Alcohol 🤷‍♀️

[Bramble2000]

Good afternoon anyone. I wrote this earlier in the Anxiety and Depression group and they thought my query might be better addressed here so here goes….. I wanted to seek your opinions on something regarding alcohol and mood.For many many years, I drank a bottle of wine or Prosecco in the evening. It never increased to more. I was hyper aware of what it could potentially be doing to my health. I worked so so much about and I stressed for years about giving up thinking that I would fail like I do most things, However, 2 years ago I gave up. Just like that. And it was easy.Since I have up my health has deteriorated and I have become utterly miserable. I replaced the alcohol with food, in particular sweets and carbs. I rapidly put on weight and had to go back on insulin. My cholesterol went up too. I put on so much weight that I took myself off to Turkey and had a sleeve gastrectomy! This helped be lose three stones but again, the crap crept in and I’ve started to put weight on again. I’m busting a gut again, beating myself up knowing that my diabetes etc is trying worse again.When I was drinking I didn’t eat like this. I didn’t get drunk ever. I just enjoyed my bottle of wine of an evening, went to bed and slept all night long! I know they say that alcohol makes people depressed and messes up with sleep but for me, I’m way more depressed now and I never sleep through the night. I guess I’m wondering why I’m putting myself through this anymore. I have literally nothing to look forward to in life. I’m housebound and utterly miserable. I’ve been through severe trauma in the last few years and I just think it’s my life, why not do west seems to make me relax a bit? Any thoughts? 😊

[LilyAnnepuppy Ambassador]

If you’re looking for permission to go back to drinking, no one is in a position to do that for you. That’s your decision to make.

Keep in mind, however, that you may have an addictive personality. So you might be adding an addiction to the mix.

Are you receiving therapy for your struggles? Since you posted on the Anxiety and Depression community, I might suggest becoming involved with both forums.

Stick with us to keep from drinking, and discuss your therapy in the other. Welcome to the community.

[Bramble2000 in reply to LilyAnnepuppy]

I don’t have an addictive personality. There’s no therapy for my problems because there’s too much judgement involved. I’ve given up with all that.

[Bramble2000 in reply to LilyAnnepuppy]

I’m not looking for anyone’s permission. Simply asking for propellers thoughts or experiences

[SoberDrunk1]

It could be what some people call it un-treated alcoholism. State of being restless irritable and discontented. Inablity to hold jobs and to have a healthy relationship. Sugar and processed food could also be addictive. I was miserable everytime I quit alcohol. And I kept going back to alcohol. You say you replaced it with food. Maybe you can apply the principles of the 12 steps of AA and have a spiritual awakening. Awakening is simply an attitude shift. Looking at the world with a different perspective and leading a useful life.

[DicCarlson]

Discipline is what you're after! The booze and diet need YOU to decide your path forward. Get on a real food diet - literally NO packaged foods - pick a few items that are "bombproof healthy" and eat them every day. I eat steel cut oatmeal with flax meal, cut up apple and blueberries - every single day. I don't have "bad foods" in the house at all - ice cream, cookies, etc. I can't even have bread out (mostly a simple carb) or I'll eat the whole loaf in a day. I do keep some very healthy bread in the freezer. I have quit the alcohol 5 months ago - I'm 71, wish it was when I was 51! Here's some inspiration...

youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJ...(Not working as expected?)

[Bramble2000 in reply to DicCarlson]

I stopped drinking two years ago

[Bramble2000 in reply to DicCarlson]

diet and exercise won’t cure Ankylosing Spondylitis unfortunately