Posted by Sophie33 on April 10, 2004, at 1:35:35
In reply to Re: Alcohol Withdrawal » rainyday, posted by Magdalena on April 9, 2004, at 20:19:00
I meant that when I drink I become much more aggressive and "angry". In a social situation, ie. going out for dinner with friends or going to a club/bar-I was definitely a lot of fun to hang out with-but if I was sad, or angry, or generally in a bad mood-the alcohol brought out those feelings ten-fold. It got to the point where I was saying things and doing things, I would NEVER in my sober mind be doing.
So, in "crazy" I meant that it made me such a loser! And not a person I wanted to be! Already, since 2 weeks of not drinking everyone and I mean everyone I hang out with says that i've become such a more level person. And that makes me feel good.
I know that 2 weeks without drinking is really a short short short time-but hey-it's a start. And for me it's a good one. Last night I really (and I mean REALLY!) wanted to have a drink (something completely stressed me out) but I occupied myself-took a bath-walked around a bit-and the feeling past. The old me would have drank a bottle of wine and gone to bed. But I got through the situation and ended up having a really nice night.
Anyway, the point is that alcohol affects everyone in different ways-for me it takes however I'm feeling and magnifies it. Do you know what I mean?
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