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Well I am thinking about quitting alcohol. I am definitely an alcoholic because I have drunk very heavily in the past and currently drink daily about a 6 pack. It is causing financial difficulty and resentment from my daughter for the finical difficulty (who I live with because I can’t make it on my own because my ssdi and ssi is so low). I know I have to quit because I am on medication and drinking daily and the medication is going to destroy my liver and I don’t want to have problems with my daughter.
I am struggling with this decision because I like my beer in the evening because it’s the only time I feel happy and it helps me get sleepy. It seems like I never experience happiness anymore (unless I am drinking) because I am medicated. My therapist says it’s because I have experienced manic episodes in the past and now I don’t experience those manic times so I compare my happiness to those time. All I know is I want to experience happiness. Does anyone relate? What do you do?
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