• panda_abyss
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    6 days ago

    I’m curious what other anxious people’s relationship with alcohol is.

    If say I’m pretty casual with it, a few days a month I have a glass of scotch, and when I’m out I love cocktails. But I’ve never felt any compulsion to drink.

    That being said, I do feel like it’s easier to relax and just be happy when I’ve had a few drinks.

    Oh, when I was on antidepressants I felt like I got drink way way quicker, and when I came off I could drink much more without feeling it (not that I drink to get drunk, just in a know your limits way).


    As for coffee… I love coffee, like 50% as much as Janeway. I don’t find it really makes me anxious.

    • nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz
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      6 days ago

      My anxiety levels went way down when I quit drinking. I had never made the connection between anxiety and alcohol until I stopped and my anxiety basically disappeared. More than enough reason for me to never drink again.