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Q: worried and paranoid after alcohol
asked by: Saracen on July 6th, 2008
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Every time that I have a heavy nights drinking,I get really depressed and worried for the next few days. Just this past weeekend I had a work night out. Everybody from the company was there,which is a few hundred people.

Drink was flowing and my memory of the night is hazy to say the least. I ended up talking with this girl from work,and eventually we went back to a house party.Nothing happened,not for lack of effort on my part,but now im ashamed because I have a girlfriend and she has a boyfriend.Back at this party,some guy accused us of cheating on our partners,and im now ashamed and worried incase this rumour catches on at work. As I said,nothing happened,but for some reason I am now worried about what stories will circulate around work.Even as i write this,i can see how crazy and dumb it sounds,but for whatever reason,alcohol just seems to put all these horrible feelings of guilt,worry and depression into my head,despite nothing actually happening.Why do I feel this way?

I know it might sound ridiculous,but im dreading going back to work.Why do I worry so much about what other people think? Im assuming its something to do with the fact that i was so drunk,that i cant recall most of the night,and am afraid of what i might have said or done. Alcohol seems to worry and depress me and make me focus on the negatives. Anybody have similar experiences or feelings after a lot of alcohol?
Thanks
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worrywart01
replied on July 6th, 2008
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i too get some of the same guilty feelings, just because freshman year of college when I first starting drinking I'd go out, get insanely drunk and make a total fool of myself, i'd wake up the next morning feeling like a complete fool even though most of my friends thought it was hilarious..i hated the feeling of waking up and trying to recall what stupid things I had done... so from now on, when I drink I make sure to take it slow and drink in moderation...very rarely will I get to the point of being drunk anymore, i've learned my lesson about alcohol the hard way...so just slow down on the drinking...take it easy
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ssssss
replied on October 20th, 2009
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paranoia after night out
i am in the same boat,everytime i go out on a night out drinking i drink so much i get blanks in the morning and its the little word what IF gets in to my head, what IF something happened in that blank (as people say your more likely to remember somethin that happened rather than it being blank) the next day i get my phone bill up on comp and put all my times together and if theres a space for half a hour i think where did i go who was i with what did i say...... i feel so low for about a week after it. i was out this weekend stupidly walked home (hours walk)came home went to my neighbours party till 5am who i hardly know, and all thats going through my head is what is everyone saying (even though nothing happened) but the little word what IF is playing on my mind, i havent eaten for last couple off days as the thought of what IF....... i am engaged to be married and im 29 you think i would have grown up by now... think if dont change now i never will, tea total from now on, no more ifs futures looking bright already Smile
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