Comment Re:Self Medication (Score 1) 454
That is, chronic exposure leads to physiological dependence.
"Self-medicating" is fine for a month or two, but during that time one should seek a psychiatrist who can prescribe something to replace that "escapism" need. Hopefully.
If one does find a good advisor, and one follows the advice and prescriptions, normalcy and acceptance can soon follow. (Soon being within the scale of a human life-span, maybe 5 years.)
Hang in there! It will get better.