Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 4/2/2008

Question
alright so this question is not of a drug addiction but just of a guilt issue. (Im a frosh in highscool) so ive always led a moral life and had strong dislike for drug users. But about 6 months ago I thought ide give drinking a try. It was fun so i started to drink more. I also tryed smoking weed like 3 times. It was fun as well but not fun enough to be worth the risk. But anyway I went over to my friends house about 5 times to drink but the last time about 4 months ago I got alcohol posining. So i didnt do it again. But ive been having a horrible feeling ever scence. Kinda like I cant live my life the same. It may sound odd but I cant let the thought go. I would like to just forget that I ever had somked/drank. In the past ive had anxities and i think this is just one but I cant keep my mind off the feeling of me waking up hungover at 4pm in my friends house and remembering how horribal it was but yet feeling like its happining again (not physicaly but more just an awful dream feeling). When ever im not occupied I constantly have that thought horrible. I would like to know if theres anything I can do just to forget it or move on and not think about it?

Answer
Hello Brian, I get the impression that you have been trying to deal with uncomfortable feeling,s the nature of which is not entirely clear.

Some horrible reoccurring thoughts or compulsion are not due to any way of thinking, but may be triggered by an underlying metabolic disorder, that can be treated by nutritional means. Sometimes we tend to over-produce stress hormones - such as adrenaline -  due to a nutritional disorder.

Please test yourself with the

The Nutrition-Behavior Inventory Questionnaire (NBI) at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/nutrition-behavior_inventory.html

and the

The Hypo Quizz at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.org/hypo_test.asp

If you score high it could be a sign of hypoglycemia, that can account for these weird feelings. Going on a hypoglycemic diet, together with appropriate nutritional supplements should solve the problem.

Please read:

What is Hypoglycemia at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html

The Serotonin Connection at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/serotonin_connection.html

Beating Anxiety and Phobias at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/beating_anxiety.html

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Nutrition.
http://curezone.com/upload/PDF/Articles/jurplesman/OCD_and_Nutrition.pdf

Let me know how you go?

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Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search