Current Events > i need to stop drinking. i drink because i get anxious

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i need a better distraction

what can i do

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get a small dog, one you can hold in your arms

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nfearurspecimn posted...

get a small dog, one you can hold in your arms

i like holding my son. but then he gets antsy and starts crying.

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i used to drink to help medicate my self diagnosed mild anxiety disorder. i eventually quit drinking because it was fucking my shit up, so i learned to manage my anxiety without it.

• get plenty of sleep. sleep is so important and being tired just makes me stressed tf out
• drink plenty of water. being dehydrated is more common than most people think and one of the first symptoms is anxiety.
• meditation. i've been meditating 3x a week for 20m at at time for a few years now. it really helps calm my brain down and helps me 'let go' of invasive thoughts
• L-Theanine. every day i take 2x200mg pills of this compound naturally found in green tea. the primary intent is to help "take the edge off" of coffee / caffeine, but i do feel slightly calmer and i definitely notice when i don't take it
• CBD. i know a lot of people say CBD is snake oil, but i've been taking a large dose every morning for years now and i swear it works for my anxiety. the bottle i use is 2500 mg and i take a dropper full every day.

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_BIueMonk posted...

i like holding my son. but then he gets antsy and starts crying.

• Drunk baby dropping might cure you. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. :)

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SparkClark posted...

i used to drink to help medicate my self diagnosed mild anxiety disorder. i eventually quit drinking because it was fucking my shit up, so i learned to manage my anxiety without it.

* get plenty of sleep. sleep is so important and being tired just makes me stressed tf out
* drink plenty of water. being dehydrated is more common than most people think and one of the first symptoms is anxiety.
* meditation. i've been meditating 3x a week for 20m at at time for a few years now. it really helps calm my brain down and helps me 'let go' of invasive thoughts
* L-Theanine. every day i take 2x200mg pills of this compound naturally found in green tea. the primary intent is to help "take the edge off" of coffee / caffeine, but i do feel slightly calmer and i definitely notice when i don't take it
* CBD. i know a lot of people say CBD is snake oil, but i've been taking a large dose every morning for years now and i swear it works for my anxiety. the bottle i use is 2500 mg and i take a dropper full every day.

thank you

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_BIueMonk posted...

thank you

if you're curious about meditation, /r/meditation is a helpful and informative community. as for the supplements, LMK if you want details about brands etc.

good luck

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SparkClark posted...

CBD. i know a lot of people say CBD is snake oil, but i've been taking a large dose every morning for years now and i swear it works for my anxiety. the bottle i use is 2500 mg and i take a dropper full every day.

CBD helps for me but i gotta get the THC free kind.

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CBD does nothing for me. I have to smoke indica to get sleepy.

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