Hello,
I am desperate to cut back on alcohol but finding it difficult. I have gotten into a terrible habit where it is my reward and I drink far too much far too often. I dont drink during the day, and I dont have to drink at a set time everyday. I can happily go to the pub for lunch and have a lemonade or dinner with family and have no alcohol but when the time before bed comes, or a few hours before, I sit and relax with alcohol without fail.
I suffer from serious anxiety and mild depression, so it is a self-medicating of these ailments, but this has been going on for nearly ten years out of sheer habit and of course now I believe at least a psychological dependancy, if not a physical one.
I am sick of feeling tired, hungover, anxious and the weight i have put on is awful, I know how much better I would feel if I cut down or cut it out but I am struggling.
I am addressing my anxiety, I have counselling and seen my GP. Anyone been in anything similar?