Make mine a large one! Self-medicating to manage your emotions
Thriving Carer: A Podcast for Unpaid Carers
English - November 17, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRelationships Society & Culture Health & Fitness Mental Health carer caregiving emotions resilience psychological flexibility carers support carers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Building emotional resilience as a carer series - Part 4 – Anger
Next Episode: Feeling lonely or isolated during festive holidays
In this weeks podcast, I discuss how, even without noticing it, self-medicating with alcohol or prescription medicines can be our ‘go-to’ way to deal with the emotional and psychological pressure of being an unpaid carer and how to manage it.
If you feel that this is a behaviour that might be having a negative impact on your life, there are practical exercises and resources and links to useful information and organisations to help you to make informed choices about your situation and way forward.
I also share a personal challenge I have chosen for 2021, so why not have a read or listen to the podcast and see if you would like to join me, it would be great to have you walking alongside me on that journey as well!