A brand new...question
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A brand new...question
I’m wondering if something could be possible
This is the first time quitting for me
I’ve always considered myself to be neurotic
Panic attacks, anxiety, some depression, worry about many things .... well right now I’m only having these weird flashes of this stuff and the rest of the time it’s gone
Just gone
32 days and I remember the other two times I didn’t drink for a month and I wasn’t anxious at the end either
So I’m wondering- could extreme boozing be the sole reason for my ultra-anxiety??
I’m thinking it is and this is mind-blowing.
If it’s a possibility that this can happen, then... wow. Just wow.
This is the first time quitting for me
I’ve always considered myself to be neurotic
Panic attacks, anxiety, some depression, worry about many things .... well right now I’m only having these weird flashes of this stuff and the rest of the time it’s gone
Just gone
32 days and I remember the other two times I didn’t drink for a month and I wasn’t anxious at the end either
So I’m wondering- could extreme boozing be the sole reason for my ultra-anxiety??
I’m thinking it is and this is mind-blowing.
If it’s a possibility that this can happen, then... wow. Just wow.
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I had way more anxiety while drinking than I do sober.
My take on it for myself is my anxiety was due to all the worry, regret, wondering what I had done, when was I able to party again, etc.... Once all that was gone, BAM so was my anxiety. OK, well I'll get small flashes, kind of like I did today. The hotness and shaking feeling was due to a drinking friend texting me at 130 this morning, and me trying to figure out how to handle that situation.
My take on it for myself is my anxiety was due to all the worry, regret, wondering what I had done, when was I able to party again, etc.... Once all that was gone, BAM so was my anxiety. OK, well I'll get small flashes, kind of like I did today. The hotness and shaking feeling was due to a drinking friend texting me at 130 this morning, and me trying to figure out how to handle that situation.
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I think that is so, Rodney.
At least, that’s how it went for me.
Drinking increased my anxiety.
It largely went away after I stopped.
I occasionally get an anxiety flutter.
Now I yoga breathe through it.
At least, that’s how it went for me.
Drinking increased my anxiety.
It largely went away after I stopped.
I occasionally get an anxiety flutter.
Now I yoga breathe through it.
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When my drinking got heavier, my anxiety got worse. It wasn't even the 'what did I do?' type of anxiety because I didn't really leave the couch when I was drinking. I didn't put the connection together and was diagnosed with GAD a few years ago. I drank out of habit and to just 'settle down' until really quitting for any length of time these last few months. I had the whole thing backwards. Drinking caused the anxiety (at least most of it). Went 21 days last month and it was mostly gone. Came back after I slipped up pretty hard over NYE.
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Originally Posted by Rodney18 
So I’m wondering- could extreme boozing be the sole reason for my ultra-anxiety??
I’m thinking it is and this is mind-blowing.
If it’s a possibility that this can happen, then... wow. Just wow.
I’m thinking it is and this is mind-blowing.
If it’s a possibility that this can happen, then... wow. Just wow.
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My anxiety after drinking was so bad I started to drink as soon as I got up, substituting wine for my usual coffee. 
Now that I'm sober a good while, my anxiety is managed with meds and the peace of mind I never had when I was drinking.
Now that I'm sober a good while, my anxiety is managed with meds and the peace of mind I never had when I was drinking.
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Thanks for all of the responses
This is actually the most important post that I’ve yet to ...um...post.
I ran my idea by a family member as well as one of my oldest friends and was told by both that I’m on the right track in my thinking.
With all of the painful revelations I’ve had to deal with lately, this is a different type of truth.
When things make sense to me, it’s just satisfying.
This is actually the most important post that I’ve yet to ...um...post.
I ran my idea by a family member as well as one of my oldest friends and was told by both that I’m on the right track in my thinking.
With all of the painful revelations I’ve had to deal with lately, this is a different type of truth.
When things make sense to me, it’s just satisfying.
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I do think the consensus here is right - and I'd add that I have found great truth in what the Big Book of AA says about finding our real problems, if they exist, once alcohol is out of the picture. I do have anxiety- I have gradually realized I have my whole life as I have been able to look back and observe behaviors and habits since I was a child- and now I can address it with tools from my program, psych approved medicine, and the like.
It is perhaps strange to say, but I find comfort knowing what I have to address now, and that it's not mixed up with alcohol.
Keep going- continued sobriety has been my key to unraveling any issues and building a healthy life, mentally and in every way, as I go along. Best to you.
It is perhaps strange to say, but I find comfort knowing what I have to address now, and that it's not mixed up with alcohol.
Keep going- continued sobriety has been my key to unraveling any issues and building a healthy life, mentally and in every way, as I go along. Best to you.
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