Posted by KeepinOn on May 4, 2008, at 17:40:46
In reply to Can't Consume Alcohol Anymore = Depression, posted by laurie_lu on April 18, 2008, at 19:47:13
Alcohol is poison, particulary for the brain, particularly for brains susceptible to depression, borderling personality disorder, bipolar disorders, mental illness, emotional illness, mood disorders, irritability, anger issues, and rage syndrome.
Eliminate it for at least two weeks. After two weeks, jot down situations and reactions for a few weeks. After that, have one drink. Then jot down situations and your reactions for the next 7 days. Don't anticipate, don't analyze, just jot it down. After 7 days, go back and look. Maybe it will take you a few times doing this, but I assure you, you will eventually see the pattern of your reaction to alcohol.
For myself, I'm past the age of wanting to get drunk, but I would still like to have one drink once in awhile but his is what happens: I have a drink, I have fun, the next day, I'm fine but then the 2nd day after drinking, I can't cope, everything is overwhelming, everything is just too much to deal with, and before I recognized it as a reaction to alcohol, I thought it was depression. That lasts for one or two days before I move in into the irritability stage where I scream at people on the phone, have road rage, and yell at people I love.
If I don't drink alcohol - not even one drink - I rarely have those reactions .... EXCEPT when I drink caffeine. It seems that I can drink a cup of caffeinated coffee for several days before the irritability sets in, but it will always set in eventually.
I hear tell that eliminating sugar can also eliminated many of these reactions.
So my advise is observe, try to find causes, eliminate the causes, and observe again.
Best wishes and hugs of understanding and support to everyone.
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