Hi AA community. I’ve been struggling mentally since last night and can’t seem to get out of this funk. I was taken back to a bad mental state just like I was when I was drinking…except I wasn’t this time. I thought those days were over when I quit that ? Unfortunately I have depression & anxiety on top of alcoholism … and it’s like they feed off each other! How do I control the depression without the alcohol ? I fear disappointment. In past experiences, most of my “bad nights” were triggered by being confronted with something I did that caused dissatisfaction ( finding the booze, getting caught in lies) …. In return, I would self hate. How do I take back control of my emotions now when I’m confronted with an issue I caused, which had nothing to do with alcohol? It’s a different problem, it’s a small problem, so why am I reacting the same? I’m stuck ! I meet with my therapist tomorrow for our first meeting thank god & actively take anti depressants daily. Any input, coping tools would be appreciated
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Hi , are you taking anything for your depression ie sertaline / propononal ( excuse the names some country’s have different names for these ) … one thing I can say…once I stopped drinking I ended up stopping the depressants, but I still take proponanol for anxiety …things do get easier but best bet is get ya dr on board
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