Do you get depressed after an ale binge?

[Elong]

I get depressed every time you post on this site.

 

[Soap]

Think I'll get in a few beers tonight lol

I didn't give in to it.

I bought a tub of Ben & Jerrys and am watching Narcos.

It's only football lads.

@Elong

You're depressed because your Wayne has been on the ale again! He needs you right now Colleen, give him a cuddle x

 

[Woolly Blue]

I didn't give in to it.

I bought a tub of Ben & Jerrys and am watching Narcos.

It's only football lads.

@Elong

You're depressed because your Wayne has been on the ale again! He needs you right now Colleen, give him a cuddle x

Booze and some folks just don't mix.
If you stay off the booze for a month or so and feel better, both physically and mentally, then you'll know if you're one off those people.

If you can't "just have the one now and then", then, although psychologists would, quite rightly, deny it's possible to simply classify someone as having an addictive personality, you're probably somewhere close to that.

 

[Elong]

I didn't give in to it.

I bought a tub of Ben & Jerrys and am watching Narcos.

It's only football lads.

@Elong

You're depressed because your Wayne has been on the ale again! He needs you right now Colleen, give him a cuddle x

I reckon you should search my posts in the depression thread before making vile statements like that. You're not depressed, you're just a whopper who can't handle his alcohol.

 

[Soap]

I reckon you should search my posts in the depression thread before making vile statements like that. You're not depressed, you're just a whopper who can't handle his alcohol.

Look, I don't know you and you don't know me. Let's just agree to ignore each other, I mean no harm and I hope you're doing ok.

I have suffered from anxiety and depression since I was 21. I'm currently prescribed 40mg Fluoxetine per day and have been taking that for nearly 3 years.

I suffer from extreme panic attacks and also struggle with OCD. The booze is my escape but it's like throwing petrol over a fire.

I haven't drank for a over a week. I wil continue to try and be a better person.

No hard feelings I hope.

 

[jal123]

Booze and some folks just don't mix.
If you stay off the booze for a month or so and feel better, both physically and mentally, then you'll know if you're one off those people.

If you can't "just have the one now and then", then, although psychologists would, quite rightly, deny it's possible to simply classify someone as having an addictive personality, you're probably somewhere close to that.

You're spot on Wooly. I can't just have one or two, I can't just just have a quiet night out, I can't just have a glass of wine. If I have one can. One pint, one stripe, whatever then it's meltdown for me. I get smashed.


I've done months off the ale, the beak, etc and feel spot on, I batter the gym but all it takes is one bad day and I'm a mess again for months and months. the trouble is when people (not you) trivialise is as 'he's a mad f... or he's a loon' etc or your mates don't realise how hard it is, I tell my Mrs every week I'll have a few days off, or I'll go on the 0% etc, Monday night I'll get 8 cans.


Every day as an addict that you don't touch your vice is a victory. And it's rich from me cos I'm the worst of the lot, I can't go a day or two without a bevy anymore, but my ma has recently passed her 2 years anniversary without touching a drop and I know it can be done, conversely I know my arl fella (they haven't been together for 25 years) is battering the ale for 4 or 5 hours a day in Spain.

I'm rambling now, but I think my point is it can affect anyone, and when it hits home and you recognise yourself in posts but genuinely don't care or want to stop what can you do? Carry on destroying your life and the people around you?

 

[Woolly Blue]

I'm rambling now, but I think my point is it can affect anyone, and when it hits home and you recognise yourself in posts but genuinely don't care or want to stop what can you do? Carry on destroying your life and the people around you?

Not easy to reply to that Jal. I had a pretty good mate who drank herself into the grave because she couldn't admit she had a problem. I hear, and, theoretically at least, understand what you're saying, but I reckon if you've acknowledged you've got a problem then you've got a chance of doing something about it. Little steps mate ... little steps.

 

[Efcjake]

When I was in my 20s, I could hit the beer or voddy, have a right session, and then I'd be fine the next day (probably a headache or hangover but that would be it.)

These days, if I hit the ale a few nights in a row, I feel depressed all day on a Sunday - even quite tearful and thoughts of doom.

Just me or anyone else get this?

I don't think you're alone on this one mate. I remember a fella from a while back who spoke of going through something similar with the ale.

I drank every evening from Christmas Eve until Saturday evening (3rd Jan). Put loads of weight on and generally feel crap.

I'm promised myself, and my wife, that I am going to be good from here on in. Want to lose weight and get healthy again.

Hope you're feeling a bit more like yourself and not letting the footy results get to you.