Hello all
this is my first post so please bear with me . I have allways liked drinking but never considered this to be a problem as it has never had a negative impact on my life in any way . I have had a pretty miserable couple of years and found that the social drinking I once enjoyed has now become a daily event. Have allways enjoyed a couple of glasses of wine in the evening, but this is now almost a bottle of red nightly. Tho odd hangover every month or so has now become almost daily , I feel really rough today....... I'm not alcohol dependent in the sense I have withdrawal symptoms or the shakes but I guess I have become dependent on that feeling it gives me - like well whatever.... to be honest my problems dont feel so bad when I have had a drink. I dont crave alcohol through the day, or even think about it , but as soon as I get home I open a bottle of red and get a bit hammered. Every day I tell myself I'm not going to drink tonight , but cant seem to stick to it. The only time I dont is when I have such a bad hangover and I cant face it. I think I have answred my own question really, just reafing this back kinda says I do. I would really welcome some one else's opinion , my partner says I'm being stupid and that every one enjoys a drink and I have a very responsible job, if I was an alcoholic then I wouldn't be able to do it.
I was diagnosed with mild reactional depression and was on prozac for 6 months , since I have been drinking more I have felt quite low and anxious , but I'm good at hiding it , can any one tell me me if alcohol can be a depressant
thanks so much for reading this
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