Posted by Rick on January 25, 2005, at 2:36:06
In reply to Re: My personal experience says otherwise..., posted by Optimist on January 24, 2005, at 11:15:05
> I find alcohol exacerbates my social anxiety. The primary reason is probably that it lowers my blood sugar and I get the accompaning irritability, withdrawn, shyness, and depression that follows.
Interesting. I was beginning to think I was unique in terms of an *increased* susceptibility to breakthrough social anxiety symptoms after drinking -- although my own post-imbibing reactions are milder than you describe...mainly things like a bit of voice quavering if I feel I'm being scrutinized. Your hypoglycemic-reaction theory sounds plausible.
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