Hi Bizi, thank you for joining me.

drinking to feel less anxious is a form of self-medicating. i would call that 'using' because it is a means to an end but i don't consider it 'abuse' unless it is excessive. 'Excessive' is somewhat subjective too. some people consider all self-medication abuse but if you go by the DSM, there have to be other aspects to consider it abuse.

i have used it that way, too, btw... for social anxiety. and i believe it is quite common in our society. "aww, c'mon, relax, have a drink..." it's everywhere, really.

i 'used' alcohol in lots of other ways too. at various times, when depressed, when manic, when angry, for pain, and for euphoria. lately i'm not sure what it is but i am appreciating the effect as well as the taste.

i would love to taste you blueberry beer... maybe someday i've had raspberry beer before - that was gooooooooood. i'm not too crazy about dark beers in general, but i have had a few that i did like... used to go to a place called The Mill, that brewed their own... had some awesome stuff there.

~ waves ~