Social - Missing the confidence buzz

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Swim has managed to go from drinking around 50 units a day to 0 and except for two slip up swim has kept it going for 5 months which is the longest swim has ever managed. The fact that swim has done this is probably the one and only thing she has ever done that she is pretty proud of.

Swim has been staying away from most social situations for a long time now even non alchohol related ones just to try and sort out her head ect. but now she is slowly trying to intergrate her self back into the world she is remembering one of the main factors that started her drinking so much around people out there. Swim has really low self esteem and confidence and it really effects her in a bad way this is what swim loved amoung other things about the drink that it made her feel like the most confident girl in the room and everyone belived it. Now swim knows that everyone feels shy now and again but swim is really extream about it, swim remembers at school she used to dread her name coming up in the register just because she would have to yell out 'here' infront of about 20 people! Swim also would just fail any part of a study course if there was any public talks in it as she just couldn't face turning up!

Swim has tried speaking to a few councelers, looking for groups in her area that could help but found none, even tried hypnotherapy and nothing has worked . Swim would really appreciate anyone that could suggest some ways to boost swims confidence and make her feel like that girl again but with out the use of any chemicals? Swim thanks everyone in advance who helps