>I think you underestimate the link between physical and mental health. He's not alone. Most medics do too. The only way I managed to get off alcohol was by vigorous exercise: cycling many miles and hours in the…
Excellent question. Part of the problem with drinking alcohol is that the more you start to drink, you can start to realise you are getting into a spiral of decline. You start to wake up in the mornings needing a drink…
>I cringe reading that as a child of parents who spent their lives self-medicating through drugs and alcohol rather than seeking outside help... I declared myself as an alcoholic in an effort to get outside help. It was…
One of the good points about alcohol (there aren't many): It is a strong anxiolytic and is readily available 'over the counter' which means people can self-medicate themselves in times of crisis. How many lives has that…
>I think you underestimate the link between physical and mental health. He's not alone. Most medics do too. The only way I managed to get off alcohol was by vigorous exercise: cycling many miles and hours in the…
Excellent question. Part of the problem with drinking alcohol is that the more you start to drink, you can start to realise you are getting into a spiral of decline. You start to wake up in the mornings needing a drink…
>I cringe reading that as a child of parents who spent their lives self-medicating through drugs and alcohol rather than seeking outside help... I declared myself as an alcoholic in an effort to get outside help. It was…
One of the good points about alcohol (there aren't many): It is a strong anxiolytic and is readily available 'over the counter' which means people can self-medicate themselves in times of crisis. How many lives has that…