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The Ways We Self Medicate
Wine. Drugs. Overeating. I am guilty.
We all have various ways to cope with our grief, and sometimes that can lead to higher levels of drinking, pill popping, smoking, and eating too much. I invite you to share your struggles and concerns regarding habits that have developed or increased due to your grief.
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Permalink Reply by willo on -
that alot of women are drinking several glasses of wine in the evening to handel the stress/bordom of having children most dont think its a problem but some it developes into one by society standards and all are exceeding the 1 a day standard
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Permalink Reply by CrazyWidow on -
So you've survived the holidays and valentine's day...how's everyone doing? What are you doing/using to cope?
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Permalink Reply by smit09 on -
I don't drink.
I don't over eat.
I don't pill pop.
I play with my son all day, then I put him to bed, and smoke a fat joint.
then i think. and then over think. then feel guilty.
and then I do yoga for about an hour or 2.
I may write a bit.
I always come on here.
I get about 4-5 hours sleep.
and then I do it all over again.
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Permalink Reply by CrazyWidow on
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I really wish I had gotten my late hubby medical marijuana to help calm him when he was ill.
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Permalink Reply by dobster on -
I have always lead a sheltered life...church, family, work,....I rarely drank. The night my husband died his boss told me to go and get sh.t face drunk...didn't really know how to do that, so I drank 2 apple martini's and was out!!!! I have started drinking red wine- 1-2 glasses, 2-3 times a week. Usually at dinner. My main problem is overeating. I have always had a weight problem, so eating to much is my forte. I have gained 10 lbs since my husband died 2.5 months ago. Now I feel grief, depression and mad at myself for gaining weight. I realize it is only hurting me, but damn it, sometimes a twinky is the only real enjoyment in my life right now!!!!
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Permalink Reply by CrazyWidow on
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Dobster - I overeat too. If it helps, I joined sparkpeople.com and there is actually a young widow/widower group there for people who want to lose weight and are grieving. My motivation comes in waves.
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Permalink Reply by Braunie on -
Since I'm prone to overeating, I just have to force myself not to buy certain things. If it's in the house, I'll eat the whole bag or carton! But instead of eating, I started watching too much TV-- every spare minute--so I recently switched my satellite to the basic stations. Saves money & now I don't stay up til 3 a.m. watching mindless stuff.
I suspect my next self-medication will probably be too much time on the Internet!!
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Permalink Reply by CrazyWidow on
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LOL, that part I do/have done too!
I do the same with foods - I don't buy it cause I will eat it all. I'm trying to schedule time with myself to cook meals too.
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Permalink Reply by Braunie on
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That's what I've been trying too! Seems to work because I feel like I'm productive and it keeps my mind away from negative tracks. Best of all, it's really nice after a long day when I can warm up good healthy home-cooked food instead of processed or fast food. I can also do things like bring soup to sick friends or sweets to others. Have fun.
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Permalink Reply by CrazyWidow on
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It is definitely nice to have homecooked meals after eating crap for so long :)
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