Feeling depressed after drinking?

Yeah 100% agree. From 2012 to 2013 , I go out at least 2-3 times a week. A pack of cigs a day. Plus bong rips sometimes. By the August of 2013. Every night was like I was getting a heart attack when sleeping alone. Evey single night was a nightmare for about 1 month. I seriously thought I was going to die. Then I quit all those. Took me more than a year to recover. Now I still get exhausted after running a few laps. Remember the days I could play ball the whole afternoon under the sun. My body has weakened so much with all the alcohol and tabacco I consumed.
alcohol is a depressant. That's how it's supposed to make you feel. Also, you may not have experienced this yet in life, but as you get older you'll find that you can't do the things you once did. You might be able to play ball 8 hours a day when you're 18-24 years old. But you'll gradually notice that it takes longer to recover. And smaller collisions hurt you easier. The brain works the same way. You get more emotional, easier. You don't recover from drinking as fast. You'll take breakups harder as you get older. Sad truth of life man but just know, it's normal. And try and come to terms with it as soon as you can.


I didnt see something so genuine in a long time on NT. How about the social aspect? When you guys hang out, or be in situations involving alcohol, what do you guys do?

Are you guys clean in the sense you are sober X years, or clean in the sense, you can monitor or consume as needed?
 
Alcohol is never a must in any situation imo. I was never really forced to drink. Or my stand was too strong.
 
I AM AN ALCOHOLIC WITH 3 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND HEY JOHNNY O... ITS THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY SO ITS 4 DAYS 10 months and 3 years.

I HAVE MY OWN THREAD ON NT TOO
 
My boys from back in the day are still my boys but I never see them. All they do is go out and drink and chase females into the depths of the night.

The people I kick it with now are mostly my peers from school. It is cool because we have common goals and keep each other motivated but they can be a bad influence sometimes. They are that highborn type and they be on some differ s*** sometimes :lol:.

But overall it is me and I gotta get right with myself.

This. My boys will be my boys but I've been more comfortable around my colleagues.
 
do your best to become just a social drinker. When I was in college I made it a point to never drink if I was down or upset. You never want to depend on a substance or form THAT kind of habit. Not only is it expensive but it can distort some of the other fine things in life... friendships relationships work exercise and most important your health.

Been there tho. Everything in moderation my friend
 
do your best to become just a social drinker. When I was in college I made it a point to never drink if I was down or upset. You never want to depend on a substance or form THAT kind of habit. Not only is it expensive but it can distort some of the other fine things in life... friendships relationships work exercise and most important your health.

Been there tho. Everything in moderation my friend
This. Alcohol is a depressant but I feel like your attitude going in to it will dictate how you feel after...Bad mood before drinking = bad mood after,good mood before= good mood after...Could just be me though....
 
I see. I always figured that it was a mental thing. Like a placebo. Like just thinking that you need something are that something helps you is potentially dangerous.
 
so.what u do at social events? thats what im getting at. did u just not go?
really depends, i dont if i know im going to drink if i go. in the last year or so my priority was taking care of my body, school stuff and all comes after that. 
 
if you're drinking and go overboard that means you are depressed even before that. Are you stressed about something? or something that happened in the past thats eating away at you?
 
if you're drinking and go overboard that means you are depressed even before that. Are you stressed about something? or something that happened in the past thats eating away at you?

Just the usual. School is stressful, be broke, eating unhealthy etc, failures

I feel good right now. I have been very relaxed over the last few days and have been able to focus well.

I was at this lil bar near campus having their 3.75 burger and fry special (last night) in which I usually order a tall boy but I didn't. And man as I was walking home I felt really good about that :pimp:

Having a clear mind feels great.
 
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Gonna hit the gym pretty well on Sat & Sun too. Tuesday is my day off so I will set a goal to make it then as well. The other days are damn near impossible. I probably could squeeze in Friday night before I pick up the books though.
 
I was in the worst shape of my life in 2014.  I gained 20 pounds...up from my normal fluctuating weight of 195-200 (6'2/6'3ish).  I was the most I ever weighed at 225 in the summer of 2014.  All I was doing was partying 3-4 night a week and then being sluggish at work the next day.  I lost all gym motivation and was only working out 1-2 times a week if that.  I knew I needed to change my ways.  Almost all my regularly scheduled activities involved drinking (date night, trivia night, weekends, etc) not to mention the days I didn't go out I'd come home and have 4-5 drinks before bed.  It did;t matter if I went to the gym that night or not, I was still drinking.  I was functional though so I didn't realize how bad the problem was.   I got through the holidays with the mindset 'I'm going to eat and drink like a king thanksgiving-xmas then change my ways.'  Well, you know, January came and I got back in the gym and changed my diet.  I'm in the gym 5-6 days a week now (I realize it has only been a month).  I also decided after a few poor decisions/events in January that I was going to give up drinking completely.  I have found that my 'addiction' now has shifted to the gym, losing these 20 pounds and maintaining a better physique, and to finding out as much as I possibly can about addiction in general.  It's one day at a time.  I feel all alone at times.  Other times I get encouraging words from friends or family and I want to break down crying.  I've been hanging with friends who don't drink as much and don;t need to drink to hangout.  I'm sure eventually I'll be able to go out with my friends in any situation, but for right now the thought of sitting in a bar for a few hours while everyone is drinking around me just sounds too overwhelming.  I have a deep respect for those who can have 2-3 drinks and draw the line.  I obviously can't so my best course of action was stopping completely.  If you made a storyboard of my life since age 15, I will guarantee you that 99% of terrible decisions, hurtful things I've done to fam/friends, self destruction has been a direct result of alcohol.  I usually solved all those problems by drinking more.  It's a sick cycle.  Sorry for the rant NT, but just wanted to share my experiences incase it can help someone else. 
 
alcohol makes me euphoric, hella jokes and laughs, talking to any and every woman lol. I've never once cried or been sad or upset while intoxicated. I'm a naturally pleasant dude though. drink with me brahs.





whiskey d aint no joke doh. be careful of that. **** is real. but when you're drunk, its hilarious and you gives zero dambs. shorty might catch those feels doh lol. real rap, with the right cocktail you can shrug off literally any insecurities you may have. be like meh whatever its not you its me, but it might be you lol. have you telling a naked and ready chick I'm good on sex, lets get on this xbox doh i'm still captain of the world ya bish
 
alcohol makes me euphoric, hella jokes and laughs, talking to any and every woman lol. I've never once cried or been sad or upset while intoxicated. I'm a naturally pleasant dude though. drink with me brahs.





whiskey d aint no joke doh. be careful of that. **** is real. but when you're drunk, its hilarious and you gives zero dambs. shorty might catch those feels doh lol. real rap, with the right cocktail you can shrug off literally any insecurities you may have. be like meh whatever its not you its me, but it might be you lol. have you telling a naked and ready chick I'm good on sex, lets get on this xbox doh i'm still captain of the world ya bish

how old are you if I might ask?
 
Never touched alcohol. My only advice is to quite cold turkey. Alcohol does more bad than good in my opinion, Good luck man
 
I stopped drinking mainly cause that **** just makes me sleepy lol.

When I was 21 some shots of patron had me on one. Now two beers make me want to go to bed.
 
I met up with a friend on Friday night around 6 and had dinner. He was buying and we were just catching up etc.

He had a few beers and normally I would have had one, then two, then three but I stopped myself from having one. This was at a bar as well and we stayed for an hour. Walked out ofh there feeling way good.
 
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