Originally Posted by
Panache 
Just wondering if anyone experiences the following and how they deal with it:
It's my first day so obviously I know my head is going to be all over the place but all I can think of is all the stupid, embarrassing and humiliating things I did whilst drunk - and there were MANY!
Thinking about it makes me feel guilty and ashamed, I even have a sick feeling as I'm going through the morning after all of those nights before and when people had told me what I'd done.
My question is, do you go through this? How do you deal with it? Do you just accept it and try to move on? And does it ever fade?
I get this every morning after a night of drinking. Sometimes I've done really stupid stuff, sometimes I haven't... When I was younger, I used to get super drunk on occasion, do something stupid and then swear off drinking. Usually in a week or two, I wasn't as embarassed by the insident, and would start drinking again. Later in life, I drank to cope with the anxiety of dealing with the stupid stuff I did the night before.
Honestly, everyone does really stupid stuff whether drunk or sober. All the time. Unfortunately during detox your nerves are shot too, so it feels a million times worse than it actually is (even if it IS really bad, it still feels a million times worse than REALLY BAD) ....
Give yourself a few days, It will pass. If its overwhelming, go to a Dr, and you might need something for anxiety.
Accept it, move on, forgive yourself, understand everyone makes mistakes especially drunks, and there is hope for you because you feel bad about things you've done, you have the motivation to not do them anymore, unlike many. And it does fade.... thank God