Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Struggling with Alcohol Addiction After Losing a Friend

Confusion after Autism Assessment - Seeking Advice

I completely understand. I was an **alcoholic**, so when I started using marijuana I never did it for fun and treated it with the same respect as any of my other medications. Addiction runs in my family and after quitting alcohol the last thing I wanted was for me to have a problem with marijuana. I have a lot of physical pain so physical exercise is very limited, but I read the theories of Carl Jung and started using his techniques to heal trauma. I did what in Jungian psychology is referred to as "Shadow Work" which is where one confronts the traumatic experiences of ones life and then mentally defeats them so it no longer seems scary when one thinks about that trauma. The way I did it was picturing a traumatic event as a dragon I had to slay with a sword as well as picturing my trauma as a wave of zombies that in my mind I fought off. It sounds weird, but it is extremely difficult to relive the trauma and then transform it into a fictional villains that I then defeated while in a state of meditation.

One person shared their experience of struggling with **alcoholism** and depression for almost 10 years. They mentioned that they enjoy drinking and can't help it because that's what they enjoy doing. Another person asked about the effects of drinking while taking medication, and one of the responses was that most of their medications say not to drink, but they are able to drink without issues as long as they don't binge drink or drink often.

Yep eating disorders such as carb and **sugar addiction** is a terrible thing. I am going through that myself but so fat I've kicked the sugary sodas and juice. However I replaced store bought juice to actually making my own and then using them as treats once a month and there's a lot I've reserve them for when I'm sick, like oranges 🍊

Remission and Maintenance Therapy: Share Your Experience