Mylegsbig
Head Chef
Guys, this is a rough time for me. Im hoping some of you can share your feelings and insight into this.
Im relatively young - 26 - and my life has always fared well, and ive been prosperous and blessed.
But recently its taken a catastrophic turn. I am separated from my family because of my drinking problem, and i am not allowed to go to my house.
The only place i can stay is with my mother, and she is a severe alcoholic, with rage issues. Also, my wife has my car, and access to our finances.
Ive never felt pain or stress like this, it's an alien feeling. I always scoffed at comments like "stress kills"" "im so stressed......"
But man, this pain/stress/depression, coupled with my quitting alcohol in order to earn back my wife, is killing me. Im completely consumed with fear.
I thought it was just mental, but it's not. Some of my hair has fallen out. I cant sleep, I can barely eat, and when i do, i only crave grease. When i do sleep i am interrupted by my moms four barking dogs, and am plagued by nightmares. I have constant diarrhea, and trouble breathing at times. My breathing rate increases and i start to hyperventilate. I am scheduled to see a psychiatrist on the 28th.
I never knew the power of stress, and i just wanted to get this off of my chest, and to see if any of you have any ideas on how i can possibly alleviate even a fraction of the symptoms.
cheers,
legsbig
Im relatively young - 26 - and my life has always fared well, and ive been prosperous and blessed.
But recently its taken a catastrophic turn. I am separated from my family because of my drinking problem, and i am not allowed to go to my house.
The only place i can stay is with my mother, and she is a severe alcoholic, with rage issues. Also, my wife has my car, and access to our finances.
Ive never felt pain or stress like this, it's an alien feeling. I always scoffed at comments like "stress kills"" "im so stressed......"
But man, this pain/stress/depression, coupled with my quitting alcohol in order to earn back my wife, is killing me. Im completely consumed with fear.
I thought it was just mental, but it's not. Some of my hair has fallen out. I cant sleep, I can barely eat, and when i do, i only crave grease. When i do sleep i am interrupted by my moms four barking dogs, and am plagued by nightmares. I have constant diarrhea, and trouble breathing at times. My breathing rate increases and i start to hyperventilate. I am scheduled to see a psychiatrist on the 28th.
I never knew the power of stress, and i just wanted to get this off of my chest, and to see if any of you have any ideas on how i can possibly alleviate even a fraction of the symptoms.
cheers,
legsbig