Alcohol Dependency: Alcohol Rehab Starts With You

Have you asked yourself if you abuse alcohol? If you have and the answer was no, you already know you’re wrong. Panic attack self help, focusing on treatment of the symptoms, not the disorder, has been the focus of my attention over the past week. This article series began with “Self Help for Weight Loss and Depression” and has expanded to include around one dozen articles so far. We have examined what causes panic attacks, how to identify triggers, and rounded off by learning some self hypnosis techniques for treating those panic attack symptoms. Addiction self help, or more specifically, alcohol abuse and whether self help is even possible, is the next topic we will address.

I have been unfortunate to have had Panic Disorder for several years, among other things, but fortunate to have had great support to help me through some down times. Now I am happy to say that I am equipped to help others overcome panic attacks the very same way that I manage to do it still, and that is, one day at a time. I almost fell on my face after discovering what I thought was a miracle quick fix inside a bottle, and this article will explain from a common sense point, and not a professional one, what you can do to start fixing your own problem.

It is fact that any help for any problem you may have starts from within, and nothing anyone can say or do will help if you don’t make a conscious decision to pull your own weight and fight for the common cause; yourself. I am not a specialized addiction counselor, nor am I a medical doctor or a psychologist. What I am is a champion survivor of various irritating disorders and the winner in a fight with alcohol that could have ended very badly. I will, however, direct you to some self hypnosis articles shortly, but there are a few things you need to know about alcohol and drug abuse if you plan to benefit from them.

I don’t know how I would have gotten by if I had not delved headlong into dozens of second rate self help books to start with, although most of the earlier books I thumbed through were extremely boring and didn’t necessarily apply to me. They were full of jargon which is only useful for those who care to indulge in formal study, and I soon found out that the only way to progress to something I could use in the practical sense, was to buy another book; eBook, CD or tape. What it did do for me though, was make me want to learn more. Feeling good is more addictive than alcohol, and once you get a taste of that after you’ve been through the wringer a few times, you will have to agree that there is no substitute for quality.

I also hung out in lots of forums where other folk with depression and anxiety problems, compounded by panic attacks, agoraphobia and weight issues all hung out. While I still believe it is beneficial to loiter in some of these places to see if there is a small nugget of information which might be handy, I also found out it is probably the best way to end my day feeling just about bad enough to throw myself under a bus. Not in the literal sense, but who needs more misery when you can’t handle what you’ve already got? This does not apply to group therapy in person though; I have participated in these sessions years ago and found them to be invaluable.

Obviously that bus thing never eventuated, but I did the next best stupid thing and proceeded to self medicate with booze. Don’t do this. On a scale of 1 to 10, drinking booze when you’re dealing with psychological disorders rates a 10, with 10 being about as crappy as it can get, and drinking alcohol when you’re dealing with said disorders and on medication rates way past 10 with a bullet, and is more widely known as ‘suicide’. If you’re in a depressed or anxious state, and get used to hiding behind a bottle so you can make it through your next family gathering, expect also to become hooked, that is if you don’t overdose first. Luckily for me, or unluckily, whichever way you look at it, I had already been battling a colorful assortment of problems for a few years, so I knew the alcohol was the thing aggravating my conditions and bailed before it buried me.

Continue to Part Two - Alcohol Self Help: Alcohol Dependency

The information in these articles is derived from personal experience, and prior training in hypnotherapy. It should not be used to replace professional medical care, treatments, and advice.