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Addiction & Recovery

magicarpet

(14,775 posts)

3. Alcohol is self medication,..

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 05:11 PM

Sep 2022

.... often used to take the rough and sharp edges off of reality. The more limited ones copping mechanisms to deal with reality,.. the more abusive the use of alcohol often becomes.

If reality is not palatable - it can manifest itself in disturbing ways. You have to be comfortable within your own skin.

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In today's meeting, someone pointed out [View all] irisblue Sep 2022 OP

;-( elleng Sep 2022 #1

So true.. luvs2sing Sep 2022 #2

Alcohol is self medication,.. magicarpet Sep 2022 #3

I agree bif Oct 2022 #7

mmmm different dynamics Skittles Sep 2022 #4

So is smoking. 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #5

Alcohol & Smoking are addictive. "IT IS VERY HARD TO STOP AN ADDICTION" Stuart G Oct 2022 #6

I started smoking at age 16 in the home of DH's parents. Backseat Driver Oct 2022 #9

Like the old Ozzy song "Suicide Solution" RevBrotherThomas Oct 2022 #8

One of the hardest parts of being sober, is being "GRATEFUL" Sometimes I am grateful for being alive Stuart G Oct 2022 #10

When I've led meetings, I've often said that if I have a disease, I'm grateful that it's alcoholism Rhiannon12866 Oct 2022 #11