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Re: drinking problem -
January 26th 2017, 08:00 AM
Addiction is a stress disorder. When you're stressed the rational thinking part of the brain shuts down, allowing the more primitive emotional part to take control. Stress leads to relapse.
Learn ways to mitigate stress. Meditation, yoga, tai-chi, qi-gong.
AA meetings help by surrounding you with people who accept you as you are, because they've been there themselves. This also works on an unconscious level as the unconscious emotional brain feels you are in a safe place surrounded by your tribe.
A little regular exercise can help too.
Developing some sort of spiritual life can greatly help too. Scan for something you can believe in. Shop around for a church. If you're not religious, there are churches for that too. e.g. Unitarian. Or try a Buddhist place (they love meditation which is very healthy for the brain.)
There's also an app called Headspace, which gives good guided meditations.
Work on mitigating stress, and it will become much easier to cease the drinking.
(Oh and please don't drive after drinking. Jail will get you sober, but the stress it causes will make you drink the moment you get out. I know, ironic.)
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