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Anxiety and Alcohol

I am posting this here because I feel like I can be honest without judgment, almost like a journal.. but maybe someone else is going through something similar. Anxiety is something that I even dealt with most of my life, along with depression. I didn't really know much about anxiety/panic attacks until recent years when things started to become worse. A lot of it revolved around my health and symptoms I was having, and to cope with that I began drinking a lot more alcohol. I didn't really see it as a problem at first, until I started noticing the amount I was drinking was increasing and the number of days became more. I went to the ER a few times because the day or so following a long night of drinking the symptoms I would have would scare me. The ER doctors would tell me that I needed to quit but I of course wouldn't listen to them. In March of this year I decided that I was going to quit drinking...and for 59 days I did really well. But then I slowly started introducing alcohol back, thinking that I could handle it. But ever since I started that I noticed it getting a little worse each time I drink. Well just a couple of days ago I went out with my dad and ended up getting really drunk. So of course yesterday I had the worst hangover and today I havent felt my best either.. but its not just physically it mentally as well. I am being so hard of myself because I let it happen, and just scared at the same time.


I know a lot of this has to do with my anxiety and depression and I am working my hardest to find healthier ways to deal with my feelings. But I still find times where I have setbacks and sometimes they are just so hard for me to deal with. I just want you to know if you are going through something like this you're not alone <3


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