05-14-2017, 10:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-14-2017, 10:09 AM by CoiledSpring.)
Thanks - yes I am UK based.
I'm not so sure the NHS is that good at dealing with this sort of thing - I kind of feel that it is partly their poor advice that helped get me here. Advising that I drink to avoid panic on flights.
Yes ok, I know that I then took it to an extreme but to advise somebody who is prone to panic situations that instead of a short course of anti anxiety pills to have a few gin and tonics instead now sounds really shit advice in hindsight.
What reassures me about all this is that I don't generally wake up wanting to drink.
The urge to drink comes from feeling panicked. And it isn't an urge to drink per se, it's an urge to remove the feeling of panic or anxiety.
I think / hope this is a better starting point than straight-up alcoholism. But maybe I am naive..??
I'm not so sure the NHS is that good at dealing with this sort of thing - I kind of feel that it is partly their poor advice that helped get me here. Advising that I drink to avoid panic on flights.
Yes ok, I know that I then took it to an extreme but to advise somebody who is prone to panic situations that instead of a short course of anti anxiety pills to have a few gin and tonics instead now sounds really shit advice in hindsight.
What reassures me about all this is that I don't generally wake up wanting to drink.
The urge to drink comes from feeling panicked. And it isn't an urge to drink per se, it's an urge to remove the feeling of panic or anxiety.
I think / hope this is a better starting point than straight-up alcoholism. But maybe I am naive..??