UT_longhorn Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 I got pretty smashed last night. I had been feeling pretty decent the last couple of days, but today I miss my ex so much after the bout of drinking. I've known alchohol is a depressant and can bring you down but has anyone else experienced feeling more down after a heavy night of drinking? By the way...how is everyone doing lately?
witabix Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 That is most definately the case. Drinking brings you down. and makes anything thats on your mind take on a larger importance. Its deadly to drink alone with your thoughts. I would advise most strongly against that. Especially with what you are going through. It is the surest way to let yourself do something you will regret. Only go out with friends, have a ball and laugh. That will have the reverse effect and you will wonder why you were annoying yourself with the negative thoughts. My thinking anyway UT. How's it going with you? What brought the drinking bout on?
fooled Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 It's no secret that I completely stopped drinking when we broke up - specifically because I am an emotional drunk. And when I drank during the relationship, I would call her or go to her place - or she would come over to mine. I can't do that anymore, so I took away the catalyst. At least until I am 100% completely over her. I suggest you do the same.
pandnh4 Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 yeah, as much as people say *drink your sorrows away* it's only a temporary relief that comes back in full-force later... on my bday a couple of weeks ago a buddy of mine took me out for pizza and beers which was fun but when i got home i definitely started feeling anxious and thinking of her, though it was only for a short time... perhaps it was also triggered by my friend mentioning that he saw my ex the previous night at a bar... but anyway... my therapist told me that regular drinking, even only a few drinks per week, can result in black-outs... now, this should not be confused with the colloquial *blackout* in which you get smashed one night and don't remember your actions the next day... it is more of situation where alcohol prevents the brain from storing short-term memory and as a result people can't recall things properly or acurately... it can also trigger physiological changes that can result in mood changes, even chronic cases of mood swings... he seems to think that in many situations with my ex, her semi-regular drinking and resorting to alcohol may have been negative triggers for her to get upset... often i felt like she either misinterpreted situations or just plain didn't remember them correctly, and then would tell me i was crazy for not remembering exactly what happened... needless to say i am kind of steering clear of alcohol during these rough times... maybe a drink or two here and there but that's it...
Author UT_longhorn Posted February 22, 2006 Author Posted February 22, 2006 my buddy had just called me and we ended up hanging out with a bunch of people. i was actually have a good time! talking to girls. getting shot down by a few, having some conversations with others. before i knew it, i was pretty toasty. the night was pretty decent. then i wake up this morning, all i could think about how lonely i was and how much i wished she was next to me. horrible. horrible. feeling.
Just Visiting Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 Don't drink. Just don't drink. Seeing that it tends to depress you. Why depress yourself even more?
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