Many people who suffer with undiagnosed depression or anxiety turn to alcohol or drugs to relieve their depression or calm their nerves. The term for that is self-medicating. Chris Boutte is one of those people. “I started developing symptoms of anxiety and depression in high school, which resulted in me self-medicating with drugs and alcohol for many years.” Eventually, for Chris, self-medicating turned into a full-blown addiction that almost took his life. Chris shares more about how that happened in the video and what he wants others to know about self-medicating your depression and anxiety symptoms away.
Take a look. Please share your experiences with self-medication in the comments below.

You can find Chris on:
http://www.therewiredsoul.com/
https://www.youtube.com/therewiredsoul

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