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Matt12Senior Contributor
I have used alcohol to self med for as long as I can remember ,this has not helped my recovery from mental illness but has got me by, this may sound like an excuse but I have suffered in silence for many years and only recently sort help, AA did not work for me long term as I dont get the higher power thing, I had enough catholic guilt to last a life time. Smart recovery is more suited to me, still I question the point and manage myself the best I can, without support I will fail as alcohol is always a short term fix, I know how to use very carefully, sounds strange but my shrink told me I am high functioning, my mind is killing me, a slow nasty death not the alcohol.
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Matt12Senior Contributor
SMART RECOVERY, self management and recovery training, CBT based,SOBER, stop, observe, breath, evaluate,recover. then the cost benefit analysis, I do this and continue with self meds, without support all the work is usless, their is also ACT, accept your internal experiece and be present, chose a valued direction, take action. Must skinks use one or a compination of both as they are closely link, my head goes back to reality and strips down both to a load of "mindfullness"
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @pan, @Matt12, @Makeitstop, @Former-Member
Hello @Former-Member, how are you today ?? been thinking about you , hope you are ok
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
That is soo good to hear @Former-Member
My little family is going well. -- that is great
My hubby now has very high cholestrol , so he is cutting out alcohol, also doing a bit of yoyoing with his meds -- wants to go off them but back on them again -- be good if he just stays on them
My 4 step children are all adults now and they are all ok
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