Self Medicating
Becomes evident when alcohol or other drugs are removed from the picture and a whole new set of problems come to light. This is when you find out that part of the problem, the one you just got rid of, was controlling one that you have not even experienced yet. They say that Bipolar and Alcoholism go almost hand in hand. You may find you need help in sorting out if you find self medication was the reason behind your alcohol or drug abuse. Sometimes it is not explained fully after detox or it is done when it not be comprehended by the person at the time. This where I wish that if there if a "care taker or advocate " they would be included in at least one session before a person is released.
One IMPORTANT point that I want to make is that you have to control both the hidden problem and the evident problem. You can't have one with out the other. To stay sober you must get the underlying cause treated.
I had to figure this out by myself. I did a lot of researching on internet. One of the sites I thought was the best at explaining I have linked to below.
