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I also have had depression and it's very important to note that Alcohol while temporarily lifting it, will cause an even worse depression the next day. At least

I also have had depression and it's very important to note that Alcohol while temporarily lifting it, will cause an even worse depression the next day. At least it does for me, like clockwork. I've always coped with this by realising that it is purely chemical and ignoring it because it goes away by the next evening, but sometimes it was tough. Still, it helped me fix the 'root cause' of being depressed which was being too shy to really connect with people and being lonely as a result. I still view it as a tool.

ChuckNorris89 4y ago
>Alcohol while temporarily lifting it, will cause an even worse depression the next day. At least it does for me, like clockwork. Not for me. As long as I keep my empirically determined 2 pints of beer limit, I'm at that perfect sweet spot between my anxiety and inhibitions going away, while still staying mentally sharp and avoiding any negative side effects of alcohol. The best code and most successful solutions I ever wrote was when I was a bit drunk. Remember to drink plenty of water though and have a healthily lifestyle of good diet, sleep and exercise. Also, the quality of the alcohol matter a lot. Cheap and shitty industrial alcohol will f*ck you up and you'll feel like shit the next day but good quality one (Belgian Trappist beer for me) has less side effects and can be more easily tolerated and filtered out by the body. YMMV and each to his own obviously.
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  Yeah for me that doesn't work because if I stop drinking I get a splitting headache and that instantly ruins my social skills. Even when hydrating with other stuff, strange enough. With very moderate drinking I can hold it off for a while but it will still come. I also get this restless/irritable mood when I stop drinking which is also a moodkiller. Once I start I'm committed till the end :) At the bar I just used to stop a while once I started dropping things and that was ok. I used to say: "I'm intolerant to small amounts of beer" :) Of course after drinking a lot I get it too but by that time I tend to be asleep and don't really notice if I can sleep in the next morning.

ChuckNorris89 4y ago

>Alcohol while temporarily lifting it, will cause an even worse depression the next day. At least it does for me, like clockwork. Not for me. As long as I keep my empirically determined 2 pints of beer limit, I'm at that perfect sweet spot between my anxiety and inhibitions going away, while still staying mentally sharp and avoiding any negative side effects of alcohol. The best code and most successful solutions I ever wrote was when I was a bit drunk. Remember to drink plenty of water though and have a healthily lifestyle of good diet, sleep and exercise. Also, the quality of the alcohol matter a lot. Cheap and shitty industrial alcohol will f*ck you up and you'll feel like shit the next day but good quality one (Belgian Trappist beer for me) has less side effects and can be more easily tolerated and filtered out by the body. YMMV and each to his own obviously.

GekkePrutser 4y ago
Yeah for me that doesn't work because if I stop drinking I get a splitting headache and that instantly ruins my social skills. Even when hydrating with other stuff, strange enough. With very moderate drinking I can hold it off for a while but it will still come. I also get this restless/irritable mood when I stop drinking which is also a moodkiller. Once I start I'm committed till the end :) At the bar I just used to stop a while once I started dropping things and that was ok. I used to say: "I'm intolerant to small amounts of beer" :) Of course after drinking a lot I get it too but by that time I tend to be asleep and don't really notice if I can sleep in the next morning.