Depressed Alcoholic Insomniac

In response to: "what's it like to be an alcoholic" 374 days old
by Jeff [Visitor]

Hey, I just read your blog (or atleast the article so far). I can soooooo relate to what you are going through. Please read my blog at http://alcoholics-life.blogspot.com. We probably have quite a bit in common! Once I get back from running a few errands I will provide a link to your blog. Feel free to email me sometime. Keep up your articula more…

In response to: "what's it like to be an alcoholic" 397 days old
by danica [Visitor]

alcohol consumption varies a great deal from one person to another and the treatment for Alcoholism is just as varied depending on the condition of the user. Perhaps the most challenging part of the treatment for Alcoholism is bringing the user back to a normal and sane state of mind.

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In response to: "Getting help" 505 days old
by Martin [Visitor]

I left a post under another entry before I read this. I'm sorry your doctor wasn't any help.

I can relate to a lot of things you've written here. I've been in counselling for a year now and have been going to AA weekly and to Al-anon (for the families and friends of alcoholics) 3 times a week, and I must have called the samaritans abou more…

In response to: "what's it like to be an alcoholic" 505 days old
by Martin [Visitor]

I don't want to upset you or frighten you, but if you persist in drinking at those levels for a few more years you will inevitably become insane (what's called "wet brain") and end up in psychiatric ward in a diaper, or you'll be dead. Alcohol isn't a solution. In fact, it's probably a major CAUSE of the symptoms you describe. It's certainly possib more…

In response to: "what's it like to be an alcoholic" 519 days old
by shiju [Visitor]

Hey.. I want to tell you one thing you must be tired of all other ways but try one thing that is PRAYER POWER. Pray daily. You should have a great desire and get God about it. Read the bible daily. Change you life. This is the only way out. When you come to temptation, kneel down and pray for 5 minutes and feel the difference.
GOD BLESS YOU.< more…

In response to: "what's it like to be an alcoholic" 644 days old
by JDS [Visitor]

I can relate to what you're going through. You should most definitely try cannabis as an alternative. And also, beer would help that unsettled stomach. Perhaps even substituting beer for liquor, might cure that. more…

In response to: "what's it like to be an alcoholic" 841 days old
by alyssagraham [Member]

Oh...and I forgot to say. There are also brain entrainment cd's/mp3's to help you overcome alcoholism.
cheers! :) more…

In response to: "what's it like to be an alcoholic" 841 days old
by alyssagraham [Member]

Have you tried brain entrainment? It really works. I have insomnia too. But the thing with me is, it works well for me and my job. I need to be up nights anyway. But I tried to listen to a brain entrainment "relaxation" cd and it was almost like I drank cough syrup. It will definitely knock you out! more…

In response to: "Surely you can actually sleep when you're tired?" 922 days old
by madkaffir [Member]

Have you tried giving your body a full stretch? That seems to make me yawn and that tricks the body into sleeping...It works with me...Or there's always marijuana...

About the drinking, I used to drink so much until a bad, bad thing happen and I haven't done so much since.

No doubt the alcohol is causing the depression and more…

In response to: "Surely you can actually sleep when you're tired?" 922 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]

My youngest child has sleep issues. He has just been identified as having end spectrum autism and they think the sleep issues may be tied to anxiety about things. He's extremely smart and has a mind that is constantly going. While sleeping aids may not be a long term cure, they can help break the cycle initially. more…

In response to: "Discard what doesn't help" 934 days old
by  [Visitor]

I did the 'ignore all your friends' thing. Didn't work. Couldn't change locations and jobs as the family would have just followed me so I went the anti-depressant route. Despite the pills, I never managed to haul myself out of the big deep ditch of sadness and the sleepless nights during which I ran through the problems which I had, or could sti more…

In response to: "Discard what doesn't help" 934 days old
by alicekate [Member]

Insomnia is a bastard, never had a problem until marital issues about 8 years ago. Still suffer and always linked to periods of stress. I go straight to sleep then wake in the early morning for three or four hours. Tried tablets but found that they just increase the dizzyness that I naturally get if I just get up when I wake and stop trying to sl more…

In response to: "Discard what doesn't help" 935 days old
by sallyontour ^Pro

Unfortunately, everyone has to find their own path through depression and what works for one may not work for another. Insomnia is a pig because it works with the depression in a vicious cycle. I discovered that part of my problem is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and using a SAD clock to simulate dawn and dusk, with a strict sleep regime, not more…

In response to: "Discard what doesn't help" 936 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]

Discarding should only be done after careful assessment as in the case of friends and family. There are people who we view as friends in this life that do nothing more than feed off of us. These are the types to be discarded. Often it is a job, like you said, as well. If the insomina is a huge issue, get some sleep aids from the doctor to help b more…

In response to: "what's it like to be depressed" 937 days old
by sallyontour ^Pro

Feeling paralysed is a symptom of depression, as is feeling life has no point. I know because I suffer from depression. But everyone's depression is a combination of different factors. My depression is not caused by chemical imbalance, but by life repeatedly kicking me in the teeth for 28 years or more, culminating in my own "annus horribilis" in more…

In response to: "what's it like to be depressed" 939 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]

I agree that getting help for the alcholism is the first step. If you are in a treatment program for that, they will address the depression as well. It took my brother 3 times through treatmetn so don't give up. He has been sober for 30 years now. My daughter has bipolar disorder and it took a few tries to find someone competent to get her on the more…

In response to: "what's it like to be depressed" 939 days old
by davidjohn ^Pro

I want to help but am not sure what to say because in a sense life is like travelling through a fog.
I have seen close relations recover from very severe depression [ bipolar diaorder ]. Obviously mecial help is required. Alcohol causes depression so getting help for that would also be a starting point.
Going to say the Salvation Army more…

In response to: "what's it like to be an alcoholic" 939 days old
by Laghouat [Member]

I read a book written by Alan Carr on "How to stop smoking" This book is excellent and I stopped smoking.

Then, he must have thought that he'd jump onto the band wagon and write a book about stopping drinking. This was rubbish I know because I bought one.

Switching off is impossible unless you have massive hangover and y more…

In response to: "Why?" 940 days old
by hf148 [Member]

Hi there

I have suffered from depression and I think that what you are doing is a great idea. I hope it helps you, and others in the same situation. Good luck! more…