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Originally Posted by BNLsMOM
My life is stressful and a little bit out of control right now. My husband is unemployed and our relationship isn't the greatest. I am having a hard time with the transition for my kids from summer to school. There are other things going on that I have a hard time coping with.
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I'm sorry to hear of your difficulties. I can relate to them. I too am unemployed and that sure does put stress on my relations with my wife.
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Your answer makes a lot of sense. I do have a T and I have discussed this with him. I know he is concerned, especially because my paternal grandfather was an alocholic and probably had bipolar (he committed suicide when my father was 2 years old).
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It's good that you have a T and that you've been able to talk to him about the alcohol. It's a shame about your grandfather and I can certainly understand your and your T's worrying about any possible genetic alcoholism.
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I was hypomanic a couple of weeks ago and that is when it started. When my hypomania evened out, it stopped, but now I am craving it again even though my mood is normal right now.
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Drinking alcohol (and I admit, I do it myself) is like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer. It's a blunt-edged weapon. It doesn't solve any problems. It doesn't even really do a good job of anesthetizing us. I do realize that when one is hurting badly enough even alcohol seems attractive. But there are so many downsides to it that you have to wonder why people drink it.
It won't help, and will probably hurt, your relation with your husband. It would probably hurt your relations with your children. It isn't going to make your work with T any easier. It will probably make you feel guilty. And because of your grandfather it will probably cause you substantial anxiety.
Maybe comfort food would be better? I don't know what you like but I'd pick baked macaroni and cheese or hamburgers and french fries, myself. There's a downside there too, of course, but that's life. I don't think the food downside is as bad as the alcohol downside. What do you think?
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