Clinical Anxiety Disorder
What other avenues of support are there?
I’ve been to my GP, who has given me all the help she can. I’ve been refered to the CMHT for an assessment, but I think they might say that I’m not ill enough for help like they did last time. There is no one else my GP can refer me to.
Where else can I get help from?
I’m trying to cope with severe clinical depression, generalised anxiety disorder, social phobia, compulsive overeating disorder and alcoholism.
I already attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
The basic premise of Alcoholics Anonymous, that you are powerless and only God can grant you a reprieve (not cure) is in direct opposition to mental health care where people are EMpowered in order to make positive changes in their lives.
Most people (80%) who decide to quit drinking, do so without any treatment or program:
“There is a high rate of recovery among alcoholics and addicts, treated and untreated. According to one estimate, heroin addicts break the habit in an average of 11 years. Another estimate is that at least 50% of alcoholics eventually free themselves although only 10% are ever treated. One recent study found that 80% of all alcoholics who recover for a year or more do so on their own, some after being unsuccessfully treated. When a group of these self-treated alcoholics was interviewed, 57% said they simply decided that alcohol was bad for them. Twenty-nine percent said health problems, frightening experiences, accidents, or blackouts persuaded them to quit. Others used such phrases as “Things were building up” or “I was sick and tired of it.” Support from a husband or wife was important in sustaining the resolution.”
Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction — Part III, The Harvard Mental Health Letter, October 1995.
If a person has been exposed to AA and has become convinced that you NEED a group, there is:
SOS:
http://www.sossobriety.org/
SMART:
http://www.smartrecovery.org/
LifeRing:
http://www.unhooked.com/index.htm…
WFS:
http://www.womenforsobriety.org/…
All have decent websites and online support.
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