Self Medicating with Alcohol

[irisblue]

(I posted most of this comment on the Addiction & Recovery group this am)

Kate Spade's Sister Says The Fashion Designer Dealt With Mental Illness For Years And Self-Medicated With Alcohol
"The signs were all there and I tried to help her for so long," Reta Brosnahan Saffo said.

Originally posted on June 5, 2018, at 11:42 p.m. from buzzfeed. Her husband is denying this, BTW.


I know that when I became, painfully aware of my anxiety & depression, wine became my first 'medication.' It doesn't seem to be as effective a treatment as talk therapy & perscribed SSRIs though.

[get the red out]

1. I did the same

I treated my anxiety and depression the same way, and it was NOT a good solution.

There do need to be comprehensive approaches for people who go through this though, IMO. Approaches seem rather a la carte.