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Yes, and that is a very bad idea as it often makes it much worse over time. Many people I have talked to who were or are drinkers, talked about their hangover a
by tluyben2 6y ago
Yes, and that is a very bad idea as it often makes it much worse over time. Many people I have talked to who were or are drinkers, talked about their hangover as a certain weird feeling they can only stop by drinking. When asked a more detailed description, they describe full blown anxiety attacks. And they need more and more drink to stop them. I got many people to see a doctor and to stop drinking to attack anxiety that way. Liver damage apparently also makes it worse so... There are hard alcoholics who probably have this too but they also have physical withdrawel which is a much more difficult path; most people I mentioned above were having a few drinks per day to not feel like dying from this 'hangover' and could stop the same day without withdrawel (using alprazolam and therapy for instance).
Someone did the same for me a long time ago and I am very thankful for that still so I try to do it as well when I see possible sufferers. It is pretty crazy how little people know about it still, but they do light up when I describe all their symptoms.
- taneq 6y agoOh, I'm not saying alcohol is a perfect fix for anxiety issues by any means! Just that there are a bunch of mental states that people quite legitimately try to escape by any means necessary and that could probably be helped way more with appropriate psychiatric care.