alcoholism?
 

I haven't been sober since about Saturday morning, so I sincerely apologize if this is not as clear as I intend.

I'm an alcoholic, I stared back in December of last year. Through a combination of pride and apathy, I could care less at the moment.

However, I do have a question, which I would appreciate various opinions on. Do you feel that self-injury, alcoholism, and other similar issues are one and the same?

I stopped self injury a very long time ago, now, when I know I would have formerly felt the urge to cut, burn, remove a ****ing eye, whatever, I just want to drink myself to the point of oblivion.

I started self injury, accidentally, as a transition from smoking. From there, it went through other less easily identifiable stages, to the point where I feel it has reemerged as full blown alcoholism.

To me, they are all the same, some underlying issue which was never fully addressed.

Yes you are right, I think such things are symptomatic of underlying issues which haven't been addressed/resolved and which then manifest themselves in self-damaging behaviour such as self-harm, substance abuse and EDs. I think it's how it is for a number of us, you're definitely not alone... I was an alcoholic for six years and have been sober just over 13 months now, drinking started for me to carry on where the self-harm and EDs left off. Was just another thing to lose myself in to get rid of bad feelings, really, but the best thing I ever did for myself was stop drinking. It never makes anything better in the end, however good it makes you feel for a while. PM if you want to talk further, and take care ok?