TheEvilBunnyLord

Thank you for what you do. Wine moms tend to be such a normalized part of society, when in reality it's just another addiction and distraction for the underlying issues, which often aren't properly addressed.

I actually have two questions. I also went to school for psychopathology (BAs in Psych and Soc, with a minor in cognitive science), and got my leg broken around when I was taking the GREs then just kinda crapped out, and I've noticed a significant amount of people in the field do so with a purpose. I wanted to work with children, specifically due to my own background. What led you to choose this specific speciality and cause?

The other question I have is as a woman with alcohol dependency who has been to the shrink (she just wanted me to lessen my use, but did not give me the effective tools to overcome the dips and urges. DBT helped, but isn't enough to satiate the ultimate "need" for the recurring behavior, and its yucky consequences...). It started gradually until it became a full blown problem, and while I would like to think I'm "smart and educated enough" to not fall prey to the same tendencies, it happened. Besides the obvious of therapy, meds, support systems, etc, what would be your single best and most effective recommendation for the "functional" drunk woman who does in fact wake up to work at 4 every morning, goes to work, pays the bills, and yet falls back into the hole time and time again?

ETA: I'm also diagnosed CTPSD, Borderline, GAD, MDD, and PMDD. It's fun being me, and still trying to function in an appropriate manner ..

I used to lean into bowling and my best friend. But he died, and the big C happened, and it became so easy to crawl back into the bottle because it's the only friend close ... Erk. The ever pull.

I do my best at "living" but I'm currently a janitor. I make the world as beautiful as I can, but when I couldn't climb so so many ladders after I broke my toe, my boss lady stopped replying to me....