems. Not by consuming alcohol, creating additional threats and problems to myself. I was happy to read your personal story about over coming and dealing with anxiety, and especially seeing the link to the stress center at the bottom. I have actually been through the ‘Attacking Anxiety and Depression’ Program this year. I finished the program this month as a matter of fact and it has helped me in more ways than I can count.

The last couple of years my anxiety had increased to troublesome measures and I needed to fix my life drastically. Over the last year and a half I started having more many panic attacks that just seemed to progress. A combination of quitting drinking altogether and learning the skills provided in the program has and is continuing to change my life in a very positive way. I didn’t realize at first how much alcohol played a role in my life in regards to my anxiety. I have always had anxiety issues ever since high school and from then until my mid 20′s I used alcohol, marijuana and tobacco as a coping mechanism. I have quit drinking alcohol for about 9 months now and I have quit smoking everything a while ago. I have had much improvement in my life over these last 9 months since quitting drinking and going through the program. My life has been a challenge and uphill struggle with coping and eliminating panic and anxiety this year, but things have improved drastically and I am thankful.

About a year ago I knew that I felt fine when I drank, and started recognizing the correlation between alcohol and anxiety. Drinking a few times a week was normal for me, some weeks more. Alcohol was a ‘no brainer’ choice for my lifestyle, but coming to terms with the truth about what it was doing was no easy task. So the combination of quitting drinking and confronting my anxiety was a challenge I had no idea I got myself into; until I was knee deep in it.

After eliminating the factor of alcohol from the anxiety related equation, I realize now that I was hiding and not dealing with many things that were direct reasons for causing anxiety in my life. Things aren’t perfect for me, and probably will never be. But they are a lot more realistic and honest as a result of quitting drinking and learning to deal and eliminate anxiety and panic.

I haven’t had a panic attack for months now. I understand what they are and how I was giving myself them. I wouldn’t say I’m 100% anxiety free, but I have a better understanding and coping skills so I can deal with anxiety and stress in my life. And I am optimistic that my progress will continue to be positive and full of strength.

So now, I am just doing my best to be honest and healthy with myself and others, and to figure out what is really causing stress and anxiety so I can figure out the solutions to the problems. Not by consuming alcohol, creating additional threats and problems to myself.

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