Published on 12, July, 2020
hi all. On my way to assessment (16 months and counting). One thing I’ve realised as I’ve reflected and made sense of the last 30/40 years (47yo) is my relationship with beer. I’ve always drank beer and often too much (no off switch) but I’ve now made sense of it. I promise I’m not making excuses for the beer drinking - but made sense to why I think I’ve always gone to it to help me.
as soon as I have the first drink I feel everything inside change. In essence it’s all about the noise/senses that start to calm down. And I’ve always drank in social occasions - and this takes the anxiety away that’s been building up all day.
I think what I wanted to ask is… is this familiar to anyone? And is there another option that a drink currently provides?
Yes. I have one drink per day - because it helps. When I was younger I used to drink quite a bit more than this. When I went to Uni it was alcohol that enabled me to socialise etc. - without it I would have struggled much more to talk to people in a social way. Now I’m in middle age I’m more disciplined about drinking because of the health impact - so just one drink in the evenings is what I try to limit myself too. I wouldn’t like to manage without it all together as it’s one of the few things that can reliably lessen my anxiety.
1 limit is indeed disciplined!! One to think about!!