Really struggling with anxiety, it’s out of control. I’m feeling like everyone hates me after a few drinks every time. Like I’ve acted like a dickhead or offended someone. I can’t forgive myself.
Does anyone else feel this?
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Drinking increases anxiety.
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I suffer with terrible anxiety after drinking, re-live the nights out and everything I did. I am so much calmer now without the alcohol, it has made such a huge difference. It is a gift you can give yourself. Good luck.
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I am the same way as Jenny. Once I get to that hungover day the anxiety just seems to overwhelm me. It feels like it comes on in sports randomly. I just need to try to think that this is part of how your body is reacting. Remember to go easy on yourself and just take it one minute a time if need be.
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But even days after??
Yeah. For me it can happen for a few days after I relapse. It is hard for me to get out of that mindset. There are the really bad nights, where I think back to them and the bits I remember it can bring up anxiety for me, and these happened weeks or months ago. They are my worst moments when I give into the drink. It can be hard to let go of those for me. I just try to be kind to myself, because that’s what gets me out of it.
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I can relate to this, I was like that all the time. It’s that kind of memory that keeps me sober, as I don’t want to have those kinds of regrets anymore. And since I’ve been sober I haven’t had any regrets. So if you can use that anxiety as a motivator to quit drinking, it can be useful
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I was always an anxious people pleaser when I drank. I wanted everyone to like me and performed until I was the life of the party. Sobriety has brought clarity that I can just be me.
I occasionally think someone doesn’t like me but then I remind myself that I am not the center. Whatever is making someone act that way toward me is their thing not mine. I can only control my response.
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