Hi... Does anyone else use alcohol to ease your anxiety?? I have and... Realized my physical symptoms have been way worse and I noticed Ive been drinking everyday! I'm starting to make myself sick but that's the first thing I want to do when I wake. It relieves my symptoms for a few hours... But then hits me 10 times harder when I sober up. Even worse I use hard alcohol.
Hi Christina i would it really does. Used alcohol at the wkends to look forward to and to ease my worries or anxiety. I was out last Saturday it was a night out shots late on in the evening. Next day bad anxiety then all wk all because it set of my ocd of what ifs. Because i was talking to this bloke . Long story. So i have decided to ease of the alcohol for at least 2 wks. Alcohol gives you that high confidence but the next day it’s all back to normal.
it may ease your anxiety for the duration of getting hammered but the next day the hangover will just bring back the symptoms hundred times worse. hangovers cause dehydration which will elevate your heart rate, and make you feel sick anxious. mix that with your general anxiety and your in for a bad time. the best thing is to just not to drink at all if you suffer with anxiety disorders.
Hi Christina,
Making yourself sick every morning is a bad idea.
Stomach acid stronger than man made acid coming back up your oesophagus and washing over your throat and teeth on a daily basis will lead to problems.
A drink to ease anxiety is a temporary release from mind chatter lots of sufferers use (inc me)...
Too much though and the hangover / alcohol makes us feel worse...